Development Management System (DMS) – The New ERP for L&D The development management system (DMS) is the missing piece to the toolset used by L&D. For many years, talent management systems and learning management systems help you plan and deliver solutions. However, there has never been a tool to support your development operations. Every other profession—accounting, sales, manufacturing, HR, IT, and so on—has supporting toolsets to manage the day-to-day operations (ERP, HRIS, CRM, and so on); yet for decades the L&D industry has had to rely on spreadsheets and homemade database solutions. New to the learning technology landscape is the DMS, an integrated platform that automates production management and business processes for increased productivity while providing the development teams the tools and collaborative environment to produce outstanding results. The DMS is the missing link between the planning processes and solution delivery. The DMS facilitates the development process and automates the day-to-day operations across the entire enterprise. A fully functional DMS can help implement uniform processes, deploy methodologies and standards, facilitate effective SME relationships, manage the deliverable review process, facilitate user tests, balance and optimize staff resources, forecast production needs, manage vendors, manage the operational budgets, and measure your overall efficiency. To the leadership, this means a more efficient workforce, a higher quality product, visibility into their (global) operations, and optimal utilization of their budget dollars. If you’re an outsourcing provider using a DMS, that means a reliable profitability on every project. This extends beyond L&D as a good DMS should be able to manage a wide range of projects; anything that involves many people over a period of time trying to build an effective project.

1. The
Emergence
of
the
Development
Management
System
(DMS)
Brought
to
you
by:

2. For
nearly
30
Years
we’ve
served
the
largest
companies
in
the
world
3M,
Accenture,
Amway,
AT&T,
Bank
of
America,
CDW,
Cisco,
EY,
GP
Strategies,
HP,
HSBC,
Intel,
J&J,
KraQ,
Krispy
Kreme,
Lilly,
McDonalds,
MicrosoQ,
NBC,
Open
Text,
Papa
John’s,
Pfizer,
P&G,
PrudenXal,
Roche,
Suncor,
SunTrust,
Toyota,
Xerox,
and
others

3. Consider
this:
What’s
the
most
pressing
issue
facing
your
organizaXon?

4. Is
it…
Visibility
Predictability
Consistency
Reliability
OpXmizaXon
Outsourcing
Off-­‐Shoring
or
Overall
Quality

5. You’re
not
alone.
The
enXre
training
industry
is
facing
the
same
issues.

6. Why?
Among
other
things….
The
L&D
industry
has
no
technical
plaborm
to
manage
the
day-­‐to-­‐day
operaXons

7. Every
other
major
business
funcXon
has
an
ERP
SAP,
PeopleSoQ,
Deltek,
Oracle
and
others

8. What
does
L&D
have?

9. <<
We
have
tools
for
planning
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

10. We
have
tools
for
delivery
>>
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

11. We
have
tools
for
creaXng
and
storing
soluXons
/
/
Word
Processors,
PresentaXon
Tools,
Etc.
Authoring
Tools
LCMS’s
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools

12. What
about
everything
in
between?
Word
Processors,
PresentaXon
Tools,
Etc.
Authoring
Tools
LCMS’s
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools

13. How
do
we
get
dozens
(hundreds)
of
simultaneous
soluXons
from
Planning
to
Delivery?
(every
day)
Word
Processors,
PresentaXon
Tools,
Etc.
Authoring
Tools
LCMS’s
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools

14. Word
Processors,
PresentaXon
Tools,
Etc.
Authoring
Tools
LCMS’s
There
is
a
lot
of
acXvity
required
to
manage
an
L&D
operaXon
ProducXon
Management
Budget
management
Resource
Management
Project
Management
Vendor
Management
Workflow
Management
Document
Management
SME
CollaboraXon
User
TesXng
Feedback
ConsolidaXon
Time/Expense
ReporXng
Methodology
&
Standards!
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

15. Word
Processors,
PresentaXon
Tools,
Etc.
Authoring
Tools
LCMS’s
What
tools
do
we
have
to
navigate
the
development
process?
Email
Alachments
Modified
PM
Tools
Homegrown
Databases
Lots
of
Spreadsheets!!!
Document
“Boxes”
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

16. So
we
built
a
soluXon

17. How
quickly
can
you
see
the
status
of
every
client,
every
project,
any
locaXon,
globally?

18. How
many
stacks
of
reports?
How
many
spreadsheets?
How
many
phone
calls?
How
many
project
managers?

19. What
if
you
could
do
it
in
one
click?

20. How
predictable
is
the
success
of
every
project?
How
fast
can
you
noXce
issues
before
they
become
problems?

21. What
if
the
answer
was
“immediately”?

22. Hey,
don’t
stop
there.
What
about
the
project
itself:
the
files
and
deliverables,
the
plans
and
history,
the
user
test
results,
and
all
the
course
materials?

23. One
click!
A
common
portal
for
everyone:
leaders,
teams,
SME’s,
learners

24. What
about
all
your
people?
How
do
you
maximize
uXlizaXon?
How
do
you
predict
availability?

25. How
about
everything
you
need
at
the
touch
of
the
mouse?

26. And
what
about
growth?
How
do
you
respond
to
the
next
BIG
project?
How
do
you
acclimate
your
new
employees?

27. You
need
a
solid
infrastructure:
visibility,
opXmizaXon,
and
predictability

28. ProducXon
Management
Financial
Management
Resource
Management
Project
Management
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
FuncXonality
for
Planning
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

29. ProducXon
Management
Financial
Management
Resource
Management
Project
Management
Request
Management
Vendor
Management
ContracXng
&
Invoicing
Time
&
Expense
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
FuncXonality
for
Administering
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

30. ProducXon
Management
Financial
Management
Resource
Management
Project
Management
Request
Management
Vendor
Management
ContracXng
&
Invoicing
Workflow
Management
SME
CollaboraXon
Feedback
ConsolidaXon
Document
Management
Time
&
Expense
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
FuncXonality
for
the
Workflow
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

31. ProducXon
Management
Financial
Management
Resource
Management
Project
Management
Request
Management
Vendor
Management
ContracXng
&
Invoicing
Metrics
&
Measurement
Workflow
Management
SME
CollaboraXon
Feedback
ConsolidaXon
Document
Management
Time
&
Expense
Templates
&
Styles
Methodology
&
Standards
Performance
Management
DELIVERY
LMS’s
Facilitators
Measurement
Tools
FuncXonality
for
Quality
PLANNING
Talent
Management
Curriculum
Planning
Plus,
Ongoing
Business
IniXaXves

32.
It’s
the
training
industry’s
first
ERP!

33. Results:
Real
insight
and
planning
ability.
Higher
uXlizaXon
of
resources.
Increased
on-­‐Xme,
on-­‐budget.
Faster
scalability.
Predictable
Results!

34. Also:
Improved
team
performance.
Reliable
quality
and
consistency.
Happy
SME’s!!!
(And
did
I
menXon)
Predictable
Results!

35. Because…
your
business,
your
clients,
are
too
important
to
be
managed
on
spreadsheets

36. CriXcs:
“Best
project
management
system
we’ve
ever
seen.”
Big
Ten
University
“It
feels
like
Christmas”
$4B
Financial
Service
Company
“This
is
freaking
brilliant.”
Australian
Company
“I
love
you.”
World’s
Largest
Publishing
Company

37. The
Current
State
SomeXmes
Feels
Like
This

38. You
need
something
that
feels
like
this!

39. That’s
why
we
formed
Quantum7
And
built
the
QuantumConnect
DMS

40. See
it
for
yourself!
www.quantum7.com
Or
contact:
w.west@quantum7.com
855-­‐909-­‐0707