Choosing the right learning management system (LMS) for your organisation is no small task. There are a plethora of LMS providers out there offering solutions with various features and functionalities. But apart from providing baseline features that are expected in any kind of LMS, are they also providing the functionalities that are addressing current and future trends in modern, organisational learning? Researching all this may seem daunting. So, where do you start? What should you be looking for? To support you in your decision-making, take a look at our SlideShare which lists ten important factors you need to consider when looking to research and procure the right LMS for your organisation.

1. 10 TIPSTO FUTURE-PROOF YOUR INVESTMENT
SELECTING A LEARNING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Are You Equipped To:
- Meet workforce learning needs?
- Deliver personalised and engaging learning solutions?
- Develop organisational capability for now and the future?
Here are 10 tips to select the right, modern Learning
Management System (LMS) for your organisation:

2. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
solutions allow organisations to
move with speed and agility.
Make sure your LMS is a
cloud-based solution that keeps
you up to date with best practices
in learning, talent management
and technology.
Ensure your LMS is based in the cloud
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3. A modern LMS extends beyond training
management and e-Learning to house
self-directed, on-the-job and social
learning options in a single platform.
This allows your employees to
personalise their learning experience,
and you to increase the scale, visibility
and impact of your L&D offering.
Consolidate all learning on a single platform
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4. Over 50% of employees want to learn
when and where it suits them.1
An LMS
that enables learning content that is
mobile-optimised and available on
demand lets you capitalise on this
preference and makes learning
available anytime, anywhere.
Ensure your LMS is mobile-optimised
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Tauber, T. Investing in learning content: redefining priorities to keep up with the modern learner. Bersin byDeloitte, 2015.1.

5. Ensure your LMS makes learning engaging and
easy to consume
A modern LMS should deliver
microlearning options as well as
support different mediums from
videos to podcasts and enable the
integration of gaming principles to
engage today’s young and busy
learners.
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6. Consider a modern LMS offering that can
facilitate on-the-job learning by serving up
competency-based development
suggestions, or creating a learning
exchange where employees can promote
and sign-up for learning experiences,
projects and secondments.
Ensure your LMS caters for on-the-job learning
activities
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7. Sharing knowledge is the number one
learning preference of employees today.2
A
modern LMS should empower employees
to share content and develop new learning
material, and use rating and review
functionality to support peer evaluations
and recommendations.
Ensure your LMS supports user-generated
content and peer sharing
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Johnson, D. (lead author) Aligning L&D to the rest of the organization. Bersin by Deloitte, 2015.2.

8. Learning supports
speed-to-competence for new
starters, helps employees achieve
their performance goals and is part
of ongoing career development.
Your LMS should seamlessly
integrate with onboarding,
performance management and
career development processes –
ideally being one module within a
Unified Talent Management solution.
Ensure your LMS sits within an overall talent
management solution
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9. Make sure your LMS is powerful
enough to enable you to consolidate
and analyse real time data to
evaluate the impact of learning,
make smart decisions and guide
learning spend.
Ensure your LMS includes powerful analytics
functionalities
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10. Select an LMS that makes it easy to
administer and track
organisation-wide learning and
deliver SCORM compliant e-learning.
This will reduce costs and enable
your learning professionals to focus
on value-adding activities.
Ensure your LMS manages administration and
compliance requirements
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11. Partner with an experienced LMS
provider that will optimise their
offering for your business.
Opt for a fixed price implementation
and confirm that your licensing fees
include post-sales support to avoid
hidden costs.
Understand your LMS vendor’s service model
and partnering approach
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