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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BizLibrary

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABizLibrary is a corporate-focused learning management software solution. The vendor provides a searchable library of prebuilt courses and materials that are mobile-accessible and include assessment and gamification capabilities.N/A

    Skillsoft Leadership Development Program

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASkillsoft offers their Leadership Development Program, with a number of course offerings featuring scenarios and model behavior, reflection exercises and other curricula to train learning or first-time managers.N/A
    Pricing
    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
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    BizLibrary
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    Skillsoft
    Chose Skillsoft Leadership Development Program
    They seemed to be more on top of relevant topics and experience. BizLibrary was nothing more than a massive resaler. Whereas Skillsoft Leadership Development Program offered defined paths and topics that we could easily match to career progressions. It also seems to be much …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of BizLibrary and Skillsoft Leadership Development Program
    Feature
    BizLibrary
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Skillsoft Leadership Development Program
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content9.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration9.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BizLibrarySkillsoft Leadership Development Program
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BizLibrary
    Since I only use BizLibrary as a source for content, I cannot speak to the program's suitability as an LMS, but it is an excellent solution for obtaining content that can be used in your own LMS. They offer a wide range of topics, the courses are just the right length, and the files never give me any issues exporting, loading into our LMS, and users rarely have trouble viewing the files. If you are looking for content to be added to your own LMS, BizLibrary is the way to go. What I know of it as an LMS, it seems like there would be content overload for a student. With so much content, it might be hard for a student to narrow down what they would like to take.
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    Skillsoft
    They have a large library - make sure you clearly study the library offerings and choose the courses that are best for you as you will never be able to use all of them. Make sure you survey your user base before purchasing the licensing of the library courses so the courses are 'marked' with an employee in mind to keep costs minimized. Only purchase the Books 24x7 if you have a large IT department - otherwise you might want to lease a smaller content portion. Their Leadership Development, Project Management, business series and critical thinking and technical products are exceptional.
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    Pros
    BizLibrary
    • Client success managers, in addition to helping with course selection, give advice on building your learning program.
    • The BizLibrary tech team was instrumental in working with my LMS provider to tackle some technical challenges.
    • The biggest strength BizLibrary has, in addition to its huge content library, is a team truly dedicated to your success.
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    Skillsoft
    • Covers a wide-breadth of topics ranging from desktop / office skills to communications skills to leadership development
    • Offers knowledge portals (Knowledge Centers) around specific topic areas such as Management Development, Six Sigma, Professional Foundations, Sales, etc - that aggregate content from the large Skillsoft resources and present it in a way that is both meaningful and relevant to the learners. Plus, they have editors update the featured topic each month.
    • Include a wide variety of learning media such as eLearning courses, books, book summaries and videos.
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    Cons
    BizLibrary
    • The reporting options changed when the program was updated. You have to go through more steps to find the data to download. I would like more canned reports.
    • Adding a new learner is easy, but it takes more time to get them into the right group. We segment learners by company and role to make assigning topics easier for us.
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    Skillsoft
    • The platform does have room to improve their response time for assistance. Depending on the issue an internal "help team may be required"
    • They removed what was called "knowledge centers" which could be summed up as an accumulation of books, courses, exams, practice exams, articles and basically any asset within the platform surrounded by a particular subject. This was a great benefit to some of our customer. It was a one-stop-shop but now you would need to search independently for all of those assets.
    • Because the platforms library can be customized its a bit of a struggle to have certain assets changed or modified within Skillsoft. You basically are on their time when it comes to updates or any major changes you as a customer would like to make.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BizLibrary
    I can't find anything else that supports our learning in the way BizLibrary does.
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    Skillsoft
    I would recommend to renew as this is part of our employee development goals and we make a strong commitment to develop employees' people skills. I think SkillSoft has a very innovative approach to develop people's interpersonal skills other than traditional classroom learning.
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    Usability
    BizLibrary
    It is very easy to use and when you don't know how to use something it is not hard to find out how.
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    Skillsoft
    The integration between the main Skillsoft portal and Books24x7 could use improvement. Most users don't realize there is actually a separate books portal because the link to it is not that visible. Yet, once they discover it, they realize that the books portal is actually easier to use to search for books, ebook summaries, and videos.
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    Performance
    BizLibrary
    It truly is easy and reliable, I have never had an issue in this area.
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    Skillsoft
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    Support Rating
    BizLibrary
    When reaching out for support, BL is quick to respond. Even if they do not have a solution - such as when lessons were retired without a replacement - they are always thoughtful and informed.
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    Skillsoft
    Very responsive, knowledge and helpful. They are always focused on ensuring they are doing the very best to support our success.
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    Online Training
    BizLibrary
    It was so easy, the tech that worked with me and my client success rep were beyond helpful. If I had questions they responded immediately and were very instrumental in our success.
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    Skillsoft
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    Implementation Rating
    BizLibrary
    Be creative, make it a fun adventure for your learners. Utilize your partners at BizLIbrary.
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    Skillsoft
    Just that it takes a village. It cannot be done alone. Everyone needs to know what you are doing and what their role is in the implementation. Tightly managing the project management schedule and resources is important in ensuring that everything gets done on time, and with quality. Education is KEY
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    Alternatives Considered
    BizLibrary
    We selected BizLibrary because it had the most robust system that pertained to our employee base. We have found that that has resulted in users engaging in several areas in addition to those required. The price was better that some and worse that some, but we felt that it provided the best value and that has proven to be the case.
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    Skillsoft
    We chose SkillSoft for the overall ease of use for both our users and our administrators and have a great value proposition. We have continued our contracts for the same reasons and the relationship we have built with our Learning Consultant and Account Representative.
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    Return on Investment
    BizLibrary
    • Employee engagement feedback related to the need for learning & development has already seen an uptick. Many express alot of gratitude/appreciation for the JIT learning opportunity.
    • 1st year ROI achieved with first half-dozen employees who participated in courses which were otherwise budgeted to be taken as one-day, offsite sessions from other (classroom) vendors.
    • Broad-based management support was at first a struggle, to be candid, but as employees have completed courses and then we've followed up, managers are now providing positive feedback from their perspective.
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    Skillsoft
    • The ability to have on-demand training saves money in not having to have an in-house trainer.
    • Employees can complete training on their own time (even at home), so if they need more time for a training, they can complete it on their own time.
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    ScreenShots

    BizLibrary Screenshots

    Screenshot of the administrator dashboardScreenshot of the content libraryScreenshot of a learner profile dashboardScreenshot of training contentScreenshot of the bizlms learner homepageScreenshot of a transcript report