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Your e-Learning Strategy Checklist
Last time we discussed why a Learning and Performance Strategy was important to the life and ongoing success of an enterprise. In this article we will look at how e-Learning fits into the strategic framework.
The e-Learning strategy lives through the learning strategy, which in turn, is deeply embedded in the organizational strategy. This is true for all departments within the organization. In addition, the learning strategy must link clearly to the mission and vision of the organization. The values driven by learning and performance must be reflected across the organization in the ways people, customers, clients, vendors, and the job environment are perceived.
Ultimately, the process of developing a well-thought-out and successful learning strategy will include a focused e-Learning strategy that will provide details around the following:
- Defining the initiative and vision around the strategy.
- Defining the needs and expectations of executive leadership.
- Defining the needs and wants of the users at the organizational, departmental, business group, and individual levels.
- Defining the technology to support the system.
The strategy will also include a process to ensure alignment of each offering to the overall organizational goals and objectives. We highly recommend that the learning strategy address:
- Aligning learning strategy goals with organizational and departmental goals.
- Ensuring the support of executive leadership and acceptance of the strategy by contributors and users.
- Determining baseline technology requirements and capacity to support the learning and e-Learning strategy.
- Partnering with the internal training professionals in creating a plan for roll-out and implementation.
- Devising a methodology to evaluate and measure results.
In the next article we will discuss the human resource aspect of a learning strategy — people are truly the driving force behind any kind of learning endeavor.
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This is a sound organizational way to deal with a number of organizational goals. I have used the same basic strategy to provide organizational change strategies. The key to the success of such tactics is a feed back loop at each of the milestone events.
It is as important that the process itself take on a learning status. In my practice of working with organizational reputation strategies the key is build on relations within the organization to forge stronger performance.
Thanks Man! See my latest post at http://www.billtyson.wordpress.com
nice strategy for e-Learning.. and now a days the scope of E-Learing is increasing day by day.
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So, what is Strategy Anyway? Here are a few different perspectives:
http://billtyson.wordpress.com/
I would appreciate your perspective.
All the best,
Bill Tyson
Bill makes a good point here and in his blog. Mostly, the term “strategy” is a bit overused and when it is used could mean a myriad of things… some of which might not be strategic at all! In fact, we have become a bit cynical as to “strategery” which is the combination of “strategy” and “mystery” and we see it a lot!
However, this doesn’t lessen the importance of utilizing a clear methodology as “olddude59” points out in his earlier response to this post. I would dare say it is more important than ever to create an executable strategy that begins to align ANY activities to the goals and objectives of the organization. This said, an eLearning strategy must be a component piece to a performance / learning strategy that is more encompassing and should be measured at the organizational level. The only way to do this is to determine what is meant, the purpose, and how we are going to go about “strategy” as Bill points out in his blog…. All cool stuff for sure!
Thanks Kevin