This month we thought to take a look and see what our partners have and been blogging about and saw that all of them, in one way or another, have been focused on change. Whether it is why change is necessary, strategies for change, or how to successfully implement change in your association, you’ll find something to pique your interest. Interested in more? Check out the Abila, HigherLogic and HighRoad Solutions blogs. The Moneyball Effect and what it means for Associations – It’s a Team Game! Moneyball, tells the remarkable story of how the Oakland A’s professional baseball team managed to [...]

As we’ve mentioned in the previous blog, the world of Continuing Education (CE) is filled with deadlines, many of which surround certification and whether a professional is in compliance with those deadlines. For most in the CE world, this is as far as maintaining compliance goes, but if you are going to build your own online continuing education management system (CEMS), you have to consider all the other myriad ways the concept of compliance can impact the way you build your CEMS. First there is what we just talked about, ensuring your learners can maintain their CE compliance. Most people think, [...]

We have a term What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) which means that as you create something, what you see on-screen accurately reflects the end result. However, for a custom built online continuing education management system (CEMS), nothing could be further from the truth. Typically when you think of a CEMS you think about how your learners will navigate the system, and how your administrators will manage the content—primarily focusing on the user interface. However, while ease of use is important, there is a lot more to a successful continuing education management system. Continuing education is full of deadlines. Whether it is when early registration [...]

The benefits of online education and training are abundant. And with this supporting data, the point is clear—you can't afford to wait any longer on growing your e-Learning program. Keeps you Competitive – More and more companies, small and large, are increasingly turning to e-Learning for their employees, with 41.7% of Fortune 500 companies using technology to ensure their employees maintain mastery of critical skills. This will only continue since 90% of the fastest growing industries require up-to-date knowledge of rapidly changing technology. This ability to stay abreast of the latest changes in a particular market is why 72% of organizations attributed their [...]

In the last post we touched on the costs involved in building your own continuing education management system (CEMS). Many people assume that after the initial development costs all they have to do is sit back and watch the money pour in. This approach does not take into account the true and total cost of ownership, and has led to many nasty surprises and blown budgets. So, before committing to anything, it pays to consider the true and total cost of owning a software system. Hardware When building your own CEMS one of the first things you’ll have to consider is [...]