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It’s Never Too Early!Why Consultancy Adds Value to Strategic Learning Projects

Presented by: Nina Brebner

Position: Account Director

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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