How many projects have failed for want of a realistic assessment of time, resources and expectations?

Many would point to Total Quality Management (TQM) as a pretty good example. When a project involves a new discipline and particularly when that discipline involves new technology it is very common for management to overestimate short-term expectations and underestimate the time and cost needed before benefits can realistically be achieved. If this is doubted then ask any project manager. As a result initial enthusiasm is soon replaced by despair. Like TQM or any flavour of the month elearning has many substantial benefits but it is not a magic wand and it is not a substitute for sound management.

Like many change initiatives before it the more successful companies will start with small manageable elearning projects, go for early wins, learn from the elearning implementation experience, address the fundamental needs to provide elearning support and sustain the elearning process and in this way to work steadily and surely to making elearning part of the organisation's change and development culture.

Remember that word quickly spreads if there are enthusiastic early elearning adopters, but equally if the elearning experience was fraught with difficulties, the rank and file will soon know - and who wants to be associated with a project that appears risky, poorly managed and doomed to failure?

HRD East Africa training consultants have been in the HRD business for on average 25 years. They have the HRD skills and experience to help you with your elearning initiative or any other HRD undertaking.