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Collaboration Tools

Ability to collaborate with other users on course work.

Recommendation Engine

Recommends next course or course options based on courses completed, role, interests, or career path using AI and machine learning.

Social Features

Connects users via social media features such as instant messaging, chats, or comments.

User Published Content

Users are able to publish content either self-generated or from other resources.

Dashboard

Includes alerts and notifications, KPIs, visual analytics, and interactive features.

Mobile Learning

Has mobile app that allows learners to access content and learn via their mobile device.

Gamification

Offers Learning Tracks with Badges/Certificates or other gamification elements to keep learners engaged.

Blended Learning

Can accommodate any format of content - video, audio, text, picture.

Course authoring

Can create courses in system.

LMS Integration

Provides full LMS capabilities by either being SCORM-compliant (integration with an existing on premise LMS) or by providing SaaS-based LMS capabilities.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.