TechValidate Research on OpenSesame

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OpenSesame Customer Research

Average time spent building a course in-house

If you build training in-house, how much time (on average) do you spend on building a single elearning course?

6-11 months: 8%
2-5 months: 29%
1 month: 17%
2 -3 weeks: 21%
37-40 hours (5 days, 1 work week): 8%
24-36 hours (3-4 days): 10%
8-16 hours (1-2 days): 8%

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Top three challenges measuring training programs

Which of these are top challenges in measuring the success of your training programs?

Limited L&D resources
66%
Limited L&D budget
43%
Difficult to collect meaningful data
40%

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Increased efficiency in L&D department

Since you started using OpenSesame, how has your training program become more efficient?

Offered more elearning courses and topics
80%
Spent less internal resources and time building training courses
45%
Average courses taken per learner has increased
31%
Reduced L&D spend
19%
Improved training ROI
13%

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Improvements using OpenSesame and SAP SuccessFactors

If you use OpenSesame’s integration with SAP SuccessFactors, what benefits have you seen as a result?

Easier administration, deployment of elearning
86%
Better tracking and reporting
71%
Saved time and resources finding, syncing courses
71%
Saved money purchasing training courses
57%

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Resource and cost savings with Saba and OpenSesame integration

What benefits have you seen as a result of using OpenSesame’s integration with Saba?

Easier administration, deployment of elearning
73%
Saved time and resources finding, syncing courses
64%
Saved money purchasing training courses
36%

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L&D program cost savings with OpenSesame

How much money did your company save after using OpenSesame?

More than $100,000: 5%
$75,000 - $99,999: 5%
$50,000 - $74,999: 5%
$25,000 - $49,999: 18%
$10,000 - $24,999: 27%
$5,000 - $9,999: 14%
$0 - $4,999: 27%

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L&D challenges solved with OpenSesame

Which of the following challenges have you solved with OpenSesame when administering content in your LMS?

Selecting courses
62%
Maintaining growth and expansion of learning program
58%
Loading courses into your LMS
52%
Increasing utilization of content
35%

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Top training program challenges

Which of the following challenges have you experienced throughout your training program?

Creating content
46%
Evaluating and selecting content providers (third party content)
46%
Administering your LMS
40%
Reporting on your training program
39%

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Expanding employee training with OpenSesame

How many more employees were you able to train after purchasing OpenSesame?

0-25%: 34%
26-100%: 65%

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Saving time with OpenSesame

How much time was your company spending on the following activities per month before you purchased OpenSesame?

<4 hours/mth 5-8 hours/mth 9-24 hours/mth 25-40 hours/mth >41 hours/mth

Finding new courses
Evaluating existing courses
Purchasing courses
Finding courses for learners

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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%

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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%

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Improvements with OpenSesame

After you used OpenSesame, what types of improvements have you seen?

Reduced training costs
41%
Satisfied required compliance training
38%
Increased utilization rates
37%
Enhanced job relevant training
30%
Lowered implementation costs
26%
Increased completion rates
21%
Improved employee performance
15%

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Average savings with OpenSesame

How much money did your company save after using OpenSesame?

More than $10,000: 45%
$5,000-9,999: 21%
$0-4,999: 34%

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Most popular course topics

What are the main categories / courses you use from OpenSesame?

Leadership and business skills
66%
Technology (Microsoft Office, Google/G Suite Applications)
48%
HR compliance
36%
Health and safety
23%
Industry-specific
20%
Certifications
4%

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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%

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Top Learning & Development Challenges

What are the major learning and development challenges you have at your company?

Building a learning culture at our company
55%
Meeting the needs of a diverse workforce (multi-generational, multi-lingual)
45%
Serving the needs of different job functions (sales, marketing, leadership)
41%
Training a mix of managers and employees
39%
Offering mobile, on the go training
38%
Demonstrating the ROI of training to leadership
33%
Building future leaders
31%
Managing consistency of training across multiple locations
23%
Getting support of training from leadership
22%
Ease of implementing a learning and development program
19%
Lack of access to computers for much of the workforce
18%

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ROI on OpenSesame

Majority of customers realized a return on their investment in OpenSesame in less than 1 year

0 months - 1 year: 92%
13 - 18 months: 4%
19 months - 2 years: 0%
More than 2 years: 4%



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