SumTotal Talent Development Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Reviews & Insights

Score7.9 out of 10

38 Reviews and Ratings

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Pros

User-Friendly Design: Several users have mentioned that SumTotal has a very user-friendly design, making it easy for non-programmers to configure their LMS interface. This has allowed for customization of various environments for different groups and integration of external web applications through iFraming, such as social media or news feeds.

Customizable Features: Reviewers have appreciated the customizable features offered by SumTotal, such as custom color schemes, logos, widgets, news feeds, and training messages. These features have allowed them to create a personalized environment for several different clients, tailoring the LMS to each client's specific needs.

Clean Front-End User Interface: Many reviewers have highlighted the clean front-end user interface of SumTotal, which makes it visually appealing and easy to navigate for both administrators and learners. This intuitive interface enhances the overall user experience and simplifies navigation within the system.

SumTotal Talent Development Reviews

3 Reviews

Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesInformation Technology & Services2Management Consulting1

Best suited Talent Management tool for Mid-market enterprises

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

December 8, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are high-end Analytics staffing services provider company. Our basic business model is to hire best Analytics and data engineering talent out there in the world and put them on cutting-edge assignments. We used SumTotal Talent Development for our hire-to-retire journey of employees. From getting employee references to setting up multiple interview discussions, feedback, compensation, stock ownership, growth, and analytics on top.

Pros

Tracking employee learning goals and making sure they meet the goals
Capturing feedback from multiple interview discussions while hiring and showcasing it in one screen
Funnel analysis of candidate recruitment pipeline

Cons

I did not see any functionality to add multiple contractor companies to the hiring funnel and do partner level analysis
There are no AI capabilities for generating insights and recommendations on yearly or quarterly data

Likelihood to Recommend

Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.

Abhideep Jain

Manager Consultant - Business Development in Sales at Tiger Analytics (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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LMS Shopping: Like buying a car, know what your money buys you

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

June 24, 2014

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to provide eLearning asynchronous training to our clients. We decide what to develop, and our clients buy subscriptions to our training library. Our training supports their requirements to earn CLPs and certifications in their fields. Our employees also use it for the same purpose.

Pros

SumTotal has a very user friendly design, making it easy for non-programmers to configure their LMS interface, customize various environments for different groups, and to integrate numerous external web applications through iFraming, such as social media or news feeds. I was able to configure a custom environment for several different clients, making it feel like their own LMS, such as a custom color scheme and logos, custom widgets (which are section of any page), news feeds, training messages, and custom learning plans.

Cons

SumTotal can not yet support media-rich mobile learning. Our eLearning design use instructional video, text, interactions, pop-ups with course resources and other information, etc... The SumTotal mobile capability right now does not support our design; ie our pop-ups won't pop-up, even those that simply open a PDF or document, and non of the hyperlinks will work.

Likelihood to Recommend

When choosing an LMS, you need to decide what features are most important. Things like single-sign on, 508 compliance, ability to support mobile learning, price per user, ability to customize for various audiences, and technical support. When I chose our LMS, it was called GeoEngage because of price and all of the tech support was on the East Coast. The LMS was bought by SumTotal a few years ago. We originally wanted SumTotal, but it was too expensive for our small company. Now we get both, and we continue to get great customer support.

Verified User

Administrator (Management Consulting company, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

Sum Total- Does it add up as an LMS?

Rating: 5 out of 10

Incentivized

June 20, 2014

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sales training, onboarding and curriculum development

Pros

Curriculum development
Prerequisites
Calendar view

Cons

Usability- launching activites
Look and feel could be more appealing
Audience management/integration could be improved

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Project Manager (Information Technology and Services company, 10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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LMS Shopping: Like buying a car, know what your money buys you

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

June 24, 2014

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

SumTotal has a very user friendly design, making it easy for non-programmers to configure their LMS interface, customize various environments for different groups, and to integrate numerous external web applications through iFraming, such as social media or news feeds. I was able to configure a custom environment for several different clients, making it feel like their own LMS, such as a custom color scheme and logos, custom widgets (which are section of any page), news feeds, training messages, and custom learning plans.

Cons

SumTotal can not yet support media-rich mobile learning. Our eLearning design use instructional video, text, interactions, pop-ups with course resources and other information, etc... The SumTotal mobile capability right now does not support our design; ie our pop-ups won't pop-up, even those that simply open a PDF or document, and non of the hyperlinks will work.

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Administrator (Management Consulting company, 201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience