One common problem in e-learning projects is to establish a common “language” with the client. Even this part is not usually referred in the e-Learning literature as a problem, but my experience says that it is! And a major one if you do not have the experience to identify it and resolve it quickly and efficiently by establishing channels of “trust” with the client!

2. One common problem in e-learning projects
is to establish a common “language” with
the client.
Even this part is not usuallyreferred inthe
e-Learning literature asa problem, but my
experience saysthat it is!
And a major one, if you donot have the
experience to identify it and resolve it
quicklyand efficiently by establishingchannels
of “trust” with the client!

3. Trust is allabout e-Learning (asinbusiness
ingeneral)!
Your client, trust you for delivering value
to his company and his/her people!
He or she trusts you that you should identify,
the main performance’s “bottlenecks” of
his/hers company operations
He/she expects thatyou willfind the proper
solution (bye-learning, training,coaching,etc.)
to his/her problem!

4. This have created an irregular growth, that
have to be “normalised”, in order the company to be fully competitive
This interaction is aninterplay of trust!
Is NOT just training or e-Learning!
It is, a strategic allianceof freely associated parties providing mutual trust
and value to each other!

5. In the e-Learning area sometimes, you should start from the ground up and
buildon “what is there”!
Some companies and organisations have been developed responsively to
the market conditions, without following a master “blueprint“!

6. In this operation, e-Learning is adisruptive agent,
able to smooth out the edges, and develops a
more pro-active position towards the market!
Thisis not an easy procedure and you have to
map carefully “what’s there” and the how you
are going to route it towards the desired
business direction!
The procedure, involves close cooperation with
allthe involved agents and stakeholders before
the actuallearning process, before any
learning procedure have takenplace.

7. But this phase (acallitthe“mutualacceptance”
phase) is one of the most important for an
e-Learning project!
Without this phase, trust should not be builded
among the two parties, the communication
would be stalledand nothing wouldbe move
forward with anease.
That’swhy it isimportant for you to establish a
common vocabulary in order to facilitate clarity
to your communication and to your actions!

8. Takis Athanassiou is an e-Business ande-Learning Consultant. He has been working forover 20 years in IT
sector, as Project Manager,Team Leader andDirector in Greek SMEs, focused mainly in areas of IT services,
e-Learning andconsulting.
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