A.Introduction
In early 2006,The eLearning Guild asked its members for their besttips on selection,implementa-tion,and managementof learning managementand learning contentmanagementsystems (LMSand LCMS).A total of 417 members contributed usable tips.We have sorted and edited these tips,in order to publish them as three separate eBooks.Thisbook presents 339 tips on LMS/LCMS implementation.
B.The tips
As we have done with our other publications on success with LMS/LCMS and with online instruc-tion,we have organized the tips into categories.The editors assigned tips to categories according tothe main theme or intentof each tip.This was notsimple,since many of the tips contained multipleideas and some were quite lengthy.We recognize thatmany readers will disagree with our cate-gories and our assignments.The Implementation tips fall into ten major groups:1.Comprehensive tips:This is the largestsingle group.Each of these 105 tips addressesseveral key areas or bestpractices.2.Tips on change managementand obtaining stakeholder buy-in.3.Tips on selecting and managing the implementation team.4.Tips on involving the IT Departmentin the implementation.5.Tips on projectmanagement.6.Tips on system managementand configuration.7.Tips on testing and piloting the LMS/LCMS.8.Tips on training users.9.Tips on managing vendor relationships.10.Miscellaneous tips on a variety of topics:Some tips simply didn’tfitany categorywe could come up with,butthey are valid and worth considering.
C.The tipsters
As in all our eBooks,we creditthe members who contributed their ideas (the Tipsters).Mostof thetips are followed by a number indicating the origin,and an indexed listof Tipsters appears attheend of this book.All tips are in the Tipster’s own words,with editing only for spelling,grammar,andpunctuation where needed.We deeply appreciate the effortthatcontributors made to create these tips.We hope you find atleastone valuable idea — and we hope many valuable ideas — thatcan help you as you implement your LMS or LCMS.
339 Tips on LMS/LCMS Implementation
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I.How to Use These Tips
Published November 2006by
The eLearning Guild
Bill Brandon
Editor
BBrandon@eLearningGuild.com
Chuck Holcombe
Copy EditorChuck@Holcombe.biz
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