Are you equipped to: … meet modern, formal and informal workforce learning needs? … deliver personalised, engaging and shareable learning solutions? … develop organisational capability for now and the future?

Here are our top ten tips to select the right learning management system for your organisation:

1. Implement an agile, cloud-based technology solution.Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions allow organisations to move with speed and agility. They are hosted in the cloud and accessible over the internet. This enables access from desktops and mobile devices, instant scalability to meet fluctuating demands and automatic upgrades via versionless software. Make sure that your learning management system (LMS) is a cloud-based solution that keeps you up to date with best practices in learning, talent management and technology.

2. Consolidate all your learning on one platform.Modern learning solutions extend beyond training management and e-Learning to house self-directed, on-the-job and social learning options. They allow employees to personalise their learning experience, and organisations to increase the scale, visibility and impact of their L&D offering.

3. Make learning available anytime, anywhere.Over 50% of employees want to learn when and where it suits them.1 Learning content that is delivered via mobile-enabled, consumer-centric technology and available on demand, lets you capitalise on this preference. The user experience needs to be responsive and frustration-free or employees are likely to tune out and find another solution. Understand how a full LMS will operate on different devices before you make a buying decision.1. Tauber, T. Investing in learning content: redefining priorities to keep up with the modern learner. Bersin byDeloitte, 2015.

4. Make learning engaging and easy to consume.With continuous advances in technology, there are many ways to achieve this. Your mobile-optimised and app-enabled LMS should support employee-driven microlearning; bite-sized learning content that is quick and easy to absorb. It should support different mediums from videos to podcasts and e-Learning and enable you to integrate gaming principles in your learning offering.

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5. Encourage learning on-the-job.Learning experiences improve recall and fast track development. Consider how your mobile-optimised LMS technology can facilitate on-the-job learning. For example, serve up competency-based development suggestions or create a learning exchange where employees can promote and sign-up for learning experiences, projects and secondments.

6. Promote user-generated content and peer sharing.Sharing knowledge is the number one learning preference of employees today.2 Encourage employees to share content, and source or develop new learning material using modern, app-enabled LMS interfaces. In fact your LMS should leverage mobile-optimised consumer technology and use rating and review functionality to support peer evaluations and recommendations. 2. Johnson, D. (lead author) Aligning L&D to the rest of the organization. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.

7. Embed learning in a Unified Talent Management solution.Learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It supports speed to competence for new starters, helps employees achieve their performance goals and is part of ongoing career development. Your LMS should seamlessly integrate with onboarding, performance and career development processes. Ideally, it will be one module within a Unified Talent Management solution.

8. Access real time metrics and use analytics to guidelearning spend.Embedded analytics and reporting capability is a pre-requisite in online learning solutions today. Make sure your LMS enables you to consolidate and analyse real time data to evaluate the impact of learning, make smart decisions and guide learning spend.

9. Manage your administration and compliancerequirements.Select an LMS that makes it easy to administer and track organisation-wide learning and deliver SCORM-compliant e-learning. This will reduce costs and enable your learning professionals to focus on value-adding activities.

10. Understand your vendor’s service model and partneringapproach.How much support and expertise can your LMS vendor provide during and post-implementation? Partner with an experienced provider that will optimise their offering for your business. Opt for a fixed price implementation and confirm that your licensing fees include post-sales support to avoid hidden costs.

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