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Appirio Acquires VMG

It is with great pleasure and pride that I announce that VMG has been acquired by Appirio. Appirio has been a strong partner to VMG since VMG’s founding, and this is a natural evolution of the growing partnership between our two organizations. We are proud to join the amazing Appirio ... Read More

~ posted by Glenn Oclassen on 11 Apr 11
   tagged as :cloud

The SaaS Adoption Manifesto

by Beth Chmielowski, Glenn Oclassen, John Hathaway, and Tom Kraack SaaS companies are first and foremost product companies. SaaS products are fundamentally different from traditional on-premise products. SaaS subscriptions are fundamentally different from traditional product licenses. Revenue recognition: Upfront license fees are immediately profitable; ... Read More

~ posted by VMG Announcements on 5 Dec 10
   tagged as :adoption services, customer training, SaaS, SaaS adoption

7 tips to help your learning go viral

So you'd like to see your training go viral huh? Whether it's for sales, technical, customers, partners or internal to your organization, there are some clear guidelines to make this happen. At VMG, we love the cloud, so I'm going to reference one of the best in the business on ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 19 Oct 10
   tagged as :cloud, customer training, eLearning, innovation, SaaS, SaaS Training, social learning

Thinkin’ big, startin’ small

'Start Small, Think Big, Scale Fast' is a phrase I've heard a few times from our Chairman, Tom Kraack. What happens when a company has already become big? Years of processes, teams upon teams, re-org upon re-org. Can they still start small, think big innovative thoughts, and then take that ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 3 Sep 10
   tagged as :business of learning, cloud, innovation

Marketing for the Learning Org

This is the third post in the series for building the business of learning in your organization. The first two posts covered Innovation and Strategic Planning. This third post is key to winning with any program or product you plan to launch, no matter who the audience might ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 16 Aug 10
   

4 More (Busted) Enterprise Learning Myths

I came across this list of training myths on Twitter today (courtesy of Jane Hart - @c4lpt) and I couldn't help tossing in my two cents. So here are four more enterprise learning myths that need to be busted (feel free to chime in with your own) ... Read More

~ posted by Glenn Oclassen on 11 Aug 10
   tagged as :learning portal, Rapid eLearning, SaaS, SaaS Training, virtual training

Strategic Planning – Be the Windshield

This is the second in a series of posts for the business of learning. In my previous post, I spoke some about innovation and how it applies to the learning department and will save related topics on culture, leadership, and running the function as a ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 14 Jul 10
   tagged as :business, innovation, strategy

Learning Innovation – Keep Stumbling

This is the first in a five part series on managing learning teams and how to succeed in the ‘new normal’ of our industry. As the head of a learning function, global education, etc – I see five main components that are the lifeblood of the organization. - Innovation - Strategic planning - Communication/Change Management - Execution - Evaluation Innovation ... Read More

~ posted by Jon Lloyd on 8 Jul 10
   tagged as :business, innovation

Nine Ways Learning Portals Improve SaaS Providers’ Bottom Line

SaaS VPs and line of business leaders are increasingly making strategic investments in learning portals, though the companies may not even have training departments. In fact, they sometimes start here, bypassing traditional training technologies and organizations completely. Why would they do this? Two very important reasons: one, learning ... Read More

~ posted by Beth Chmielowski on 6 Jul 10
   tagged as :business of learning, learning portal, SaaS, SaaS Training

A Learning Portal is Not an LMS

I have been in several discussions recently with clients, partners, and many in the training industry, and I have been hearing a common theme emerge: "I need a learning portal, not an LMS" What does this mean? Many portions of our industry would say that the concepts of an LMS and ... Read More

~ posted by Glenn Oclassen on 18 May 10
   tagged as :learning portal, LMS