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Cost Considerations For Your E-Learning Projects
Cost Considerations For Your E-Learning Projects
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COST CONS IDERATIONS FOR
E-LE ARNING PROJECTS
T HE C OST OF E -L EARNING
How much does e-learning cost? That’s a difficult question to answer since it
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COST CONS IDERATIONS FOR
E-LE ARNING PROJECTS
Development Considerations
Complexity of content
Availability of content
Stability of content
Developers’ pace
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COST CONS IDERATIONS FOR
E-LE ARNING PROJECTS
Infrastructure/LMS (purchase, support, management, Ripple effect of development effort on other work
maintenance)
Audience (Who? How many?)
How project will be rolled out? (facilitate adoption of new
Distribution costs
learning initiatives – change management)
Equipment/facility costs
Market and promote training
Time away from job/disruption to productivity
Performance measurement
SME access and time – typically the same as Instructor
Led Training (ILT)
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COST CONS IDERATIONS FOR
E-LE ARNING PROJECTS
“Hidden” Value
Will the company see the value in factors that don’t show directly?
Freeing up of premises
May free up subject matter experts to perform job related tasks rather than training tasks
General Considerations
Can learners learn on the job? Will managers allow it? Control of own learning – just in time, self-paced, easily
referenced
Are learners/the company rooted in ILT?
Ability to train large numbers faster/simultaneously with
Will the budget process support e-learning?
consistent content
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COST CONS IDERATIONS FOR
E-LE ARNING PROJECTS
Planning and investment in planning will reduce development costs whether your
Here are a few tips to help you drive down the costs of e-learning: project is developed in house or outsourced. Remember, though, that good
If you find that you need assistance with planning, positioning and implementation of your next e-learning project, contact us to learn how we can
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