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Learning System Whitepapers

Bersin & Associates: Learning On-Demand: A New Role for Enterprise Learning (455.25 KB)
Bersin & Associates believes that learning on-demand sets the stage for a new role for corporate learning and development (L&D) organizations that allows a more rapid and flexible approach to enhancing corporate performance. This research bulletin provides an overview of learning on demand, and differentiates it from other training processes and technology.
Bryan Chapman's Creating a "Learning" Culture: Jumpstart Toolkit (1.82 MB)
Making the transition from a traditional training approach to a "learning" culture can be a daunting task, but well worth the effort. This toolkit contains worksheets and interactive tools that will help you define the landscape of your desired learning environment, build a business case for learning, create a strategy, systematically work through the technology selection process, and evaluate the results of your transition.
Bersin: The Learning Content Maturity Model: Developing a Framework for Integrated Training and Knowledge Management (287.09 KB)
Bersin's Learning Content Maturity Model provides a framework for training professionals to assess their organizations' capacities for developing and managing learning content. In addition, it can be used to determine if, when and how training professionals should seek to evolve their organizations.
Chapman Alliance: LCMS, Not Just a Technology...It’s a Strategy! (144.66 KB)
Learn how organizations leverage an LCMS to meet organizational objectives such as developing new lines of business, mergers & acquisitions, training partners & customers, and sharing content across lines of business. This paper includes case studies as well as tips from organizations who have achieved their corporate goals.

Social Business Software Whitepapers

Social Business Software: Realizing the Potential of Web 2.0 in the Enterprise (145.91 KB)
For the business community, the potential of the social networking phenomena is tantalizing. Yet learning where to start, how to best apply Web 2.0 models and what is needed in a true social business platform can be a challenge. This white paper taps into OutStart’s decade of experience working with clients to deploy SBS solutions and features several business use cases that show how social business software can have significant impact. It also looks at the social capabilities required for the enterprise and the metrics that can be used to justify and measure the value of these social software solutions.