Why I like Storyline 2
Updated September 30, 2015
Why I like Storyline 2
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
2
Overall Satisfaction with Articulate Storyline
Articulate Storyline 2 is used by the training and development team. It is a flexible tool that helps develop not only technical training but also soft skills. It is important that we develop proficiency with a single tool as opposed to trying different tools for different scenarios.
- When recording technical training I love the ability to edit individual slides to show what you want.
- The ability to develop in layers provides great flexibility as to the amount of options that you can provide on a single slide.
- Triggers and variables allow you to control the user experience and display content/navigate based on the users responses. Leading to much richer solutions.
- Editing a movie can be a little labor intensive and slow at times especially when there are a lot of slides to edit
- Ease of use has been key. Those with more technical experience are able to take more advantage of the triggers and variables.
Also evaluated Captivate 8 as this does have an Adaptable layered configuration.
Using Articulate Storyline
3 - The function is the elearning team although not everyone is a developer. We have only one dedicated developer with two other people who assist in applying simple updates, evaluating content and publishing for the LMS. We have API's connecting our front end to a Moodle LMS and the remainder of the group ensure that reports and the end user experience is all that it should be.
4 - We have an intern who acts helps publish and upload the content to the LMS as well as a product manager that sells and manages the content with customers and partners. There are also two technical specialists who work on the interface and API's between our platform and the Moodle LMS.
- Industry overview, we are in application security and a large component of our training is based around understanding this topic.
- Providing understanding around attack vectors, how applications can be hacked and what we can do to protect ourselves.
- product specific training.
- We are using a lot of video to demonstrate how attacks are conducted as well as how to remediate code against attacks.
- Using Videoscribe as a tool to create the opening segment of a module.
- Product specific training. We currently only train our customers using product agnostic training.
Evaluating Articulate Storyline and Competitors
Yes - The truth is, it did not replace another product, but other products were considered in the evaluation process. ActivePresenter was an interesting tool that had a lot of functionality and was very cost effective. Captivate with it's supposed Adaptive framework was a consideration but it is too linear and it takes too much effort to get it to do more advanced things. However, for pure tech training I think it is still the best available.
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
I have been using Articulate for a number of years and it provides the ease of use and flexibility to create more advanced technical content. Being able to embed items created in other applications seamlessly was also a key factor in selecting Storyline as a product of choice.
There are other emerging products in the market place. I would take a step back and rethink whether Storyline is still the go-to tool. For example, there is now a greater need for an adaptive solution and Storyline has not yet got the product that fills that niche. In fairness, to the best of my knowledge, neither has any other product.
Articulate Storyline Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal - Other than having to employee a product specialist there was no real change. Most of the changes came about as a result of implementing an LMS which is not the topic of this review.
- None, see previous re LMS
Articulate Storyline Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success | Not kept informed |
Going back to a previous response, exceptional support tends to come from the community and not necessarily from Articulate themselves. it can be argued that they have set up this community and have helped it flourish so kudos to them for making it so.
Using Articulate Storyline
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Layers are a particularly elegant feature.
- I love the triggers they allow enable me to add complex actions very quickly and simply.
- Being able to control content using variables enable you to make much more interesting content that adapts to the users input.
- using the video editing function is really slow and cumbersome.
- When trying to review a slide with audio it responds really slowly.
- The fact you have to work locally in case the file corrups is not useful, especially in this day and age of connectedness. I have to back up to a network at the end of every day, jsut because.