Watershed, the leader in learning analyticsplatforms, is excited to introduce its new product offerings, ranging frombasic to advanced learning analytics as well as enterprise solutions. Thisincludes the launch of Essentials—which provides out-of-the-box functionality,allowing users to quickly and easily get started collecting and exploring learningdata outside a learning management system (LMS).
After recently sending a survey to morethan 10,000 L&D professionals across the world, Watershed found themajority of respondents stated they want to use learning analytics to measureimpact. However, they also reported that they have too many competingpriorities preventing them from starting. Furthermore, those who want toembrace learning analytics don’t know how to get started.
“We want all L&D professionals to notonly have access to all their learning data, but also to use that data to provethe value and impact of their programs,” said Mike Rustici, Watershed founderand president. “And because survey respondents said the hardest part aboutlearning analytics is getting started, we created Watershed Essentials toprovide an easy, affordable solution to track learning wherever it happens.”
What is Watershed Essentials?
Watershed Essentials delivers basicinsights and is designed for L&D practitioners who want to start trackingand exploring learning outside an LMS. In fact, most organizations will be ableto access intuitive reports about their learning data less than a week afterimplementing Watershed Essentials. The platform not only allows multipleoptions for getting data in and showing progress, but also serves as afoundation for organizations to build toward more robust learning analytics inthe future. Additional product features include dashboard reporting andpreconfigured reports that answer common questions about learners and their activities.
Experience Essentials at DevLearn 2016
Watershed Essentials will make its debutduring DevLearn 2016 Conference & Expo, where guests are invited to visit Watershed at Booth548 to learn more and see Essentials in action. It will also be featured theday before DevLearn begins during xAPI Camp on November 15. DevLearn 2016 will be held November 16 – 18 at the MGMGrand in Las Vegas.
“DevLearn focuses on new possibilities inL&D technology,” Rustici said. “This makes it the perfect opportunity tolaunch Watershed Essentials and show people the modern learning ecosystem is nolonger just an idea—it’s finally plug-and-play.”
About Watershed
Watershed is dedicated to changing theworld of learning by helping corporate training and learning departments getmore from their learning and development initiatives. This includes thecreation of a customizable learning analytics platform that measures trainingeffectiveness and helps maximize investments in learning. Made possible by atechnology called the Experience API (or xAPI), Watershed enables users toexplore all their learning data in one place and measure how L&D programs areimpacting their organizations. Headquartered outside Nashville, Tennessee,Watershed has experience working with clients such as Visa, Yum! Brands, andBridgestone, just to name a few. To learn more, visit WatershedLRS.com.
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