Extended Enterprise LMS

Talented Learning Greatest Hits – 2018 Edition

December 26, 2018

What were the most popular LMS blog posts, webinars and podcasts of 2018? Find out in the annual recap from independent analyst John Leh of Talented Learning

Another year is drawing to a close – already? Hard to believe, but the calendar doesn’t lie. So as you prepare for what’s ahead, join me as I reflect on topics that mattered most to the extended enterprise learning community in 2018. [...learn more...]

LMS Trends: 2018 Mid-Year Learning Systems Market Update

July 31, 2018

LMS Trends 2018: Mid-Year Update from independent learning technology analyst John Leh

In January, I outlined “18 LMS trends to watch in 2018.” That’s a lot of moving pieces, but it’s also a fair indicator of today’s complex and fluid learning technology landscape. Recently a client asked which trends [...learn more...]

Podcast 6: Franchise Training Adoption – With Trista Kimber of Hooters

March 27, 2018

How can a global restaurant franchise ensure that brand standards are applied consistently in every location? And how does training adoption help ensure a consistent customer experience? Listen to The Talented Learning Show! [...learn more...]

Franchise Training Realities: Learning to Slice the Bloomin’ Onion

March 5, 2018

In franchise training, what's the role of learning management systems? Lessons from bloomin brands

If you’ve ever dined at an Outback Steakhouse, you’ve probably tasted its popular appetizer, the Bloomin’ Onion. But did you know that Outback is a franchise? It’s part of the Bloomin’ Brands restaurant family, [...learn more...]

Talented Learning’s Greatest Hits: 2017 Edition

January 23, 2018

Top LMS Posts 2017 by independent LMS analysts at Talented Learning

As fiercely independent learning systems analysts, we’re not rock stars in the traditional sense, but we are rocking out hits of a certain kind. We don’t perform on a live stage to sell-out crowds, but we do produce thought leadership [...learn more...]

Extended Enterprise Learning Takes Center Stage

June 13, 2017

Extended enterprise learning is gaining momentum among employee-focused corporate learning professionals. Why and how is this affecting learning technology? Independent analyst John Leh explains

When we founded Talented Learning four years ago, we set out on a mission to map the world of learning management technology. Hundreds of new platforms were flooding the market and as a former long-term LMS sales executive, I knew the landscape [...learn more...]

LMS Technology Trends: Why Focus Is The Next Big Thing

October 13, 2016

What are the top LMS technology trends, and what do they mean for learning systems vendors and their customers? Independent analyst John Leh shares his view

I have now formally reviewed more than 125 of more than 700 learning management solutions available in the world. As I get deeper and deeper into the industry, I’m more convinced than ever that “focus” is the key LMS technology trend among [...learn more...]

LMS Demo Do’s and Don’ts

August 1, 2016

In the last two weeks as an LMS selection consultant, I have been on the receiving end of 24 hours of live LMS demos from eight different vendors. The vendors were competing for two unique, extended enterprise LMS opportunities. Selling learning [...learn more...]

4 Corporate LMS Flavors: Which Do You Choose?

July 19, 2016

Corporate LMS - What are the four flavors you should know? Independent learning tech analyst John Leh explains

If you’ve been following the news and analysis from Talented Learning, you know that the thriving LMS market is comprised of almost 700 vendors, whose solutions can be grouped unequally and imperfectly into corporate, academic, association [...learn more...]

LMS Integration: The Learning Ecosystem

May 12, 2016

What are the most popular LMS Integration trends? Independent learning tech analyst John Leh reveals research results

These days it makes more sense to think of a learning platform as part of a digital business ecosystem, rather than a standalone “island” destination. LMSs are integrated into many different types of applications to share data and [...learn more...]

15 LMS Vendors, 15 Channel LMS Case Studies

September 21, 2015

How do you achieve channel learning success? Learn from top case studies in channel, partner and franchise learning

I’ve been collecting extended enterprise case studies from the global LMS community for almost two years. I’m surprised by how few vendors take the time to tell their customers’ extended enterprise learning stories. I really [...learn more...]

3 Tips to Finding the Best Extended Enterprise LMS for You

August 10, 2015

How do you choose an extended enterprise LMS? Tips from independent learning tech analyst John Leh

You need to attract more prospects, train your customers and external sales channel and you heard that this LMS thing can solve your problems. You Google “LMS” and you find 600 LMS companies, countless advertisements and hopefully a few of my [...learn more...]

10 Ways to Drive Revenue with an Extended Enterprise LMS

August 2, 2015

How do you drive revenues with an extended enterprise LMS? Independent learning tech analyst John Leh explains

Extended enterprise learning is all about business. The business of training people in your business community who are not employees. The business of accelerating growth, expanding your reach, driving revenues, operating to achieve profits (not [...learn more...]

LMS Review: Gyrus Systems

February 5, 2015

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory At 27 years, Gyrus Systems has been in learning management longer than any other vendor I have reviewed. The current product, GyrusAim LMS, is a fifth generation product meaning this is the fifth complete [...learn more...]

It’s Time to Change the Channel (Your Sales Channel)

November 9, 2014

Why and how should you change your sales channel? Learning tech analyst John Leh explains the business wisdom of channel training

Forty years ago, my five siblings and I took mandatory turns to act as my Dad’s remote control. It was the time of indentured human remotes and random flipping or recording programs hadn’t been invented. Television was a planned event using [...learn more...]

Top 10 Channel Learning Case Studies

November 3, 2014

How are businesses improving partner perfomance? Read these top channel learning cases

How do you get your external sales channel to look, act and perform the same or better than your internal sales team? Best-in-class organizations train and certify their sales and distribution channel using a learning management system (LMS) and [...learn more...]

Five LMS Categories: A 2014 Snapshot

September 25, 2014

What are the 5 LMS categories in 2014? Learning technology analyst John Leh maps the learning systems market

I sold high-end LMSs for 13 years and never dreamed there was so much variety in the LMS marketplace. LMS vendors get used to competing against the same vendors for the same type of opportunities, and it’s easy to ignore the other LMS segments [...learn more...]

The Business Case for Customer Learning

September 14, 2014

Customer Learning: What's the business case?

In corporate America, organizations have been training customers for decades. Buy a new piece of construction machinery and the manufacturer will send out a trainer. Buy complex enterprise software (like an old-school talent management LMS), and the [...learn more...]

A Cloud LMS By Any Other Name

August 15, 2014

What is a Cloud LMS? (And what isn't it?) Independent learning tech analyst John Leh sorts through the confusing language of today's LMS market

“It is nor Social, nor Mobile Nor NextGen, nor Gamified, Nor any other LMS Belonging to the Cloud. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a Cloud LMS By any other name would be so sweet? “ That’s some [...learn more...]

Take a Walk on the Wild Side of Measurable Training

August 10, 2014

The idea of measurable training is mostly a frustrating dream for employee-focused learning professionals. But it's a much different story for extended enterprise learning programs. Learning tech analyst John Leh explains why.

Unfortunate training and development professionals worldwide toil endlessly creating and providing training for employees that is nearly impossible to measure. They justify their corporate cost by avoiding compliance risk. They are not invited [...learn more...]

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