This document summarizes Totara LMS, a commercial open source learning management system. Totara LMS is a distribution of Moodle focused on workplace learning with features like skills management, learning plans, and reporting. It is developed through a partnership to offer high adaptability, low prices, and commercial support. The document describes Totara's features, case studies of large organizations using it, statistics on deployments, and the company's growth strategy including new products like Totara Social and performance management capabilities.

1. “Casos de éxito Moodle en
grandes corporaciones”grandes corporaciones

2. Introduction & Gracias!
A little about me:
Willem Boom
Bend, Oregon USA, g
Totara Learning, Inc. (Totara LMS)
Vice President – Partner Solutions

4. di t ib ti f M dla distribution of Moodle

5. • Totara LMS is commercial open sourceTotara LMS is commercial open source
• Totara is a distribution of Moodle
• an extended version with a workplace focusan extended version with a workplace focus
• skills and competencies, learning plans, reporting,
classroom management, and more…
• Totara is a global partnership
• Joint venture between Kineo (City & Guilds),( y ),
Catalyst IT, and Flexible Learning International
• Global partner network, over 65+ so far

6. • Vision:Transform the global LMS
marketplace.
• Current situation; Low Adaptability + High Prices = Low
SatisfactionSatisfaction
• Totara is a disruptive technology, offers High Adaptability +
Low Prices = Better value, greater satisfaction.
• Key Differentiators:
Lower cost through subscriptions not licensing
E f i ti d t i ti OEase of innovation and customization. Open source.
Peace of mind from commercial support.
Totara Subscriptions ensure clients have latest securityTotara Subscriptions ensure clients have latest security
releases, patch updates, + new feature releases.

7. d h fconventional investment
weighted on technology Minimises risk, greater success
paradigm shift

8. • Individual development plans
Totara Specific Enhancements
• Audience Management
• Classroom management
• Team management
• Competency management
L i th• Learning paths
• Program Management
• Dashboard reportingDashboard reporting
• Roles and Organisations
• HR system integrationy g
• Open Badges

9. The standout feature!
Open Badges
Integration with Mozilla’s Open Badges g p g
Infrastructure
Issue badges at site level or
activities within courses
Display badges in Totara
Push to external display sites
Smart metadata behind the imageSmart metadata behind the image
provides validity

10. • Totara LMS is available by subscription
Subscriptions
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• Code is 100% GPL
• You can take, use, and reuse the code
• Annual subscriptions provide:
• Product support, new releases and updates
• Access to subscriber portal with forums and p
documentation
• Priority consideration for new features

11. • Largest Deployments (Client & # of users)
Totara Statistics
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• Kohls – 250,000
• Safeway – 200,000
• Oriflame 250 000 mo ing to 1M+• Oriflame – 250,000, moving to 1M+
• Tesco – 250,000, enterprise global roll‐out of 450,000
• Smallest, 40% of clients have less than 500 usersSmallest, 40% of clients have less than 500 users

12. Totara Subscribers Sample

13. Case Study:
• Migrated from Moodle to Totara
• Customer facing teams in Retail Enterprise &• Customer facing teams in Retail, Enterprise, &
Customer Operations
• Key Totara features:y
• Learner Experience
• Control over Development Paths
• Enhanced Reporting
• Manager ViewManager View
• Fully Branded site called Learning Lounge &
Implemented in 2 months

14. Case Study:
• UK Based Hotel Chain
• 1 900 Employees• 1,900 Employees
• 35 locations
• Distributed workforce with a young demographicy g g p
• Focused on new employee training to start
• Course Completions started at 3,125 per month &
growing
• Succession Planning using Competencies &
Learning Plans as well as Program ManagementLearning Plans as well as Program Management

15. Case Study:
• UK Retail Chain
• 400 000 Employees (250 000 on Totara LMS)• 400,000 Employees (250,000 on Totara LMS)
• Tesco requirements met by Totara:
• Learning Paths
• Online Course Booking• Online Course Booking
• Waitlisting
• Manager Approvals
• Course Feedback
• Sophisticated Reporting• Sophisticated Reporting
• One need not met – Program Management
• 3 month build for this new feature (now standard
in Totara LMS

16. Case Study:
• USA based retail organization
• 250 000 users on Totara LMS• 250,000 users on Totara LMS
• Migration from Sumtotal to Totara LMS
• Requirements included:q
• More advanced Audience Management
• Additional Face to Face features
• Built quickly by the Totara Development team
• Client highly satisfied with growing usage

17. Screenshot Examples – Courtesy of Nivel Siete

22. Totara growth strategy
Extend product line – Totara Social
Continue roadmap of new features e gContinue roadmap of new features e.g.
Performance Management Capabilities (Totara 2.5
in late 2013).
Improve and refine existing feature set

23. New features with 6 month release cycle
I ‘l k t ’ ith M dl l lIn ‘lock step’ with Moodle release cycle
Regular ‘micro‐enhancements’ &
refinementsrefinements
Totara Social
Performance ManagementPerformance Management
Certifications
Totara LiteTotara Lite

24. Totara Social
An enterprise/corporate ePortfolio System based on Mahara
Stand alone or integrate with Totara LMS g
Extends open badges workflow:
o Totara LMS as issuer, Totara Social as displayer of badgesp y g
Social capabilities; activity stream, status updates, groups
Search and recommendation technology for workplace usegy p

25. Future work planned for display in Mahara‐ ’Totara Social’

26. Performance Management
Due for 2.5 Release
Create performance appraisals
Link appraisals to company and personal goals
Align to Learning Plans and My Learning
Gather 360º feedback from peers
Report through ‘progress tracking’ and ‘metrics’

27. lAppraisal overview screen

28. Certifications
Extend program management ‐renewable programs (certifications)
Management of recertification paths
Historic (other) training upload
Designed to be pluggable in future for course and competency
certificationscertifications
Custom Manager View

29. Totara Lite
• App‐based Totara – focus on smartphone use
• Lite = stripped down functionality, learner rather than
AdminAdmin
• Kineo developing with Moodle (therefore Totara)
• A first step to an offline player• A first step to an offline player
• See proposals at Moodle site: http://is.gd/cwUqR5

30. Questions & Discussion

31. Willem Boom Totara LMS Contact Info
Willem Boom
Vice President – Partner Solutions
Totara Learning, Inc.
Bend, Oregon USA
Willem.boom@totaralms.com
541.647.2633 – Office
541.373.0622 – Mobile
Skype – willem boomSkype – willem_boom
http://www.totaralms.com