Technology should serve as a means to fulfill a strategic goal - not the goal itself.
We also understand that missteps in technology selection can cost an organization respect, buy-in, time and money. Accordingly, 3GEM has developed a sure-fire repeatable process to help you select the technology that will best suit your organization’s budget, technical and business requirements, goals and internal capabilities.
We perform in-depth requirements gathering with your organization to document your needs, expertly identifying key business rules and goals and how they may be achieved by a technology platform, as well as pain points you wish to resolve. We survey your current tech stack to understand how new technology may fit in and integrations potentially required. We also assess your staff to best understand internal capabilities vs. professional services that may be required. Our years of experience have resulted in in-depth knowledge of and relationships with a huge number of educational technology companies, ranging from learning management systems, student information systems, digital event/conference platforms, online textbooks, and more. We leverage those relationships to then run a RFP (or RFQ) process, as well as help in the contracting process upon vendor selection.
“I have hired and supervised scores of IT consultants over the past decades. I have never encountered one with as much organizational impact in a shorter time than Tami. Her energy and smarts are contagious. Our leadership and team loves the way she has dug in fast and fairly to understand first what we are trying to do, then the best processes to follow, then the people/skills needed, and finally the technology that will support those best. Her breadth of knowledge of education is first rate, of which her comprehensive ed tech knowledge is a subset. I could not recommend her more highly.”
Learning Management Systems
3GEM has worked with learning management systems since their advent circa 2000. 3GEM’s principal, Tami Bonnett-Admi, has led the design and development of an LMS from scratch. She has extensive experience with all leading open source and proprietary LMS platforms in the learning space, while always staying on top of newcomers and up-and-comers in the market. She has led countless successful request for proposal (RFP) processes for clients, not only ensuring they find an LMS that meets their learning goals, but also one that will work for their internal staffing capabilities and know-how, technology integration requirements, and budget. She is particularly adept at the consensus building and change management inevitably involved in any new technology acquisition.
Digital Event/Conference Platforms
Just three years ago, 3GEM is not abashed to admit that this was a foreign space to us (and to our clients). But with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have shifted their annual meeting/conference/meeting strategy to embrace virtual and blended modalities. 3GEM has helped organizations successfully select the technology needed to plan events as complex as comprising 18,000 participants, 1500+ e-posters, 2500+ sessions, virtual exhibit halls, and virtual networking receptions, and as small as 200 participants with much fewer requirements.
3GEM is skilled at assessing your organization’s needs, with regards to functional requirements, professional services, and budget, and matching that to potential technology vendors who can support you. We are familiar with most of the players in this up-and-coming space, and continue to stay abreast of this existing and growing market.
Is your organization considering replacing or acquiring new technology to support your learning initiatives? Not sure where to get started or whether you are on the right path? 3GEM can lead you to success.