LMS innovation

Businesses are interested in developing measurable learning initiatives so they can evaluate outcomes and compare their value with other priorities.

In a comprehensive new AI industry analysis, MMC says that as pervasiveness takes hold, the distinction between "AI companies" and other software providers will blur and eventually disappear.

By having an LMS and keeping it updated, AI will come your way sooner or later as a new feature commonly covered by your license cost.

Going forward, it's unlikely that LXP/LEP platforms will displace full-fledged learning systems; there's no incentive for LXP/LEP vendors to add complex compliance and extended enterprise functionality to their solutions.

Despite competitive pressure to keep price points lower, we expect licensing levels to continue drifting upwards, as vendors attempt to demonstrate value-add that differentiates their offerings.

Nearly all vendors rely on integration with one or more third-party virtual online event applications such as GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect or Cisco WebEx.

Extended enterprise LMS stakeholders were proving that learning initiatives make a legitimate business impact by comparing trained vs. untrained audiences on metrics like sales volume, customer satisfaction, retention and lifetime value.

Corporate learning organizations need to harness this just-in-time use of crowdsourced knowledge and integrate it with formal course content.  

If training departments don't step up, extended enterprise learning sponsors move forward on their own -- often duplicating technology, content and effort.

It's still early, but perhaps one of the most interesting opportunities is coming from the association space, where gamification and digital badges are being used to help bridge the skills gap.