What does it take to be the best LMS? When will one LMS be considered as the best LMS? Is there a features list that one can refer to? Plunge into this blog which talks about the features the best of the breed LMS should pose.

 

• Consumer-oriented User Interface

 

UI plays an important role in the success of any LMS. Unless and until its a well thought UI flow, users will lose interest and may not want to pursue it further. The UI should be as smooth as amazon or best buy for a matter of fact. It should be that easy that everyone should be able to use and navigate through the menu’s and options. Users should easily be able to consume data and grasp knowledge as well.

 

• Mobile responsive

 

Mobile responsive is a do or die feature to even start with. It’s one of those features which you just can’t live without. An LMS has to be mobile responsive so that a user doesn’t have to struggle to complete any course or assignment. Once an LMS has mobile responsiveness then it can be used anywhere, anytime. Mobile responsive LMS also blends into any mobile device, right from the phone, smartphones to phablets & tablets. This feature has proven times and again that it actually drives the best engagement. Users that were previously unable to participate in certain programs, due to being handicap, disability or geographical location, can now access vital training from anywhere they want.

 

• Manage, deliver and track any type of online content

 

An LMS loses its effectiveness if you can’t track or report on how the course was delivered to a user. It is essential that a manager understands if the course or any online content was effective and the end users have understood the concept. Reporting forms an integral part of any LMS. Reporting helps in gaining insights into training. It also helps in tracking and analyzing the performance of each and every learning activity.

 

• Sell to individuals and organizations

 

An LMS should pose the capability to cater to different audiences at one go under one umbrella. Individuals and organizations should be able to access the same LMS with restricted views on departments. This feature is called Multi-tenant or extended enterprise. Multi-Tenant LMS lets you easily create private portals for departments, divisions or clients. You can also create multiple customized and branded tenant infrastructures within your LMS. The multi-tenant feature allows you to have multiple clients, vendors or partners within your e-Learning platform with different themes, separate branding, and rules. It also allows you to assign different administrative roles, learning plans and workflows to each of your clients. In a nutshell, Multi-tenancy

is an architecture in which a single LMS software Platform serves multiple customers/clients. In other words, multiple clients hosted by a single LMS Software. Each customer has their own view of their LMS data and may not even know they are in a multi-tenant system.

 

 

• API integrations

 

It becomes a lot easy when you get to work on the software that you are well versed with and get your learning done at the same time. For example, if you use Salesforce then the API’s can be as such integrated that the LMS completely can be within Salesforce with single sign on as well. Right from taking a course or getting reports, everything can be done within Salesforce. Likewise, the same kind of API integration can be done with all types of software’s like,

CRM: Salesforce, Sugar CRM, Microsoft Dynamics etc

CMS: WordPress, Drupal, Sharepoint etc

E-commerce: Shopify, WooCommerce etc

Virtual Classroom: Goto Webinar, Goto Training, Goto Meeting, Webex etc

And a lot more.

If you wish to get more details on securing the right LMS for your company, here is ebook which you can read through,

LINK: How to Choose the Best LMS

Here is a webinar that we did recently which you may be interested in, this was co-conducted by the industry expert John Leh with Sach Chaudhari

Link: Building a Best-of-Breed Learning Machine: Insights for Commercial Training Companies

If you want to get more details or need assistance on picking the right LMS,

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