7 Tips For Easy And Effective LMS Switch

1. 7 Tips For Easy And Effective LMS Switch

2. 1 Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for your first LMS

3. 1 Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for your first LMS • Do not forget that switching a product/service demands a • different type of attention from a new purchase

4. 1 Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for your first LMS • Do not forget that switching a product/service demands a • different type of attention from a new purchase • Sensitize the stakeholders and the key members of the team • evaluating the options towards this

5. 2 List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS

6. 2 List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS • Some key reasons could be:

7. 2 List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS • Some key reasons could be: • The current system is unable to scale up to the growth in usage, • it’s started becoming a bottleneck and outages are a regular • feature due to user load

8. 2 List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS • Some key reasons could be: • The current system is unable to scale up to the growth in usage, • it’s started becoming a bottleneck and outages are a regular • feature due to user load • The current LMS has become outdated and its features and the • technology itself have not been upgraded by the vendor

9. 3 Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience

10. 3 Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience • Focus on:

11. 3 Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience • Focus on: • The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and continued LMS • development

12. 3 Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience • Focus on: • The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and continued LMS • development • The vendor’s experience in LMS replacements

13. 4 Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases

14. 4 Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases • Decide the versions of standards compliance – SCORM, AICC

15. 4 Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases • Decide the versions of standards compliance – SCORM, AICC • Finalize on the technical capability – robustness, scalability, • reliability, security, etc.

16. 4 Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases • Decide the versions of standards compliance – SCORM, AICC • Finalize on the technical capability – robustness, scalability, • reliability, security, etc. • Take care of customer support philosophy and commitments

17. 4 Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases • Decide the versions of standards compliance – SCORM, AICC • Finalize on the technical capability – robustness, scalability, • reliability, security, etc. • Take care of customer support philosophy and commitments • Decide the user interface for administrators and learners – easy to • use, intuitiveness, designed as per currently accepted trends, etc.

18. 5 Data migration

19. 5 Data migration • Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to • talk to each other in detail

20. 5 Data migration • Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to • talk to each other in detail • Submit a data migration plan

21. 5 Data migration • Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to • talk to each other in detail • Submit a data migration plan • Clearly outline the data migration requirements

22. 5 Data migration • Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to • talk to each other in detail • Submit a data migration plan • Clearly outline the data migration requirements • Map data entity and elements on a broad level

23. 5 Data migration • Involve the technical teams of the current and new LMS systems to • talk to each other in detail • Submit a data migration plan • Clearly outline the data migration requirements • Map data entity and elements on a broad level • Decide the approach to data migration – manual or automated or • mixed

24. 6 Content migration

25. 6 Content migration • Migrate courses and content to the new system

26. 6 Content migration • Migrate courses and content to the new system • Discuss how to migrate the content which is not in a standard • format (like SCORM)

27. 7 Customer migration

28. 7 Customer migration • Extremely critical for training companies

29. 7 Customer migration • Extremely critical for training companies • Take care of the branding elements, look and feel

30. 7 Customer migration • Extremely critical for training companies • Take care of the branding elements, look and feel • Scope out all the branding and access control issues in detail with • the vendor

31. RECAP : 7 Tips Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for your first LMS List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain points of your first experience Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the demos and trial access phases Data migration Content migration Customer migration Read more

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