ATD 2016 - Six Things I Learned From Our Visitors

May 27, 2016
ATD 2016 - Six Things I Learned From Our Visitors

As a brand new and fresh face, I am anxious to learn all the ins and outs of the Learning Management Systems industry. So, it may come as no surprise while attending my first trade

show with Gyrus Systems, I set out to accomplish just that. While nestled deep into booth 1129 I began my quest for knowledge by performing an informal poll with our visitors. Keeping it as simple as possible, I asked, “Are you happy with your current LMS?” and dependent on their almost certain response, “why not?” Their ranges of answers surprised me and went a long way in shaping my view of the Industry. Here are their most profound responses and the six things I learned:(paraphrased by me for effect):​

Difficult to Formulate Content

“I spend longer getting the content configured properly in my current LMS than developing the content in the first place! ”

Defining Course Requirements

“Nightmare to define course requirements for individuals within the organization. My current platform is far too labor intensive.”

Limited and Tedious Reporting

“Reports are impossible to manage and take more work to meet compliance than anything else in my system. “

Complex System Implementation

“We opted into our contract a year and a half ago and are just now getting started, I don’t even know if it is easy to use yet. At this point, I’m just desperate to use something.”

Poor Search Functionality

“I have to use hashtags, money signs, and exclamation marks in various ways just to attempt to find things. There has got to be a better way!”

Managing My Users and Importing New Enrollees Is a Job in Itself

“I feel like I have to jump through fiery hoops into a vat of sharp objects, in order to onboard new users.”

With all this being said, I’d like to thank all the attendees and booth visitors for their honest and sincere responses. As well as issue a big thank you to those same people for making my first exhibition with Gyrus so memorable. Stay tuned as I explore these issues in further detail and offer ways for users to mitigate these feelings of LMS fatigue.