by Jessica McLin | Jul 25, 2018 | Management, Medical Affairs, Operations, Training
According to the Panopto Workplace Knowledge and Productivity Report, a first-of-its kind survey of more than 1,000 U.S. workers, the average large business in the U.S. loses 47 million dollars in productivity each year as a direct result of inefficient knowledge sharing.
In this article, we review the most critical factors to consider when deciding between in-house vs. outsourced training and we’ll do our best to present the full picture. Hopefully, this analysis will give you the information you need to make some critical decisions when you have a new training project on the horizon.
by Jessica McLin | Jun 15, 2018 | Management, Medical Affairs, Operations, Training
First, the good news: Learning Management Systems (LMS) are improving exponentially to keep pace with increasing demand. It’s no surprise that, in the training industry, technology use overall was up in 2017, compared to the prior year. But did you know that the most commonly used technology was – you guessed it! – learning management systems? LMS use increased from 74% in 2016 to 86% percent in 2017. That’s an increase of 12%! Now for the bad news: with improved quality and functionality come more features (which is NOT the bad news part). The bad news is that means you have to learn about and understand all those new features and the acronyms, lingo, and intimidating terminology that come with them.