6 tips on choosing an LMS

So, you’ve decided to adopt a Learning Management System (LMS) and now you’re looking at the choices available?

Extensive Industry research undertaken and published on the subject, suggests that adopting an LMS as a learning platform to help support and drive an overall learning program is a growing trend. According to a recent report by PWC ’ Talent Trends 2020, 41% of the CEO’s surveyed, said that their programme has been “very effective” in creating a stronger corporate culture and improving employee engagement.

There is a myriad of LMS systems out there and determining the right one for your organisation can be a challenge.  You can of course compare the merits of the different LMS available via the various websites that offer platform comparison and rating (such as Capterra). But ahead of this, it is critical to understand and map out your organisation’s training needs and objectives. Where possible these should preferably be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely).

Secondly, you also need to clearly understand your training audience demographics and who you are aiming the training at i.e. employees, partner, suppliers, customers etc. Knowing your audience such as their training requirements, current skills levels, how tech-savvy they are and the scale at which your learning program must extend, are all important considerations before selecting an LMS.

Once you have determined your learning goals, objectives, and audience demographics, you now need to focus on the demands for the system. The more complete your list of LMS requirements, the easier it is to find the ‘best-fit solution. These requirements should take into consideration both the functional and technical requirements of a system along with the cost.

Additionally, you should consider the existing systems within your organisation – does your LMS need to be able to integrate with any of them, such as your HR system, and what are the benefits of this?

Once you have clearly outlined all of this, you can then undertake a review of the LMS available on the market. There are currently over 700 different LMS available, so knowing your requirements ahead of time provides you with a well-defined ‘shopping list’ to facilitate this process. Ensure that you evaluate the various vendor’s offerings against your criteria and select 2-3 to road test. ‘Try before you buy’ is definitely the best option.

eBook: 6 Tips to Selecting an LMS

To help you along this journey we have compiled an eBook ‘6 Tips to selecting an LMS’ to help guide you through this process.

The guide is broken down into the following sections:

1. Ask yourself why?
2. Budget
3. Integrations
4. Features
5. Training Content
6. Free Trial your Shortlist

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Selecting an LMS that is right for your organisation can seem like quite a daunting task. Following the steps outlined in our eBook, should certainly help you with this process.

Looking for a free trial?

Are you looking for a risk-free LMS that free to use? Tugela People provide TalentLMS – a powerful platform that easy to learn, easy to use, easy to like and highly rated.

TalentLMS has an adaptable pricing model and offers a free ongoing trial, so you can try it out with no risk. The best part is that if you decide to adopt the solution, any work you’ve done on the system will still be available. Additionally, as part of the free trial, you can also have 14-days complimentary access to TalentLibrary (a collection of ready-made courses with a focus on soft skills, created by TalentLMS)

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Help is at hand

At Tugela People, we have partnered with key organisations and are now able to offer you a complete solution to address your companies learning needs – from selecting an LMS to setting it up and working in partnership with you to access and/or develop the content to address your e-Learning strategy.

If you wish to find out more about the solutions and services available to you or to discuss your potential requirements, please contact us on tel  +44(0)1908 030360 or email: info@tugelapeople.com. Alternatively, complete the ‘Get in touch’ form and a member of our Learning team will be in contact with you.