The evolution of a best practices strategy goes hand-in-hand with a firm commitment to recruiting and preserving a fully trained and competitive workforce. In large corporations, the pursuit of an effective best practices LMS strategy extends beyond the immediate employee training circle and reaches secondary workgroups such as channel partners, distributors, resellers, VARs and their sales force. Some of the more important considerations are listed here. .
An enterprise-wide learning management system established to address both the training and research needs of the organization's internal and external workforce cannot survive the test of time and budgetary planning without the support of top management. Since its efficacy stretches beyond the corporate training department, decisions taken with respect to training schedules, performance measurement and on-going assessment should be enforceable across departmental lines. .
Affordable, state-of-the-art digital infrastructure-- such as dedicated bandwidth, network TRAFFIC congestion control and quality network hardware-- can boost performance significantly when multimedia and video learning content is also served up by the learning management system. This results in an accelerated learning curve and optimal resource mobilization. .
In addition to placing focus on employee training, retraining and industry compliance, the learning objectives should take into consideration the learning needs of distributors, resellers and their line managers and sales staff. This will improve sales performance and customer retention, and will also help to build long-term relationships with channel partners and their sales forces. The learning management system should be configured and customized appropriately with the latest versions of learner content, specially developed to address these needs. .
When investing in a learning management system, cost reductions can be achieved through well-conducted research on LMS vendors attributes of the LMS suites they provide and their after sales support services. .
In addition to full-scale compatibility with externally produced learning content, the learning management system should be able to address the compliance training needs of employees, distributors and resellers in accordance with industry guidelines and those set forth by oversight agencies. .
Blended learning is a prerequisite for many enterprises for a variety of reasons. The integration should be natural and seamless, in which one complements the other for maximum impact and enhanced learner retention. .
Subject matter experts (SMEs) tend to inject advanced-level insights and innovative concepts into the learning process. Online video and slide presentations can be uploaded into the learning management system for on-demand use by the management, sales force and other employees. The repository should ALSO be externally accessible to the company's resellers and channel partners for improved sales performance and market orientation. .
Integrating the learning management system with other systems deployed within the enterprise-- such as an ERP system, HR or talent management system (TMS)-- can eliminate duplicated effort, minimize resource overlap and improve organizational performance across the board. .
In-house standards and benchmarks facilitate consistency in quality, especially in scenarios where the organization is geo-diverse. Such an initiative facilitates the procurement of off-the-shelf learning content and the outsourcing of custom content development projects. The quality of training delivery is also positively impacted.
Unless implemented, any discussion of a learning management system is merely a discussion. Intelladon has demonstrated a proven track record for identifying and implementing best practices within the industry. Net Dimension's EKP and Cornerstone OnDemand, both award-winning learning management systems from Intelladon, has delivered customized learning solutions for industry leaders such as QLogic, Hard Rock Cafe, Enzymedica and many others. Intelladon's best practices engagement strategy includes:
- In-depth assessment of the extent that the Net Dimension EKP or Cornerstone OnDemand can be customized in order to address client-specific training needs
- Articulating a viable and realistic learning roadmap in line with best practices
- Streamlining the availability and timely sourcing of relevant e-learning content
- Quantifiable methodology to measure performance, progress and learning outcomes
Our learning management systems allow you to assess employee training performance and identify slow learners for remedial steps. Not only that, but best practices also constitutes the ability to evaluate the performance of the learning management system itself -- a powerful feature set that both Net Dimension EKP and Cornerstone OnDemand offer in real time. . |