ILTA White Paper
Firm University
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T
he general learning management system
(LMS) market is evolving quickly. The
primary driver behind this rapid change is
the recent demand for integrating more
extensive functionality, such as talent
and performance management, informal learning and
social learning. There is also the desire to more closely
integrate the LMS into other enterprise applications so
that it becomes embedded into daily life.
The decision process for adopting an LMS in a
law firm has been a tussle between the sometimes
competing requirements of the IT and professional
development departments. LMS providers have
developed their systems starting from two opposite
sides of the law firm. As a result, while a system might
be ideal in every respect for IT's purposes (e.g.,
elegant handling of multiple short e-learning topics), it
is sometimes lacking in functionality for the other (e.g.,
incorporation of state bar rules for CLE).
The race is on for who can not only supply the
perfect LMS that satisfies both sets of traditional
demands, but also for who can best accommodate
the advent of Web 2.0 functionality, performance and
talent management, and informal learning.
sue PasfieLd CaPensys
Learning Management
Systems in a Web 2.0 World
