Item: SumTotal Talent Development
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SumTotal Learning Management System to support on-line courses, learning plans and ILT programs. It helps us to leverage knowledge among teams, to reduce training efforts and costs, to optimize management through decentralized administration and to get more reliable information for management decisions. It is a complete and robust plaftform that provides great functionalities.

Pros and Cons

Complete functionalities for learning and training management
Reliable data and performance
Integration to other products / systems
Mobile learning

Admin experience (a little hard to use)
Portal and look and feel customization
Gamification (user experience)

Most Important Features

Domain management
Mobile learning
Gamification
Learning tracks

Return on Investment

Positive: reduce training costs and management efforts
Positive: better and more reliable information for management decisions
Negative: it is an expensive platform when compared to other similar solutions

Alternatives Considered

SAP SuccessFactors and Docebo Learning Suite

In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, such as learning pills and assessments. Integration to third-party systems was also an issue for us, and we found interesting cases and good technical documentation to deploy it.

Key Insights

Do you think SumTotal Talent Development delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SumTotal Talent Development's feature set?

Yes

Did SumTotal Talent Development live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SumTotal Talent Development go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SumTotal Talent Development again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Trello, OpenVPN Access Server, Cornerstone OnDemand, Zoom, Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

I believe it as very good solution for complex projects with a big amount of courses and ILT activities to manage and control. It can work specially well in companies where learning management is decentralized through divisions and/or departments. It is complete in terms of functionalities and possibilities, what makes the platform a bit complex. It may not be the best choice for simple projects, because sometimes it can be hard-to-use for administrators, since it is actually a robust solution.

My experience using SumTotal Talent Development

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with SumTotal Talent Development