How to Set Up Subject Matter Experts for Success on Training Projects
We continue to focus on helping L&D teams optimize the course building process. It’s imperative that the process of building learning experiences proves valuable for all stakeholders, including the outsiders temporarily brought in to help build that course—namely, subject matter experts (SMEs). No two course projects are identical. Indeed, what processes worked for one team […]
Working with Subject Matter Experts: A Project Timeline
As learning needs escalate for organizations of all sizes, finding the best way to rapidly build courses and get them to learners is a challenge. Most course content is highly dependent on subject matter experts (SMEs). Their input is crucial, and even though a course might be built using well-designed templates that facilitate the generation […]
Herding Cats: How to Improve Relations with SMEs on Learning Projects
Should you give your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) a deadline? Of course—she is a team member like everyone else. Should you create a unique user ID for your SME so that she can access your authoring tool? Hmmm—that’s a tough one, as this might incur additional expenses. Questions about working with SMEs arise from time […]
6 Things You Need to Know About Working with SMEs on a Training Project
We write about working with subject matter experts (SMEs) from time to time, in order to share experiences and new insights. SMEs may not be instructional designers but without their expertise, courses cannot be built. With the explosion in the need for learning experiences, the ability to work successfully with SMEs has become of the […]
Why Agile Learning is the Engine to Drive Digital Transformation Forward
Digital transformation can be defined as the integration of digital technology and solutions into all aspects of a business’s processes in order to solve problems. While this differs organization to organization and industry to industry, at its core, digital transformation requires a shift in culture and in the way products and services are produced and […]
4 Ways to Encourage Training Project Commitment from Your SMEs
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs): we need their content to build our courses. We may have the most advanced authoring tools or the most engaging design elements in place, but without content, there’s no course. We’ve written before about working with SMEs, and we thought it was time to have another look at the best ways […]
The Role of the Scrum Master on Agile Learning Teams
When discussing the implementation of Agile, the term Scrum often comes into play. Scrum is one of many frameworks used to implement an Agile process. Put another way, Agile is the philosophy and Scrum is the methodology, or the specific set of rules to follow. According to Scrum.org, Scrum allows teams to work on complex projects […]
Why You Should Encourage Employees to Submit Training Requests
Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was some way you could demonstrate to senior management that L&D is not a group of order takers, but rather a team of analysts and evaluators on the pulse of EVERY learning experience under consideration across the organization? Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not, and […]
Tweaks to Your Training Request Process That Will Increase Learner Engagement
You’ve worked so hard to build a training intake system. But apart from delivering you more requests, is it making your learners more engaged? We’ve written extensively before about the need to streamline the training request process. Not only does a well-planned, automated system reduce paperwork and headaches, but it also increases learner engagement, helping […]
The Building Blocks for an Effective Agile Learning Culture
While we’ve written extensively about how to incorporate Agile Learning methodologies into individual learning projects, there should eventually be an Agile culture within an entire organization. Does it seem a bit overboard? It’s not, and it actually is possible. Let’s have a look at how you can get not only your training team on board […]
