Briefly, launching a learning management system takes five steps. First, plan your content. To ensure your training content is valuable, analyze the learners’ needs. Then, review your existing content to see if it needs to be updated or improved. Find the balance between enough content to make people interested and a realistic amount your team can quickly produce.
Second, create an introduction to the LMS. Spread the word about your new tool and set expectations. Be creative in this to recruit as many users as possible.
Third, build an LMS support team. The early days of an LMS will likely involve onboarding and associated support requests. Decide who will provide technical and learning support and provide contact channels.
Forth, use a soft launch. Before going fully live, consider testing your new LMS on a small group of people. This way, you’ll discover all sorts of small things that would otherwise go unnoticed–and fix them.
And lastly, plan user training. Every new learning management system software has some kind of a learning curve. Schedule a few meetings to help people to get started. That will eliminate barriers and improve engagement.