{"id":40590,"date":"2022-11-24T21:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/articles\/totara-recipe-how-to-choose-the-best-learning-management-system\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:50:05","slug":"totara-recipe-how-to-choose-the-best-learning-management-system","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/articles\/totara-recipe-how-to-choose-the-best-learning-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Totara Recipe: How to choose the best learning management system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='inline-text-container MobileAlignment DesktopAlignment'>\n  <div class='richText'><p>Choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) in a market of over 600 can be a daunting task. So, where do you start? To help you choose the best LMS, we have prepared a recipe in collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webanywhere.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Webanywhere<\/a>\u00a0with everything you should keep in the mix.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Goals, expectations and needs<\/li>\n<li>A list of \u2018must-have\u2019 features<\/li>\n<li>Request For Proposal (RFP)<\/li>\n<li>Demo\/free trial<\/li>\n<li>A shortlist of LMSs<\/li>\n<li>Budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preparatio<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a clear sense of what are you trying to achieve<\/li>\n<li>Ensure you get feedback from a good cross section of business stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Consider the skills and feedback of your L&#038;D team when building your RFP<\/li>\n<li>Compile a list of \u2018must-have\u2019 features you want your LMS to have<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose a system that is flexible, quick to deploy and user friendly. Try a system that offers a free trial or demo site to avoid making a costly error.<\/li>\n<li>Bear in mind the technical limitations of your audience. Are you learners tech savvy?<\/li>\n<li>Check that the new LMS offers the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totaralms.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/totara_component_overview_a4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">essential features and functions<\/a>\u00a0you really need. Does it have to be mobile friendly? Is it secure? Are gamification and social learning a \u2018must\u2019 for you? Is in-depth reporting available?<\/li>\n<li>Check your new system is future-proof. Is it scalable to grow with your organisation\u2019s needs? Will it be easy to upgrade and maintain?<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate how the new LMS will be integrated with your current software.<\/li>\n<li>Review a variety of vendors and negotiate your preferred terms of contract. Ask them about their experience, skill sets and qualifications. Look at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capterra.com\/learning-management-system-software\/spotlight\/123703\/Totara-LMS\/Totara-LMS\" target=\"_blank\">online reviews<\/a>\u00a0to give you a better idea of how they dealt with customers in the past.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Serve and enjoy!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be times when you are going to need 24\/7 support from your LMS vendor. Will the vendor be able to guide you through the setup and training process? Can you call them when you face a technical problem?<\/li>\n<li>The best LMS will allow you to create an ideal e-learning experience for your audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/totara_system.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webanywhere.co.uk\/enterprise\/wp-content\/uploads\/totara-recipe-2-selecting-an-lms-4compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the LMS selection recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our latest recipes using #totararecipe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","tax\/tags":[],"tax\/solutions":[],"tax\/topics":[],"tax\/industries":[],"tax\/article-types":[1021],"class_list":["post-40590","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/40590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/tags?post=40590"},{"taxonomy":"solution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/solutions?post=40590"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/topics?post=40590"},{"taxonomy":"industry-tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/industries?post=40590"},{"taxonomy":"article-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/article-types?post=40590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}