12THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A LEARNING MANAGEMENT system is a powerful resource for organizations focused on learning and development. It often represents a significant investment in time and resources for the organization’s training function, but adopting one doesn’t automatically mean that the organization will deliver effective learning programs. That’s because an LMS is simply a database with a fancy front-end interface that requires some database administration, web design, and organizational design to configure and install. It stores the names of the users and which courses they have completed. It doesn’t help with the design and management of a learning strategy nor does it link learning to performance. Additional work needs to be ...

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