{"id":6138,"date":"2019-11-01T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxpertise.ca\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2022-06-02T09:28:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:28:59","slug":"12-questions-to-ask-when-shopping-for-an-lms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxpertise.ca\/en\/12-questions-to-ask-when-shopping-for-an-lms\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Questions to Ask When Shopping for an LMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

With hundreds of Learning Management Systems (LMS) out there, you might pull your hair out trying to find the right one for your organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We say, \u201cLove your hair. Stay focused on the great benefits the right LMS will deliver. And remember, when you ask the right questions about your needs, your buying journey becomes so much more efficient and enjoyable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay focused on why you\u2019re buying an LMS\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Surveys show that millennials consider an employer\u2019s learning and development offer to be their <\/span>first-choice benefit.<\/span><\/a> So by prioritizing continuous learning in your culture, you sweeten the appeal of your organization, and that helps attract and retain people who seek to grow and will help you grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, you know that the right LMS will make your Learning and Development program dramatically more efficient to manage while also offering your learners training flexibility and delight. If you\u2019re a leader in a training organization, the right LMS will also help you promote and sell your activities and products so you can scale more easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keeping these LMS benefits in mind, ask yourself the following 12 questions about your needs for today and tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What\u2019s the DNA of your company?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Is your organization like a fast-growing teen or has it reached the stable size of maturity? If your organization is growing quickly, you\u2019ll want to choose a system that allows you to enroll new people without increasing your system\u2019s cost per user.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are your learners in one location or distributed across time zones? Do their learning needs vary? Are they served by different business systems?<\/span><\/p>\n

Your LMS needs to connect seamlessly to all the business systems serving your users, and communicate with your respective platforms. If your learners live on the other side of cultural borders, you want to be sure your LMS can easily switch languages and currencies (assuming, of course, you\u2019re selling activities and products).<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Are you a nation-spanning enterprise or a small and medium-size business?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Just as the needs of adult elephants differ from those of their calves, an organization with thousands of employees in international jurisdictions requires an LMS different from those of a small or medium-sized business.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cadult elephant\u201d LMS, as it were, needs to deliver features like:<\/span><\/p>\n