7

Tips For
Easy And
Effective

LMS
Switch

1
Understand that
switching LMS vendors is
different from looking
for your first LMS

Understand that switching LMS vendors is

different from looking for your first LMS

Do not forget that switching a product/service

demands a
different type of attention from a new purchase

Understand that switching LMS vendors is

different from looking for your first LMS

Do not forget that switching a product/service

demands a
different type of attention from a new purchase
Sensitize the stakeholders and the key members of
the team
evaluating the options towards this

2
List the key reasons
that are driving you to
look for a
new LMS

List the key reasons that are driving you to

look for a new LMS

Some key reasons could be:

List the key reasons that are driving you to

look for a new LMS

Some key reasons could be:

The current system is unable to scale up to the
growth in usage,
its started becoming a bottleneck and outages
are a regular
feature due to user load

List the key reasons that are driving you to

look for a new LMS

Some key reasons could be:

The current system is unable to scale up to the
growth in usage,
its started becoming a bottleneck and outages
are a regular
feature due to user load
The current LMS has become outdated and its
features and the
technology itself have not been upgraded by the

3
Do a thorough
evaluation of new
systems with reference
to the pain points of your
first experience

Do a thorough evaluation of new systems

with reference to the pain points of your
first experience

Focus on:

Do a thorough evaluation of new systems

with reference to the pain points of your
first experience

Focus on:
The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and
continued LMS
development

Do a thorough evaluation of new systems

with reference to the pain points of your
first experience

Focus on:
The history of the vendor for LMS upgrades and
continued LMS
development
The vendors experience in LMS replacements

4
Make sure you cover the
important areas
comprehensively in the
demos and trial access
phases

Make sure you cover the important areas

comprehensively in the demos and trial
access phases

Decide the versions of standards compliance

SCORM, AICC

Make sure you cover the important areas

comprehensively in the demos and trial
access phases

Decide the versions of standards compliance

SCORM, AICC
Finalize on the technical capability robustness,
scalability,
reliability, security, etc.

Make sure you cover the important areas

comprehensively in the demos and trial
access phases

Decide the versions of standards compliance

SCORM, AICC
Finalize on the technical capability robustness,
scalability,
reliability, security, etc.
Take care of customer support philosophy and
commitments

Make sure you cover the important areas

comprehensively in the demos and trial
access phases

Decide the versions of standards compliance

SCORM, AICC
Finalize on the technical capability robustness,
scalability,
reliability, security, etc.
Take care of customer support philosophy and
commitments
Decide the user interface for administrators and
learners easy to

5
Data
migration

Data migration

Involve the technical teams of the current and new

LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail

Data migration

Involve the technical teams of the current and new

LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail
Submit a data migration plan

Data migration

Involve the technical teams of the current and new

LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail
Submit a data migration plan
Clearly outline the data migration requirements

Data migration

Involve the technical teams of the current and new

LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail
Submit a data migration plan
Clearly outline the data migration requirements
Map data entity and elements on a broad level

Data migration

Involve the technical teams of the current and new

LMS systems to
talk to each other in detail
Submit a data migration plan
Clearly outline the data migration requirements
Map data entity and elements on a broad level
Decide the approach to data migration manual or
automated or
mixed

6
Content
migration

Content migration

Migrate courses and content to the new system

Content migration

Migrate courses and content to the new system

Discuss how to migrate the content which is not in a
standard
format (like SCORM)

7
Customer
migration

Customer migration

Extremely critical for training companies

Customer migration

Extremely critical for training companies

Take care of the branding elements, look and feel

Customer migration

Extremely critical for training companies

Take care of the branding elements, look and feel
Scope out all the branding and access control
issues in detail with
the vendor

RECAP : 7 Tips
1.

Understand that switching LMS vendors is different from looking for

your first LMS

2.

List the key reasons that are driving you to look for a new LMS

3.

Do a thorough evaluation of new systems with reference to the pain

points of your first experience

4.

Make sure you cover the important areas comprehensively in the

demos and trial access phases

5. Data migration
6. Content migration
7. Customer migration
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