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1,255 Customers Surveyed

10,433 Data Points Collected

321 Published TechFacts

48 Published Charts

50 Published Case Studies



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OpenSesame Customer Research

Reasons for purchasing OpenSesame

What were the major reasons you decided to purchase OpenSesame?

Integrated with my current LMS
68%
Catalog had the courses I was looking for
54%
Breadth of catalog will satisfy the broad needs of my company
52%
Catalog had courses of high-quality
27%
Courses were reviewed, evaluated, and curated
10%
Referral from colleague or friend
9%

OpenSesame Case Study

Boosted Signal: OpenSesame’s Cross-Functional Impact on GVTC’s Learning Journey

Introduction

This case study of GVTC is based on an October 2023 survey of OpenSesame customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“Optional learners up 327%, Optional courses taken up 38%, compliance course completion up 61%, LMS hours up 71%, all compared to 2022 YTD.”

“Managers routinely use lists from OpenSesame’s OS+ catalog to identify courses for their employees. Starting in 2024 we are going to make it part of their goals on reviews.”

“Most departments are repurposing training dollars in their 2024+ budget to accommodate certification testing payments for employees who complete cert pre-testing from the OS+ catalog.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select OpenSesame:

  • Old training program was outdated.
  • Creating courses in-house and needed to scale up efficiently.
  • Only a small team and couldn’t keep up with the needs of our organization.
  • Weren’t satisfied with existing content provider.

Use Case

Why GVTC chose OpenSesame; What was the biggest benefit or value?

  • There was a wide range of topics covered
  • Customer Service
  • Curation services
  • Ease of integration into existing LMS or LXP

Results

*Major improvements occurred in the first 6 months for the following Key Performance Indicators, based on previous year metrics:

  • Compliance course completions: 61%
  • Course cost savings: Major Improvement
  • Time savings: Major Improvement
  • Number of learners taking optional courses: 327% improvement
  • Optional courses taken: 38% improvement
  • LMS/LXP Usage Hours: 71% increase

Key features contributed to an increase in learner engagement.

  • Course format (length, interactive, quizzes, etc)
  • Offering the right learning paths or curriculum (Leadership training, DEI, etc)

Qualitative improvements after incorporating OpenSesame:

  • More confident in the current state of our L&D program.
  • More optimistic about the future of our L&D program.
  • We have made measurable progress on resolving specific business pain points.
  • Our Learning & Development training program feels fresh and relevant.
  • We are able to deliver courses more efficiently.
  • We are able to do more with less resources.
  • We’re glad we decided to go with OpenSesame vs our previous provider.
  • We’ve made a valuable return on our investment with OpenSesame.

OpenSesame’s positive impact on other businesses in GVTC:

  • Recruiting / HR metric (retention, turnover, internal advancement, etc)
  • Employee performance improvement (Annual review data, e.g.)
  • Meeting team-specific training requests
  • Decreasing chances of lawsuits with compliance training
  • Creating more effective leadership development programs

OpenSesame Case Study

SAP Success Factors customer, First Supply, fills training gap with OpenSesame

Introduction

This case study of First Supply is based on a November 2016 survey of OpenSesame customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“OpenSesame saves me time finding and administering courses for my learners.”

“It’s made relevant content easy to find and administer. Plus, being able to request and preview courses is really helpful.”

“OpenSesame saves my company money in delivering and administering training courses for our learners.”

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select OpenSesame:

  • Major organizational learning and development challenge:
    • Building a learning culture

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of OpenSesame that the surveyed company uses:

  • Uses the following learning management system (LMS):
    • SAP Success Factors
  • Primary reasons for purchasing OpenSesame:
    • It integrated with their current LMS
    • The catalog had the courses they were looking for
    • The catalog had high-quality courses
    • The breadth of the catalog satisfies the broad needs of their company
  • Main categories / courses used from OpenSesame:
    • Leadership and business skill
    • Health and safety

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with OpenSesame:

  • Has seen the following benefits since using OpenSesame:
    • Can find the right training courses
    • Gained access to a broad spectrum of training courses their company needed
  • Rates the following OpenSesame features compared to other companies delivering course content:
    • Breadth and quality of courses: best in class when compared to
    • Affordability: best in class when compared to
    • Customer service: best in class when compared to
    • Ease of administering courses: best in class when compared to
    • Integration with their LMS: best in class when compared to

OpenSesame Customer Fact

Decreased training and implementation costs with OpenSesame

A large enterprise retail company reduced training and implementation costs after using OpenSesame.

OpenSesame Customer Research

Average savings with OpenSesame

How much money did your company save after using OpenSesame?

More than $25,000: 28%
$10,000-24,999: 17%
$5,000-9,999: 21%
$0-4,999: 34%

OpenSesame Customer Statistic

Increased compliance course diversity with OpenSesame

96% of surveyed organizations said their compliance training program’s diversity of courses offered (formats, styles) has improved as a result of using OpenSesame.

96%


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