What is your LMSs Status? 
Brandon Williams | Associate | The Educe Group 
Online Learning Conference 2014 
Learning M. System
Brandon D. Williams 
Functional and Strategic Consulting 
– Focal points: 
• Internal Social Collaboration Platforms and 
Strategy 
• Recruiting, Learning, and Performance 
Management Systems 
Session Information: 
– Feel free to ask questions along the way 
• I love being interrupted
Informal Polls to Start… 
Who here uses a learning management system? 
Who here uses informal or collaborative technology within 
their organization? 
Are they integrated into a larger talent management suite? 
*either together or in combination with Performance* 
3
The Big Picture: A Reminder 
• “You’ve lost…that…learn-ing feel-ing…” 
– Do we understand the importance of learning or have we been 
wrapped up in buzzwords and trends? 
– Do our sponsors “get it”? 
• The purpose: Utilize these systems to empower, enable, 
develop potential of our people 
– Not just another IT project, not just business goals 
– It behooves us to align our systems properly 
4
The Social Networking Barrage 
5 
10/6/12 www.soravjain.com
The Social Networking Barrage 
6
Where’s the LMS in all this? 
7 
?
LMS: 
Registration 
& Tracking 
8
LMS Statistics 
9 
$380M 
$754M 
2004 2009 
CLO Magazine, August 2009 
1.9B 
2013 
Bersin by Deloitte, December 2012
LMS Statistics 
Translation: LMSs aren’t going anywhere 
1 
0 
$380M 
$754M 
2004 2009 
CLO Magazine, August 2009 
1.9B 
2013 
Bersin by Deloitte, December 2012 
Translation: LMSs aren’t going anywhere
Common 
1 
1 
Complaints
Web Based Training 
Virtual Classroom 
Reference Document 
Instructor-led Training 
Podcast/Video
LMS: Catalog Set Up 
• How is your catalog structured? 
• Does it allow learners to find training that will build 
targeted skills and competencies? 
13 
Cornerstone “Subjects” 
Saba “Categories”
The LMS as a 
Knowledge Base
LMS 2.0: Catalog Set Up 
15 
How is your catalog structured? 
Does it allow learners to find 
training that will build targeted 
skills and competencies? 
Saba “Categories” 
Expert Search 
Featured Categories/Content 
Grouping by content type and user generated tags
LMS 2.0: Catalog Set Up 
16 
Grouping by content 
type and user 
generated tags
Evolution of LMS 
1 
7 
Registration 
and 
Tracking 
Curricula / Blended 
Learning 
Web Based 
Training 
Development Plans/Skills 
and Competencies 
Collaborative Capabilities 
and Mobile for BYOD 
Talent Management 
Extended 
Enterprise
LMS and Web 2.0 today 
1 
9
Metrics in a 2.0+ World 
• Focus: 
– Less on utilization metrics 
– More on the impact skill and training has on 
employee and organizational performance 
• Which metrics are more important for your business? 
Traditional Business Metrics Traditional Learning Metrics 
Revenue Hours of Learning Delivered 
Profit Margins Participant Seat Time 
Order Volume % of Passing Exam Scores 
Customer Satisfaction Unit cost for learning developed 
Defects Participant Satisfaction Ratings 
20 
Source: “Begin With the 
Business in Mind,” Matt 
Donovan, 
CLO Magazine, January 2012
Why adopt Web 2.0 for learning? 
• Improve knowledge sharing 
• Foster learning 
• Provide more informal learning 
opportunities 
• Improving communication 
• Finding resources more easily 
• Boosting collaboration 
• Building organizational relationships 
2 
1 
I4cp/ASTD study sponsored by Booz 
Allen Hamilton
Why adopt Web 2.0 for learning? 
2 
2 
Basics Leading edge Future state 
IBM Institute for Business Value November, 2012 
Captures new 
ideas from 
anyone 
Identify specific 
opportunities where new 
ideas could add value to 
the business 
Develop processes for 
collecting internal and 
external innovations on an 
ongoing basis 
Mine social interactions 
to identify future 
innovation needs and 
trends 
Use internal 
communities 
to innovate 
Build platform where 
internal communities can 
come together to share 
insights 
Provide resources to 
moderate communities 
with the greatest strategic 
value 
Identify potential 
community involvement 
based on social 
contributions 
Enable more 
structured 
innovation 
Conduct ideation events 
involving employees 
from across the business 
Extend innovation events 
to the larger stakeholder 
population 
Embed innovation 
events and social data 
into the ongoing 
product development 
process
The Evolution of Work 
• From hierarchies to a more flattened structure 
• From fixed working hours to flexible working hours 
• From hoarded information to shared information 
• From on-premise to the cloud 
• From email as primary form of communication to 
being a secondary form of communication 
• From siloed and fragmented to connected and 
engaged 
2 
3 
The Collaborative Organization: A Strategic Guide to Solving Your Internal Business 
Challenges Using Emerging Social and Collaborative Tools
Future of LMS: Integrated Talent 
Management 
1) Increase peer-to-peer learning. 
