
by Expertus
Running training like a business implies marketing training like a business. But a recent study of 75 training leaders reports that a minority of corporate training departments have written or formal marketing plans, budgets or promotions that go beyond general awareness of their courses. This study reveals what those with more sophisticated marketing do to target their audience and measure their reach, and which marketing activities they find to be most effective and favorably-received by employees.
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by Expertus and Training Industry, Inc.
As training budgets become more limited in today’s challenging economy, it is increasingly important to demonstrate the impact of training funds through effective metrics. But a recent thought leadership study of 84 corporate training professionals revealed that volume and cost metrics are still used far more than business impact or return on investment metrics to influence budget decisions. In addition to showing which types of metrics are most frequently collected and used to support budget decisions, this complimentary research report also provides fresh data on:How much training budgets are decreasing and cost reduction pressure is increasing, major challenges of learning measurement, types of decisions that are well-supported by learning metrics & reporting capabilities.
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by Expertus and Training Industry, Inc.
Is your company’s customer training for products undervalued or underfunded? This report highlights the value of customer training -- both in the benefits that companies get from customer training and their expectations for growth in 2009 customer training budgets. Readers can use these findings to compare their customer training results and processes to those of survey respondents, including the benefits of customer training and how it is offered, marketed, delivered and supported.
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by NelsonHall & Training Industry, Inc.
Training Industry, Inc and NelsonHall are joining forces to make the
2008 Targeting Learning BPO report available to our members and guests.
This report is filled with valuable current information that can aid you and your company
With the ever changing technology industry and difficult economic times Learning Business Process Outsourcing offerings are continuously altering and adapting to keep up. This report analyzes the successes of many of the new efforts and ideas evolving in the LBPO global marketplace.
Types of data included in report...
- Analysis of the Changing Shape of Learning Services
- Market Size and Growth Analysis
- Customer Requirement Progression
- Analysis of Vendor Market Shares
- Vendor Offerings and Targeting Trends
- Geographic Patterns in Learning BPO
- Trends in Offshore Delivery in Learning Services
- Vendor Challenges and Success Factors
Your purchase license allows for unlimited distribution of the report for internal use across the organization. It does not permit distribution outside of your company or organization.
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by Expertus and Training Industry, Inc.
Do you know which areas of your training budget
are least efficient and where you will cut costs? The research describes the
level and types of pressure training managers are under to reduce costs. The
report also rates which of four major budget areas – Content Development,
Delivery, Technology and Administration – are least efficient and which actions
respondents are most likely to take to cut costs in those areas in 2008. Also learn how respondents would reinvest
their cost savings and how they measure efficiency.
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by TBM LeanSigma Institute and Training Industry, Inc.
How much does the training function’s involvement matter in senior managers’ satisfaction with continuous improvement initiatives such as Total Quality Management, Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Process Reengineering? This report answers this question and as well as which types of training involvement matter most. Also get respondents’ recommendations for improving the training for these initiatives through better leadership, content development and delivery.
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by Expertus and Training Industry, Inc.
What impacts LMS efficiency outcomes such as compliance readiness, ease in finding and registering for courses and reduced administration costs? This study identifies which LMS functionalities have the greatest impact on efficiency, as well as which best practices and amount of implementation time are associated with efficiency gains. This report can be used to help companies identify how to get the most from their LMS and the most common LMS challenges they may need to overcome.
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