IDC has long been on the leading edge of forecasting and analyzing the shifting corporate training market. With learning outsourcing becoming a popular strategy for rapidly achieving corporate training expertise and with elearning taking share away from and being blended with classroom-based delivery, employees, supply chain partners, and customers have more learning opportunities. Companies hoping to flourish in the knowledge economy realize that they must effectively link human performance to primary business drivers. IDC's Corporate Learning and Performance service explores the changing purchase patterns of these organizations and the technological and service innovations that will propel vendors into market-leading positions. Subscribers to this service receive direct access to IDC's top industry experts, who can supply competitive analysis and positioning advice, identify strategic partnering opportunities, assist with speaking to the investment community, provide press quotes, and more.

This service covers the following segments of the corporate learning and performance services market:

• U.S. learning outsourcing
• U.S. business skills training
• Worldwide and U.S. corporate elearning
• Enterprise learning management system (LMS) opportunity
• Worldwide and U.S. workforce performance management services

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Vendor best practices
• Buyer case studies
• Learning delivery mix
• Buyer preferences
• Learning alignment

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the market size and growth rates?
2. What are the key requirements for aligning with the critical processes of different lines of business?
3. How are organizations blending various training delivery methods?
4. What will be the impact of collaborative technologies on learning?
5. What professional skills content areas are hot?

IDC's Corporate Learning and Performance service examines how vendors addressing workforce development are positioning themselves to compete in the corporate learning and performance market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the corporate learning and performance market, including:

Accenture, Achieve Global, ACS, ACT, American Management Association, Convergys, Cornerstone onDemand, Development Dimensions International, EDS, Element K, ESI International, Expertus, Franklin Covey, General Physics, Generation 21 Learning Systems, GeoLearning, Global Knowledge, Harvard Business School Publishing, IBM, Informa PLC, Intellinex, InterWise, Intrepid Learning Solutions, Knowledge Universe, KnowledgePlanet, Learn.com, Lionbridge, Macromedia, Microsoft, MindLeaders, New Horizons, NIIT, Oracle, OutStart, Plateau Systems, Provant, Raytheon Professional Services, RWD Technologies, Saba Software, SAP, SkillSoft, Strategic Management Group (SMG), SumTotal, Sun Microsystems, Thomson Learning, Transware, Trivantis, TSC, Virtual Learn, Vuepoint, WBT Systems, The Webb Group, and Wilson Learning.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study forecasts the U.S. learning outsourcing market and analyzes the trends and buyer preferences impacting this market.

This study forecasts the workforce performance management market and analyzes positioning of vendors focusing on this market opportunity.

This document provides an analysis and forecast of worldwide trends in elearning by major geographic region.

This document sizes opportunities and areas of demand for nontechnical skills.

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• Complimentary admission to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
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