Learning Management Systems (LMS) have long provided a distinct competitive advantage. Companies with budgets that can sustain a customized, feature-rich LMS—along with the training and IT staff needed to support that LMS—have recognized considerable returns by providing their employees with access to suites of curricula-driven, just-in-time training.
By contrast smaller companies have struggled with ad hoc solutions whose cost is significant and effectiveness difficult to gauge. Costs, such as the need for additional servers, software, and additional IT staff, have kept small to midsize companies from effectively leveraging the benefits of modern training solutions and maintaining a competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace.
Now, with Convergent Learning’s LMS Hosting Services, your employees can access a dedicated Learning Management System—branded for your company and tailored to your support and administrative needs—for a fraction of the cost associated with maintaining an onsite LMS. Our LMS Hosting Services, designed specifically for small- to medium-sized companies, can help you provide your employees with the advanced, just-in-time training they need to adapt to the challenges of a rapidly changing marketplace—at a low price that will help you maximize your training dollars.
Click each item to explore Convergent LMS Hosting further:
Convergent Learning’s LMS Hosting Solution uses proven open source technology to provide you with a robust and effective Learning Management System for a small initial set up fee plus a low monthly subscription. Our solution allows you to offer a variety of training options including:
- Instructor-led training
- Online SCORM courses
- Quizzes
- Certificates
- Glossaries
- Forums
- Surveys
- Downloadable documents
- Wikis
Convergent Learning configures the LMS to your specific needs, including custom interface design and company branding. In addition, Convergent Learning has several low-cost hosting and support options available to ensure that you have the LMS necessary to meet your training goals.
Convergent Learning will work with you using our established, streamlined Implementation process to ensure that your Hosting Solution meets the needs of your training initiatives now and in the future.
The following phases outline our process, key deliverables for each phase, as well as your role in making the Implementation of your LMS proceed as smoothly and quickly as possible.
Discovery:
- Preparation: create timelines, create documents, and obtain resources
- Kickoff Meeting: review expectations, timelines, introduce team members, and deliver basic documentation
Design:
- Configuration workshop: review configuration options and narrow available options
- Initial Design Discussion: review branding expectations and requirements
- Initial Data Migration: define import requirements (e.g., user and course) as well as capabilities
- Internal Design Review: review all client-provided materials and follow-up as needed
Development:
- Build: create the basic system by installing the OS, database, LMS software, and additional software
- Configure: configure the system as deteremined in the configuration workshop
- Implement Design: add the client design to the system
- Import Data: import user and other data into the system as required
- Final Client Review: review the final design, configuration, and data integrity before the final release
Release:
- Client Review: the client approves the finalized site and signs off
- Hand Off: LMS administration is handed off to the appropriate Support Organization
Convergent Learning’s support options provide you with as much—or as little—support and administration as you need to integrate your LMS seamlessly into you training solutions. We provide the data that you need for your population of learners, as well as the level of support you need to ensure that students can access your LMS whenever necessary.
For each level of service, we perform all required hosting and support tasks including Implementation, Integration, and data migration, as well as:
- Operating system updates
- Application upgrades
- Data retention and restoration
- System monitoring and reporting
- Scalability planning
- Disaster recovery
Convergent Learning also provides LMS administration at most service levels that includes:
- Configuring courses
- Running training reports
- Managing courses
- Managing course enrollments
- Managing LMS user accounts
Contact us to find out how Convergent Learning can design and implement the ideal LMS Hosting Solution for your company.