Talent Development • Learning technology procurement • ~110 min
Evaluating and Selecting a Learning Platform
Fix the criteria before the demos, or the demos will decide for you.
What you'll get: A vendor demo is built to highlight strengths and skim past weaknesses. This 110-minute course puts control back on the buyer's side: the four problems hiding behind 'we need an LMS', a six-group weighted criteria set signed off before the first demo, a common demo script with six mandatory scenarios, the three evasive answers to record verbatim, and the three reasons a good system still ends up unused after rollout.
Who is this course for?
- L&D leads about to select a new platform
- HR staff sitting on a vendor evaluation panel
- Managers who must approve learning technology budget
- Anyone considering replacing an existing system
After this course, you will
- Define the main problem before looking at any product
- Build a six-group weighted criteria set with a consistent scoring scale
- Run demos to your own script
- Verify a vendor's claims before signing
Course content (4 modules)
Module 1
Define the need before you look at any product
Three questions to answer before contacting the first vendor.
26 min
Module 2
A weighted criteria set
Six criteria groups, how to weight them, and how to score consistently.
28 min
Module 3
Running the demo and verifying the claims
How to make vendors demo your scenarios, and how to verify what they promise.
30 min
Module 4
Rollout, and the final test
What decides success after signing, and the final test.
26 min
Certificate in Learning Platform Selection
Complete all 4 modules and score at least 8/10 on the final test to unlock the certificate — issued by Nhan Ha (Tony), MBA, SHRM-CP via TTD. Download the PDF, print it, and share it on LinkedIn.
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