The industry's most comprehensive review and buyer's guide of learning Management Systems, designed for corporate buyers, vendors, and consultants.

This report is one of our annual keynote research publications, developed after extensive research into hundreds of LMS implementations. It includes detailed reviews of all major LMS systems and vendors.

The 300+page study is based on detailed briefings and product demonstrations provided by LMS vendors and an extensive quantitative survey of hundreds of LMS customers representing a broad cross-section of industries.

This comprehensive study includes:

• Reviews of all major LMS vendors, products, and offerings, designed to make it easy to find the right short-list of vendors. (30+ vendors are covered in this research)
• Review of the LMS market size, growth rate, and market penetration vs. the total addressible market.
• Discussion of the evolution, history, and key trends in LMS systems.
• An analysis of cost-justification and business drivers for LMS systems by market segment. We include benchmark data on implementation costs and benefits.
• Detailed profiles of the top vendors, including vendor market share by revenue and license revenue, fast-growing vendors, industry focus, and key customers.
• Analysis of key feature issues such as suites, LCMS features, compliance features, performance management, analytics, talent management, collaboration, search, and other features which drive LMS buyers and vendors. We include guidelines on how to navigate through these features to select the right system.
• Our Market Map™ of the LMS market, giving buyers an easy way to identify the short list of vendors that meet their needs.
• Review of best practices in LMS implementation, management, and governance. We also include detailed benchmarking data on implementation costs, timelines, and approaches.
• A discussion of major new LMS entrants, including social learning platforms like Blackboard, Jambok, and others.
• A discussion of the role and importance of Oracle/Peoplesoft and SAP as ERP vendors in the LMS market.
• A detailed discussion of advanced new learning features, including collaboration, search, blogs, content management, and tools.
• A detailed review of the Performance and Talent Management features in each LMS vendor offering and a discussion of each vendors' talent management systems strategy.
• LMS Futures: where is the market going, what should buyers and vendors look for in 2011.

Vendors Covered Include:

ACS, Blackboard, Business Training Library, CertPoint, CEGOS, CornerstoneOnDemand, Element K, GeoLearning, GeoMetrix, HR Smart, IMC, Intuition, Taleo(Learn.com), LearnShare, Meridian, Mzinga, NetDimensions, Operitel, Oracle, OutStart, PeopleSoft, Plateau, RISC, RWD, Saba, SAP, Silkroad, SkillSoft, Softscape, SumTotal, Technomedia, TEDS and WBT Systems.

Why should you buy this report?

• If you are a buyer or user of LMS systems, this report will serve as a guide to help select, implement, and benchmark your LMS system.
• If you are a vendor, this report will show you how you fit into the market and give you an independent analysis of the market trends, segments, growth rates, and key issues facing buyers.
• If you are a consultant, this report will teach you what you need to know to help your clients select, implement, and best use their LMS systems.

Purchase and Usage Guidelines:

You will receive a single-user, color printed version of the report, as described in our terms of use.  You are not entitled to make copies or distribute charts or tables from the report. You will receive the color, bound, printed version of the report within 4 business days of ordering.

If you are interested in rights to multiple copies or would like to purchase an electronic copy of this report, please review our research membership program. Vendors and consultants may not quote statistics or market share data from this report without permission from Bersin & Associates.

LMS 2011: Facts, Practical Analysis, Trends, and Vendor Profiles
$1,495.00