2) Encourage the development of talent ecosystems. 
“Companies are not making the headway they need to ensure that 
they have adequate talent — managerial, technical, and 
functional — in their people pipeline. Many are either ‘hit-or-miss’ 
in their people-management practices — or have identified their 
priorities but aren’t translating plans into action.” 
2 
Mind the (Skills) Gap, Harvard Business Review 
Creating People Advantage – BCG/WFPMA
Learning 
2 
5 
Strategy
Possible Scenarios 
2 
6 
Registration and 
Tracking 
Knowledge Base 
Portal to Learning 
Collaboration 
Talent 
Management
Baby Boomer 
Gen X 
Twitter? 
Tweeter 
Part-time 
Millenial At the office by 7am 
Remote 
Don’t call before 10
Baby Boomer 
Gen X 
Twitter? 
Tweeter 
Part-time 
Millenial At the office by 7am 
Remote 
Don’t call before 10
Where does our 
knowledge reside? And 
how do we get it to the 
people who need it?
Overall Learning Strategy 
3 
2 
Virtual 
Classroom 
Knowledge 
Base/Repository 
Chat and 
Discussion 
Skills and 
Competencies 
LMS 
User-generated 
Talent 
content 
Mobile 
Learning 
Integration
How quickly can we react 
to change?
What do we need to 
be prepared for? 
New Client 
New Product 
New Partner 
Employee on Leave 
Employee Leaving
How do we know it’s working?
Employees use it.
Thank you for your interest! 
37 
Contact Us 
Brandon Williams 
Email: bwilliams@educegroup.com 
Phone: 301.760.3005 
Twitter: @bdotw 
Additional information and white papers can be found at: 
www.educegroup.com

What's Your LMSs Status? Online Learning Conference 2014

  • 1.
    What is yourLMSs Status? Brandon Williams | Associate | The Educe Group Online Learning Conference 2014 Learning M. System
  • 2.
    Brandon D. Williams Functional and Strategic Consulting – Focal points: • Internal Social Collaboration Platforms and Strategy • Recruiting, Learning, and Performance Management Systems Session Information: – Feel free to ask questions along the way • I love being interrupted
  • 3.
    Informal Polls toStart… Who here uses a learning management system? Who here uses informal or collaborative technology within their organization? Are they integrated into a larger talent management suite? *either together or in combination with Performance* 3
  • 4.
    The Big Picture:A Reminder • “You’ve lost…that…learn-ing feel-ing…” – Do we understand the importance of learning or have we been wrapped up in buzzwords and trends? – Do our sponsors “get it”? • The purpose: Utilize these systems to empower, enable, develop potential of our people – Not just another IT project, not just business goals – It behooves us to align our systems properly 4
  • 5.
    The Social NetworkingBarrage 5 10/6/12 www.soravjain.com
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Where’s the LMSin all this? 7 ?
  • 8.
  • 9.
    LMS Statistics 9 $380M $754M 2004 2009 CLO Magazine, August 2009 1.9B 2013 Bersin by Deloitte, December 2012
  • 10.
    LMS Statistics Translation:LMSs aren’t going anywhere 1 0 $380M $754M 2004 2009 CLO Magazine, August 2009 1.9B 2013 Bersin by Deloitte, December 2012 Translation: LMSs aren’t going anywhere
  • 11.
    Common 1 1 Complaints
  • 12.
    Web Based Training Virtual Classroom Reference Document Instructor-led Training Podcast/Video
  • 13.
    LMS: Catalog SetUp • How is your catalog structured? • Does it allow learners to find training that will build targeted skills and competencies? 13 Cornerstone “Subjects” Saba “Categories”
  • 14.
    The LMS asa Knowledge Base
  • 15.
    LMS 2.0: CatalogSet Up 15 How is your catalog structured? Does it allow learners to find training that will build targeted skills and competencies? Saba “Categories” Expert Search Featured Categories/Content Grouping by content type and user generated tags
  • 16.
