RE: [sumtotal_users] An LMS for a Global Non-profit

I would recommend that she initially hire a consultant to help her
choose an LMS. Every LMS vendor conference I go to, ends up with one
session revolving around customer dissatisfaction with vendor
support/promises. I think she can avoid a lot of pain in the process and
build a long term customer relationship if both the vendor and customer are on
the same page, with someone who has more experience with LMS systems as the customer
advocate and helping the customer ask the right questions of the vendor.

I would also recommend that she build a limited list of features
that she wants in her LMS. From that list, choose a maximum of 10
features that are absolute must haves. Present that list of ‘use
case scenarios’ to every LMS vendor she is courting and have the vendor demonstrate
their solutions for each of those scenarios before she makes any vendor
decision. Also check out Moodle to see if it adequately meets her use
case scenarios. If she is going to hire a programmer and reinvent the
wheel, then those 10 use case scenarios should be part of the SOW that the
programmer/consultant would have to present. I would add, that there are
plenty of entry level LMS systems out there that will cost less than it would
cost to hire a programmer to write one for her.

HTH,

Robert Taylor
RT Networks
Integrating your LMS with your business processes

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sumtotal_users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sumtotal_users@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of lmsuser
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:18 PM
To: sumtotal_users@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sumtotal_users] An LMS for a Global Non-profit

I know this post is different from others
posted in this group. But I
know that a lot of people in this group have a lot of experience with
LMSs and might have some great insights on this question.
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Recently a former colleague took a leadership position in a Global
Non-profit. Her charge is to standardize and implement a global
"learning improvement program" for 21 different branches/affiliates
in four regions (about 12 countries). One of her key priorities is to
implement an LMS to track the training delivered. All of the managers
in all locations have internet access, but not every employee has
internet access. It goes without saying that she has a very limited
budget...infact she'll have to make a case from scratch for an LMS.

What are her options?
- Hire a consultant to build an Access DB
- Approach a top-of-the-line LMS vendor and encourage them to sponsor
an LMS
- Deploy an open source LMS like Moodle
- Deploy a cheap bare-bones LMS

What would you recommend? Any vendors you would suggest?

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