We are a medium size company with approx. 400 employees within our U.S. based locations. I am interested in suggestions for the best approach in selecting a good starter LMS. We don't necessarily need all of the bells and whistles at this stage, but may want them in the future. I appreciate any suggestions for the best way to approach the selection process!

Please visit following link for a blog post dedicated to LMS selection;
http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/2009/04/01/

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To greater success,
Shekhar
Upside Learning

It is really important to have an impartial selection process that focuses on your specific business requirements and not biased by a vendor. This Chief Learning Officer article highlights the importance of business requirements for the LMS: http://www.clomedia.com/featur...nuary/1687/index.php

I believe that Brandon Hall and Bersin & Associates have a service they provide in selecting a LMS. I have a set process that I developed some time ago with templates and a project plan. You can read more about it at:

http://www.elearning-engineering.com/lms/index.htm

Thanks!

Hi, it is worth looking at Moodle, the open source LMS used by 25% of small companies in the US according to Elearning Guild. See our review here http://www.kineo.com/free-tool...your-free-lms-2.html and see the elearning guild review of LMSs http://www.elearningguild.com/...fm?selection=doc.769
Good luck

First a comment on Moodle.. having lived through this "Free" is not really free.. although it seems like a great idea, in fact you will likely pay as much or more than if you bought an LMS. My suggestion for a great way to start is the LMS KnowledgeBase2009 http://www.brandon-hall.com/pu...ns/lmskb/lmskb.shtml
This is a way to put in your requirements, needs and wants and let the on line tool search 92+ LMS's and 5000 pages of data and tell you the short list of who you should consider. my two cents.. steve