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IDC release four new studies on enterprise learning market

IDC has recently made available several studies that explore the latest trends helping to shape the way training and performance support are created, managed, and delivered. According to IDC, these studies show that the market for a new generation of learning products and services is rapidly gaining momentum as more and more organisations seek ways to better manage operational costs, gain access to technology, and integrate learning with their core business processes.

The new IDC reports are:

- Technology-Based Simulations: Cloning the Work Environment for More Effective Learning (IDC #31387) examines the trends shaping the present and future roles of simulations in the context of corporate training. It focuses primarily on the emerging corporate elearning segment made up of PC-based simulation products and services.

- Optimising the Training Back Office to Focus on Business Performance (IDC #31579) examines how training is managed at large enterprises. The study, which is based on in-depth interviews with senior training and development executives from 21 organisations, quantifies the time and money spent attending to various training processes and resources and examines the governance and sourcing models organisations use to manage organisational development.

- Future-Proofing Learning Infrastructure: The Five A's of the Enterprise Learning Chain (IDC #31514) examines the active learning behavior of IT and business professionals and its implications on learning infrastructure roadmaps. To address the needs of these professionals who may be employees, partners, or customers, IDC introduces the Five A's to serve as a guideline for those organisations linking their learning programs with knowledge management.

- Worldwide Workforce Performance Management 2004-2008 Forecast: What It Means and Key Players (IDC #31446) examines the buy-side and competitive forces influencing the $665 million global workforce performance management software and services market segments. The report indicates that performance management will become regularly integrated with other HR systems and processes, effecting more prescriptive employee recruiting, compensation, succession planning, and training and development.

"The market dynamics called out in these reports are pushing learning technology and services vendors to fundamentally rethink their relationships with clients, how their offerings are packaged and sold, and the sorts of alliances and partnerships they need to develop," says Michael Brennan, program manager for Learning Services research at IDC, "What has changed? The technology is no longer the focus, but a means to deliver learning experiences that are more meaningful to people who drive organizational productivity."

The trends discussed in these new reports will be taken into account in the third and fourth quarters of this year when IDC releases studies forecasting and analysing numerous enterprise training market segments, including those covering training outsourcing and elearning solutions.

For more information visit www.idc.com.

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