Week 9 LMS and LCMS

LMS and LCMS

Robin Good
July 15 2003
Updated July 14, 2004

Robin stated the following in his blog: A slick product doesn't deliver value if the company cannot deploy it, support it, or will not be around tomorrow. In this light I also encourage you to evaluate vendors through a set of very specific criteria.
These should be: 1) longevity,2) customer base,3) parent-companies,4) partners,5) technological sophistication,6) financial credibility, customer7) engagement protocol,8) deployment options and protocols,9) deployment record,10) industry experience,11) conformance with industry standards. You can find a very thorough reference for such evaluation criteria by going to:http://www.ltnavigator.com/selection.htm

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Tango's Response to Robin's Blog

I know this is a fairly old post but an important one. As educational leaders in our field we are in the key positions for making important decisions when it comes to our institution’s technology. I believe that Robin points out some very important issues when determining a LMS or LCMS system for your institution. There are many excellent LMS/LCMS systems out there. However, an excellent system is a weak system when there is not any support for the system by the company once it has been launched. This is evident in the 11 points Robin illustrates.

Tango