    LMS 2.0: CatalogSet Up 16 Grouping by content type and user generated tags
  • 17.
    Evolution of LMS 1 7 Registration and Tracking Curricula / Blended Learning Web Based Training Development Plans/Skills and Competencies Collaborative Capabilities and Mobile for BYOD Talent Management Extended Enterprise
  • 19.
    LMS and Web2.0 today 1 9
  • 20.
    Metrics in a2.0+ World • Focus: – Less on utilization metrics – More on the impact skill and training has on employee and organizational performance • Which metrics are more important for your business? Traditional Business Metrics Traditional Learning Metrics Revenue Hours of Learning Delivered Profit Margins Participant Seat Time Order Volume % of Passing Exam Scores Customer Satisfaction Unit cost for learning developed Defects Participant Satisfaction Ratings 20 Source: “Begin With the Business in Mind,” Matt Donovan, CLO Magazine, January 2012
  • 21.
    Why adopt Web2.0 for learning? • Improve knowledge sharing • Foster learning • Provide more informal learning opportunities • Improving communication • Finding resources more easily • Boosting collaboration • Building organizational relationships 2 1 I4cp/ASTD study sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 22.
    Why adopt Web2.0 for learning? 2 2 Basics Leading edge Future state IBM Institute for Business Value November, 2012 Captures new ideas from anyone Identify specific opportunities where new ideas could add value to the business Develop processes for collecting internal and external innovations on an ongoing basis Mine social interactions to identify future innovation needs and trends Use internal communities to innovate Build platform where internal communities can come together to share insights Provide resources to moderate communities with the greatest strategic value Identify potential community involvement based on social contributions Enable more structured innovation Conduct ideation events involving employees from across the business Extend innovation events to the larger stakeholder population Embed innovation events and social data into the ongoing product development process
  • 23.
    The Evolution ofWork • From hierarchies to a more flattened structure • From fixed working hours to flexible working hours • From hoarded information to shared information • From on-premise to the cloud • From email as primary form of communication to being a secondary form of communication • From siloed and fragmented to connected and engaged 2 3 The Collaborative Organization: A Strategic Guide to Solving Your Internal Business Challenges Using Emerging Social and Collaborative Tools
  • 24.
    Future of LMS:Integrated Talent Management 1) Increase peer-to-peer learning. 2) Encourage the development of talent ecosystems. “Companies are not making the headway they need to ensure that they have adequate talent — managerial, technical, and functional — in their people pipeline. Many are either ‘hit-or-miss’ in their people-management practices — or have identified their priorities but aren’t translating plans into action.” 2 Mind the (Skills) Gap, Harvard Business Review Creating People Advantage – BCG/WFPMA
  • 25.
    Learning 2 5 Strategy
  • 26.
    Possible Scenarios 2 6 Registration and Tracking Knowledge Base Portal to Learning Collaboration Talent Management
  • 27.
    Baby Boomer GenX Twitter? Tweeter Part-time Millenial At the office by 7am Remote Don’t call before 10
  • 28.
    Baby Boomer GenX Twitter? Tweeter Part-time Millenial At the office by 7am Remote Don’t call before 10
  • 29.
    Where does our knowledge reside? And how do we get it to the people who need it?
  • 32.
    Overall Learning Strategy 3 2 Virtual Classroom Knowledge Base/Repository Chat and Discussion Skills and Competencies LMS User-generated Talent content Mobile Learning Integration
  • 33.
    How quickly canwe react to change?
  • 34.
    What do weneed to be prepared for? New Client New Product New Partner Employee on Leave Employee Leaving
  • 35.
    How do weknow it’s working?
  • 36.
  • 37.
