Item: Saba Cloud
Rating: 9
Author: Jeffrey Naftal

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have rebranded our Saba Cloud platform to be both our Learning Management System and our Performance Management System. We are using it for both career development and pay for performance. We have ties with both LinkedIn Learning and FranklinCovey which means that users of the platform have thousands of learning opportunities. And we have taken the competencies and accountabilities from our job descriptions and turned them into the skills for each employee for evaluation purposes.

Pros and Cons

Integrate with external learning providers.
Be responsive to customer suggestions.
Provide detailed learning opportunities for users and admins.

Limited flexibility in their programming can reduce UX enhancement options.
Probably could use a small company (under 150 employees) version that is streamlined.

Return on Investment

Monthly check-ins for supervisors and their staff were begun following implementation of Saba Cloud.
Skills assessment was made available. Previous skills assessments were not done at all.
Increased learning by staff compared to before system implementation.

Key Insights

Do you think Saba Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Saba Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Saba Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Saba Cloud go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Saba Cloud again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

I think that Saba Cloud is well suited to any environment but probably would be better in a larger environment to fully use its features. Because it integrates so well with external learning suppliers and HR systems, it also well suited for any technological environment. Because it is not as intuitive it may be difficult for some end users to adapt to the system.

Excellent Learning Management Platform

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Saba Cloud