7 Tips For Easy And Effective LMS Switch

7
Tips For
Easy And Effective
LMS Switch

1
Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for your first LMS

1
Do not forget that switching a product/service demands a
different type of attention from a new purchase

1
Do not forget that switching a product/service demands a
different type of attention from a new purchase
Sensitize the stakeholders and the key members of the team
evaluating the options towards this

2
List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a
new LMS

List the key reasons that are driving you to
look for a new LMS
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Some key reasons could be:

look for a new LMS
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The current system is unable to scale up to the growth in usage,
it’s started becoming a bottleneck and outages are a regular
feature due to user load

look for a new LMS
2
The current system is unable to scale up to the growth in usage,
it’s started becoming a bottleneck and outages are a regular
feature due to user load
The current LMS has become outdated and its features and the
technology itself have not been upgraded by the vendor

3
Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience

3
Focus on:

3
Focus on:
The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and continued LMS
development

3
Focus on:
The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and continued LMS
development
The vendor’s experience in LMS replacements

4
Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases

4
Decide the versions of standards compliance – SCORM, AICC

4
Finalize on the technical capability – robustness, scalability,
reliability, security, etc.

4
Take care of customer support philosophy and commitments

4
Take care of customer support philosophy and commitments
Decide the user interface for administrators and learners – easy to
use, intuitiveness, designed as per currently accepted trends, etc.

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Data
migration

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Data migration
Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail

5
Data migration
Submit a data migration plan

5
Data migration
Clearly outline the data migration requirements

5
Data migration
Map data entity and elements on a broad level

5
Data migration
Map data entity and elements on a broad level
Decide the approach to data migration – manual or automated or
mixed

6
Content
migration

6
Content migration
Migrate courses and content to the new system

6
Content migration
Migrate courses and content to the new system
Discuss how to migrate the content which is not in a standard
format (like SCORM)

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Customer
migration

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Customer migration
Extremely critical for training companies

7
Customer migration
Take care of the branding elements, look and feel

7
Customer migration
Take care of the branding elements, look and feel
Scope out all the branding and access control issues in detail with
the vendor

RECAP : 7 Tips
List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS
Data migration
Content migration
Customer migration
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7 Tips For Easy And Effective LMS Switch

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