    Thank you foryour interest! 37 Contact Us Brandon Williams Email: [email protected] Phone: 301.760.3005 Twitter: @bdotw Additional information and white papers can be found at: www.educegroup.com

Editor's Notes

  • #6 Social networks for individuals (around the world) Source - http://socialmediatoday.com/node/195917 Fun site-evolving map of social networks http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2013/01/02/world-map-of-top-social-networks-shows-just-five-left-facebook-dominates-127-out-of-137-countries/
  • #7 Social networks for businesses
  • #9 So I’ll say this UP FRONT to be clear – I agree with Dave. I’ve been working almost exclusively for the past 2 years with organizations implementing so called social LMSs and they ALWAYS start with core LMS capabilities with expansions into collaboration – this is different from 4 – 8 years ago when we were all just talking about harnessing the power of informal collaboration within LMSs
  • #11 http://www.wkrg.com/story/26381671/bersin-by-deloitte-anticipates-global-spending-on-learning-management-systems-to-grow-21-percent-to-more-than-25-billion-in-2014 Oracle-Taleo ($1.9bn), SAP-SuccessFactors ($3.4bn), IBM-Kenexa ($1.3bn). That’s right. Three acquisitions of single LMS providers totalling roughly three-and-a-half times the market’s total forecast global value. Clearly the money men reckon the future of the LMS is not merely secure, it’s golden bright. http://donaldhtaylor.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/does-the-lms-have-a-future/
  • #12 What are some complaints you’ve heard from your users? It’s critical to have the “voice of customer” as a part of any LMS structure. Blue – learner (INTERFACE) Grey – Admin SIMPLY IMPLEMENTING ANOTHER MAY NOT HELP
  • #14 How is your catalog structured? Does it allow learners to find training that will build targeted skills and competencies?
  • #15 YOUR OWN content, content you’d otherwise find with colleagues or on GOOGLE (only industry specific), learning that otherwise would be pushed to you, collab etc.
  • #18 Tracking and Registration – admins only, track ILT, reporting butts in seats, # of training hours Web Based Training – self service ?= gamification? Mobilization?
  • #19 Workplace agility starts with understanding how knowledge is captured and accessed in the organization. Go through matrix of structured to unstructured and formal to informal Where does learning take place? How do employees get the information they need to do their jobs better?
  • #20 Social Networking – can provide it but can’t make people use it LMS – can determine it’s future - Driving its future as well as it adoption – role of the learning organization, incredible opportunity for learning organizations to show connection to bottom line objectives – instead of ROI, it’s Impact on Business
  • #22  https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Making_internal_collaboration_work_An_interview_with_Don_Tapscott_3052
  • #23  https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Six_social-media_skills_every_leader_needs_3056
  • #24  Jacob Morgan, AUTHOR http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2013/09/10/the-evolution-of-work/ 1) From hierarchies to a more flattened structure 2) From fixed working hours to flexible working hours 3) From hoarded information to shared information 5) From on-premise to the cloud 6) From email as primary form of communication to being a secondary form of communication 7) From siloed and fragmented to connected and engaged
  • #25 How are you tracking your pipeline? Performance software/processes… but how are you tracking people developing into that pipeline through specific initiatives? How are you benchmarking/measuring their progress (especially poignant if you only have one-sided yearly reviews.) Increase peer-to-peer learning. Just a few years ago, gaining new skills meant enrolling in night school or leaving a job to obtain an expensive graduate degree. Time and cost constraints limited these options. Fortunately, new technologies and services deliver education flexibly, giving America new opportunities with “Education 2.0.” A diverse array of educational resources allow people to upgrade their skills, whether with a refresher on linear algebra through Khan Academy, mastering the basics of coding with CodeAcademy or pursuing actual course credit from an online institution. Learning is no longer relegated to specific hours or a brick-and-mortar location. Teaching itself can also be crowdsourced. Peer-to-peer learning platforms like Skillshare, School of Everything and TeachersPayTeachers trust that often the best person to teach a lesson is someone who just mastered it. Encourage the development of talent ecosystems. When planning training, companies should embrace this axiom and consider their whole ecosystem - not just their full-time staff - and offer training to partners. http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/09/mind-the-skills-gap/
  • #28 Let’s take a quick look at a case study…
  • #29 Quick intro of Educe and what we do Here’s a snapshot of our team - different generations - different work locations - different schedules Our challenge – working effectively + productively
  • #30 As we continued to grow, the question we started asking ourselves was where does our knowledge reside? - important for getting the right information during engagements - started asking ourselves about how we would onboard new hires
  • #31 Each of these methods relies on two groups: knowledge seekers and experts. The knowledge seekers either proactively use organizational resources to find the knowledge they need (pull), or are provided information the organization determines should be distributed (push).
  • #32 Recognized that everyone could be a contributor at some level, on some topic
  • #34 Related to performance support, how do we support our organization during times of change?
  • #35 Use social LMS as vehicle to quickly disseminate information, updates, etc. Doc management allows for smooth transitions. Business continuity, fast ramp up for new team
  • #37 We approached this as a workplace solution effort. Increased system usage – both volume and adoption We have consistent processes where we did not before – performance, recruiting Time to deployment for new hires on decrease