Learning Barometer July 2009

The Learning Function: Changes over the Last Year

1. Since July of 2008, the size of our learning organization has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

41%

Decreased Moderately

28%

Increased Moderately

15%

Decreased Substantially

11%

Increased Substantially

5%

Total responses to this question: 295

 

2. Since July of 2008, the overall enterprise learning budget has:

Item

Percent %

Decreased Moderately

39%

Stayed the Same

26%

Decreased Substantially

19%

Increased Moderately

13%

Increased Substantially

3%

Total responses to this question: 297

The Learning Function: The Last 3 Months

 

3. The size of our Learning department has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

57%

Decreased Moderately

23%

Increased Moderately

11%

Decreased Substantially

7%

Increased Substantially

2%

Total responses to this question: 296



4. Our overall enterprise learning budget has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

42%

Decreased Moderately

35%

Decreased Substantially

11%

Increased Moderately

10%

Increased Substantially

2%

Total responses to this question: 296



5. Spending on external services (i.e., consultant, content development, program delivery and/or software/content licensing services) has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

31%

Decreased Moderately

26%

Decreased Substantially

24%

Increased Moderately

15%

Increased Substantially

4%

Total responses to this question: 296



6. The volume of eLearning modules we offer has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

42%

Increased Moderately

37%

Increased Substantially

12%

Decreased Moderately

5%

Decreased Substantially

3%

Total responses to this question: 294



7. The volume of face-to-face classes and seminars has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

37%

Decreased Moderately

35%

Increased Moderately

13%

Decreased Substantially

12%

Increased Substantially

3%

Total responses to this question: 294



8. The volume of virtual/webinar offers has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

45%

Increased Moderately

34%

Increased Substantially

15%

Decreased Moderately

4%

Decreased Substantially

1%

Total responses to this question: 293

Resource Allocation/Spending for the Following Technologies:

 

9. Content Authoring Systems:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

69%

Increased Moderately

15%

Decreased Moderately

8%

Decreased Substantially

4%

Increased Substantially

4%

Total responses to this question: 288



10. Social Learning (Communities and Collaboration):

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

60%

Increased Moderately

27%

Decreased Moderately

6%

Increased Substantially

5%

Decreased Substantially

2%

Total responses to this question: 289

 

 
11. Gaming/Simulations:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

79%

Increased Moderately

10%

Decreased Moderately

5%

Decreased Substantially

5%

Increased Substantially

1%

Total responses to this question: 285



12. UserContent:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

66%

Increased Moderately

27%

Decreased Moderately

4%

Decreased Substantially

2%

Increased Substantially

2%

Total responses to this question: 288



13. Competency Management:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

64%

Increased Moderately

23%

Decreased Moderately

6%

Increased Substantially

5%

Decreased Substantially

2%

Total responses to this question: 287

 

The Business the Last 3 Months:
How Business Units/Employee Learning has Been Effected

14. Employee travel for learning has:

Item

Percent %

Decreased Substantially

42%

Decreased Moderately

26%

Stayed the Same

25%

Increased Moderately

6%

Increased Substantially

1%

Total responses to this question: 293



15. Use of Tuition Reimbursement has:

Item

Percent %

Stayed the Same

63%

Decreased Moderately

16%

Decreased Substantially

13%

Increased Moderately

8%

Total responses to this question: 287



16. Over the last 3 months, the Learning department has done:

Item

Percent %

More with fewer resources

45%

About the same with fewer resources

26%

More with more resources

14%

Less with fewer resources

11%

About the same with more resources

4%

Less with more resources

1%

Total responses to this question: 286



17. Plans for a Learning System (LMS/LCMS) include: (Select all that apply)

Item

Percent %

No Changes

47%

Expanded the functionality of an existing system

21%

Upgraded an existing system

15%

Customized an existing system

15%

Purchased a new system

12%

Initiated an RFI or RFP

11%

Reevaluated our licensing/SaaS contract

10%

Reduced the number of systems we manage

9%

Migrated to an open source or lower-cost system

6%

Changed where we hosted an existing system

2%

Total responses to this question: 283



18. In the Next Year, I believe that Learning Resources in our organization will:

Item

Percent %

Stay the Same

36%

Increase Moderately

28%

Decrease Moderately

25%

Increase Dramatically

7%

Decrease Dramatically

4%

Total responses to this question: 292


Demographics

 

19. Industry:

Item

Percent %

Government

13%

Technology

13%

Education - Higher Ed

11%

Insurance

10%

Financial Services / Banking

9%

Healthcare

9%

Professional Services

8%

Manufacturing

7%

Pharma / Bio-Tech

3%

Retail

3%

Association / Non-Profit

3%

Communications

3%

Consumer Products

2%

Transportation / Logistics

2%

Intelligence / Military

1%

Food / Beverage

1%

Media

1%

Hospitality / Entertainment

1%

Real Estate

1%

Total responses to this question: 288


20. Organization Size:

Item

Percent %

5,000-29,999

27%

1,000-4,999

22%

30,000-99,999

17%

1-499

15%

500-999

8%

100,000-249,999

6%

250,000-1,000,000

4%

Over 1 Million

1%

Total responses to this question: 292