A SWOT Analysis Learning Management System

WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS THREATS OPPORTUNITIES LMS

STRENGTHS

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training Capable of integrating with the workflow

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training Capable of integrating with the workflow Capable of integrating with other existing HRMS/IS

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training Capable of integrating with the workflow Capable of integrating with other existing HRMS/IS Exhaustive MIS reporting

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training Capable of integrating with the workflow Capable of integrating with other existing HRMS/IS Exhaustive MIS reporting Works excellent for course management, delivery & tracking of formal learning

STRENGTHS Long existence & well accepted Provides a central & manageable system for online & offline training Capable of integrating with the workflow Capable of integrating with other existing HRMS/IS Exhaustive MIS reporting Works excellent for course management, delivery & tracking of formal learning Capable of managing competency & talent management

WEAKNESSES

Focused on control & managing more than learner experience WEAKNESSES

Focused on control & managing more than learner experience Not ready for Web 2.0 experience and offers outdated way of course access WEAKNESSES

Focused on control & managing more than learner experience Not ready for Web 2.0 experience and offers outdated way of course access Focused on formal learning to be pushed to learners WEAKNESSES

Focused on control & managing more than learner experience Not ready for Web 2.0 experience and offers outdated way of course access Focused on formal learning to be pushed to learners No real standards govern LMS development WEAKNESSES

Focused on control & managing more than learner experience Not ready for Web 2.0 experience and offers outdated way of course access Focused on formal learning to be pushed to learners No real standards govern LMS development Overall customer experience with LMS is not consistent WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES To create learner-centric environments rather than centralized course delivery system through Social & Informal learning

OPPORTUNITIES To create learner-centric environments rather than centralized course delivery system through Social & Informal learning To offer talent management functionality in the context of both formal & informal learning

THREATS

THREATS Slow to respond to changing learner needs

THREATS Slow to respond to changing learner needs As market fragmentation increases, more LMS systems will become out of tune to the market demands thereby creating a higher level of dissonance with the LMS

THREATS Slow to respond to changing learner needs Social networking tools could extend to take over some of the LMS functionality posing a new competition (already are) to LMS As market fragmentation increases, more LMS systems will become out of tune to the market demands thereby creating a higher level of dissonance with the LMS

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