Choosing a Learning Management System

You have the go-ahead to improve your training department with a new Learning Management System that will automate the tedious tasks necessary to work more efficiently. It is exciting, and it sounds so easy! Just look and see what products are on the market, pick the features you want at the price you can afford and that’s it! Sounds easy enough, but…Don’t spend less time planning the implementation than you did deciding which software to purchase. Learning management software is a strategic business application, necessary for the efficient operation of a corporate training department. It requires planning, planning, and more planning before the system is operational. Too often, trainers judge the cost of the software itself as the biggest expense of installation. While significant, it is only part of the total expense. Here are some basic steps that will help make implementation of a new learning management system go smoothly.