Selecting the one fits your needs

A List of consideration before puchasing LMS

Internal Issues

• Existed technology
• Attitude of decision makers

Technology

• Extendability:The products that have better system architecture and adhere to accredited standards are the one has more potential to extend in the future.
• Compatibility: Support as many document formats and courseware files as possible will give you more freedom to work between different software and increase the productivity.
• Integrality: To integrate with other systems, such as human resource system, accounting system, will help to track budget, personal skill, completion of goals and analyze useful reports.
• Usability: Easy to use for all people involved: tutors, administrators, and learners.
• Scalability: Possible to scale up to larger learner base.
• Implementation: Easy to implement, deploy and maintain.
• Support quality: Vendor supports onsite help, manual, hot line helpdesk and etc.

Functional Requirements

• Integration with HR
• Administration tools
• Content access
• Communication: discussion forums, file exchange, e-mail, online journal, chat, video services and a whiteboard.
• Content development
• Content integration
• Skills management
• Assessment capabilities
• Adherence to standards
• Productivity: learning supplementary tools, e.g., bookmarks, calendar/progress review, orientation/help, searching within the course, and working offline/synchronize
• Configurability
• Security

Cost

• Cost of acquisition
• Cost of implementation & deploy
• Cost of maintenance