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OpenSesame Case Study

CSX Transportation saves money, increases learner utilization with OpenSesame

Introduction

This case study of CSX Transportation is based on a March 2017 survey of OpenSesame customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

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

  • Faced the following challenges when looking for training for the company:
    • Finding industry specific content
    • Training a mix of managers and employees
    • Serving the needs of different job functions (sales, marketing, customer service, operations)
    • Providing engaging learning formats (short length, long length, quizzes, scenarios, etc.)
    • Offering a mix of courses to meet different levels of courses (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
  • Was purchasing courses from 1-5 content providers or publishers before they subscribed to OpenSesame.

Use Case

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

  • Integrated their OpenSesame courses with the following learning management system (LMS):
    • Meridian

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with OpenSesame:

  • Saved more than $25,000 after using OpenSesame.
  • The following challenges improved after purchasing OpenSesame:
    • Finding industry specific content
    • Training a mix of managers and employees
    • Serving the needs of different job functions (sales, marketing, customer service, operations)
    • Providing engaging learning formats (short length, long length, quizzes, scenarios, etc.)
    • Offering a mix of courses to meet different levels of courses (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
  • Saw the following improvements after using OpenSesame:
    • Increased completion rates
    • Increased utilization rates
    • Reduced training costs
    • Enhanced job relevant training
  • Experienced the following benefits after using an OpenSesame integration with their LMS:
    • Saved money purchasing training courses
    • Improved their tracking and reporting capabilities




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of OpenSesame by TechValidate.

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