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It’s Never Too Early!Why Consultancy Adds Value to Strategic Learning Projects
Presented by: Nina Brebner
Position: Account Director
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CONSULTANCY
1. Why now?
Why has consultancy become more
important?
2. What types of consultancy are
there?
How can consultancy be used to the
best effect?
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Why now?
Why has consultancy become more important?
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A greater demand for digital lead blended programmes
Research carried out by Cegos Group – Jan 2014
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More digital lead blend programmes – bigger projects
2013 - blended learning portfolio
6 programmes
over £100,000
2014 - blended learning portfolio
36 programmes
Over £100,000
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Learning technology budgets under greater scrutiny
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Increased focus on having a digital & blended strategy
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More technical solutions requires greater thinking
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Summary
• Blends are more digitally lead driving greater input from learning tech companies
• More complex solutions require greater thinking & collaboration
• Bigger programmes carry more risk and greater investment so need better measurement and management
• Our customers are now asking for more strategic approach to digital learning
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Types of consultancy
How can consultancy be
used to the best effect?
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Strategic Consultancy
Helping to develop digital, social and blended learning strategies alongside Learning and development goals
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Training Need Analysis
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Blended Learning Design
Build a visual of the present
Explore and learn about delivery mechanisms
Build a visual of the future
Examine the Persona’s/Learner Type
Start to build the programme
Activist
Reflector
Theorist
Pragmatist
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Totara Platform Consultancy
Embedded or Un-embedded models of consultancy
Platform implementation
L&D Strategy enablement
Marketing and communication of the learning platform
Annual health check and quality assurance
Content curation and learner journey design
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Campaign, Communication & Marketing
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Benchmarking & Evaluation
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Closing points
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Key points
• Find the right supplier for you
• There is no such thing as a conversation that is too early
• Learning technology does not always have to be
reactive it can be strategic
• Consultancy can be as short a one hour conversation
• Consultancy can enable projects to happen faster by
slowing down at the beginning
• Consultancy can mitigate risk and reduce
misunderstandings
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