What is an LMS?
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LMS stands for “Learning Management
System”
Electronic Tracking system for managing
employee Training and Development
“Knowledge and Training Center” for your
Organization
Key piece of the employee On-boarding
process
Lots of choices – More than 100 LMS
vendors out there
Number 1
Vision
What’s the company look like after a
successful implementation?
Number 2
Content
What are we teaching? How will we
build/buy/partner to get the content available
to our learners?
Number 3
ROI
How do we recoup our investment? What
are the pain points we’re addressing? How
do we measure ROI?
Number 4
Location
Software as a service? Behind the Firewall
Implementation?
Number 5
Blended Approach
What mix of E-Learning and Instructor led
training will be used? How does the LMS
support ILT?
Number 6
The Team
Who’s on the team? Who are the
stakeholders? Who runs the software?
Number 7
Standards
Do we support SCORM and the other
standards? Are there other standards we
need to adhere to for our regulating body?
Number 8
Integration
How does the software integrate with my
existing infrastructure? What data does it
need to feed to other applications?
Number 9
Reporting
What data do I need to analyze the
effectiveness of my initiative? How hard is it
to produce? Do I need to satisfy a regulatory
body?
Number 10
Tools
Does the LMS have built in tools for creating
content? Ad-hoc reports? Learning Paths?
Contact Us
Dave Geoghegan
(daveg@knowledgextensions.com)
 Steve Case
(scase@knowledgextensions.com)
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