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![Tip #1: Background, Goals, and Objectives
Background
Company ABC is currently using Moodle LMS to deliver
compliance based safety training for its operations and customer
facing teams.
Goal
Company ABC will provide online learning and/or training to help
the organization achieve achieve x, y & z
Objective
With Moodle/Totara LMS, Company ABC will provide learning
and/or training that delivers [tangible outcomes that align to
business-wide objectives]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/051020177bestpracticesforyourmoodlerfp-170510210207/85/7-Best-Practices-for-Your-Moodle-RFP-12-320.jpg)
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7 Best Practices for Your Moodle RFP
The document outlines best practices for creating a Request for Proposal (RFP) for LMS vendors, particularly focusing on Moodle. Key tips include providing clear submission instructions, hosting platform security measures, and emphasizing customer support and integration capabilities. Additionally, it shares insights from industry experts on effective use cases for Moodle beyond just employee training.
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- 1. ACCELERATE LEARNING PERFORMANCE JamesNicolson Product Manager Top 7 Best Practices for Your Moodle RFP
- 2. Housekeeping • Sound andAudio • Poll Questions • Q&A at the End • Presentation Recording and Slides • Post-Webinar Survey
- 3. Speakers Today James Nicolson ProductManager Zaqir Virani Product Marketing
- 4. Agenda • RFP’s: AHistory • 7 Best Practices for Your RFP • Frequently Asked Questions • Tips from Leading Organizations • RFP Template Walkthrough
- 5. # Poll Question #1 Areyou or your team tasked to create an LMS RFP? ❑ Yes! ❑ Not yet, but soon—we can feel it on the wind… ❑ Nope.
- 6. # Poll Question #2 Whenconsidering your LMS vendors, what do you feel to be the most important aspect? ❑ Price ❑ Functionality ❑ Integration ❑ Company History
- 7. What exactly isan RFP? ❑ A request for proposal is a document that business organizations send to potential vendors to prompt proposal bids. ❑ Can be a standalone document or form part of the proposal shortlisting process that may include an RFI/RFQ, interview or vendor demo. ❑ RFPs can be opened for public submission (available to anyone) or directed to a specific subset of shortlisted vendors.
- 8. What is theChallenge? ❑ Clearly identifying the overall requirement ❑Identifying the appropriate subject matter experts ❑Setting the budget
- 9. What is theChallenge? (ctd.) ❑ Estimating a realistic timeline ❑ Lengthy preparation process ❑ Creating a document to company standards and policies ❑ Selecting the shortlist
- 10. # Poll Question #3 Whathas your greatest challenge been? ❑ I don’t know what information I need to be asking about Moodle ❑ I don’t have a clear idea of what our project requirements are ❑ I am working under a tight deadline ❑ I have no support in this undertaking ❑ Other? (Include it in the question panel)
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- 12. Tip #1: Background,Goals, and Objectives Background Company ABC is currently using Moodle LMS to deliver compliance based safety training for its operations and customer facing teams. Goal Company ABC will provide online learning and/or training to help the organization achieve achieve x, y & z Objective With Moodle/Totara LMS, Company ABC will provide learning and/or training that delivers [tangible outcomes that align to business-wide objectives]
- 13. Tip #2: SubmissionInstructions Submission Instructions ❑ Clear submission instructions ❑ Use online or email submission if possible ❑ Set suitable deadlines for postal submission Response Style ❑ Use long and short answer questions ❑ Add weighting or priorities to key product requirements ❑ Provide use cases to better explain requirements
- 14. Hosting Partner Platform& Features
- 15. ❑ Expandable &scalable capacity (users & storage) ❑ Unlimited bandwidth ❑ 99.9%+ uptime guarantee ❑ Hosting location ❑ Dedicated cloud ❑ Unique URL ❑ CDN (media serving) Tip #3: Hosting Platform & Security
- 16. Tip #3: HostingPlatform & Security (ctd.) Hosting Security Procedures ❑ International security compliance standards met ❑ Data encryption ❑ Disaster Recovery/ Redundancies ❑ Datacentre Security
- 17. Tip #4: MoodleVersion & Plugins ❑ Supported version ❑ Upgrade frequency ❑ Supported plugins ❑ How are plugins managed?
- 18. ❑ What themesdo you have access to? ❑ Does the vendor provide their own theme? ❑ What level of customization do you get with styling of Moodle Tip #5: Branding
- 19. Tip #6: Drillinto Reporting Capabilities ❑ Can I access all of my Moodle data? ❑ What executive dashboards are provided? ❑ Can I customize views? ❑ Out-of-the-box reports? ❑ Automated report delivery? ❑ Ad-hoc analysis?
- 20. Tip #7: Integrations& Custom Development ❑ Student Information Systems (SIS) ❑ Plagiarism ❑ CRMs: Salesforce, InfusionSoft ❑ Single sign on (SSO) ❑ Webinar applications ❑ Content libraries
- 21. Tip #8: CustomerSupport ❑Hours of Operation ❑Response Time ❑Communication channels ❑Support KPI ❑24 x 7 x 365 Monitoring Existing Customer References and Testimonials
- 22. Tip from KodakAlaris Debbie Wehrle Director of Training and Development Consider how Moodle can be applied beyond your current use case “We started out only training employees in Moodle and then quickly realized it would also be an amazing platform to train our sales team and channel resellers!”
- 23. Tip from Children’sHospital Wisconsin Bridget Clementi VP Community Health Think through stakeholder use cases diligently “Really think about use cases for each user in the system – learners, administrators and teachers, so you can correctly set up your structure & course access from the get-go.”
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