Custom LMS development
Why choose a custom LMS?
LMS solutions are valuable tools to streamline the design, administration and delivery of online education and corporate training services, but they’re not all the same. You can choose an off-the-shelf product or a custom eLearning management system built from scratch. Going for a custom LMS ensures:
Unique features and flexibility
If you need tailored features to meet your unique eLearning needs, these can be more difficult and expensive to implement in a boxed solution, if possible at all. To reduce your TCO, opt for an original LMS from the start.
Long-term savings
If you require total control and ownership of your product and prefer to avoid license fees that might add up to remarkable costs in the long term, go for a custom solution.
Compliance and security
If you want to comply with strict regulations and security standards, it’s recommended to configure your own solution with specific controls to protect your data properly.
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Key features of a custom LMS
LMS is generally known for focusing more on administration and management compared to other digital solutions such as eLearning portals. However, an efficient LMS should encompass a wide range of features covering each major aspect of online education, such as:
Content management
- Multimedia content support
- Online course catalog
- Course creation editor
- Search engine with filters
- Course pages (descriptions, reviews)
Learning management
- Learning management
- Online scheduling
- Assignment system
- Attendance monitoring
Content access
- Offline access
- Registration via Google or social media
- Multi-device login
- Mobile/desktop syncing
- Intuitive signup system
Learning experience
- Customized learning
- Interactivity (likes, comments)
- Gamification (storytelling, minigames, leaderboards)
- Social learning (forums, chats)
- Virtual classrooms
Administration & reporting
- Role-based access
- Admin panel
- User and account management
- Push notifications
- Reporting functions
- Payment system
Technical functions
- Data security, backup, and recovery
- Ticket creation
- Multi-CDN setups
- Electronic signature support
- Cloud content delivery
- Second screen option
Assessment & proctoring
- Certification support
- Video exam monitoring
- Test grading
- Reward system
- Keystroke recognition
Analytics
- Content usage dashboards
- Skill tracking
- Learner activity analytics
- ROI calculation
- Survey engines
Key integrations for a custom LMS
The holistic nature of a custom LMS can be further amplified by combining it with other types of software. Here are some of the major integrations you should consider implementing, according to Itransition's experience:
This improves corporate training by scanning employee data and ensuring role-based access to personalized didactic content and learning paths.
This enables valuable customer information exchange with your LMS for you to tailor your learner retention strategies and personalization.
Custom LMS with social media
This helps promote sociability and collaboration, streamline sign-up via social profiles, and share achievements with peers.
This enhances your LMS profitability by providing it with such features as email marketing, shopping cart, checkout, credit card verification, and invoicing.
Custom LMS with CMS
This ensures smooth eLearning content creation, uploading, editing, and storing in your custom LMS without requiring IT assistance.
Custom LMS with video conferencing
This is for simulating classroom workflows, setting up specific learning scenarios with a high degree of interaction, and recording lessons for later access.
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Custom LMS development specs
Itransition develops learning management systems of various functional complexity and resources that go into it. Find the detailed breakdown of what it takes to create a fully functioning LMS, including your target system’s scope, technologies to use, and standards to comply with.
The functional scope of a custom LMS
Basic LMS
An entry-level solution with basic features for a small to mid-sized company’s internal use
Middle-range LMS
A midsize solution with a standard set of features and integrations
Top-range LMS
A complex solution with advanced features and multiple integrations (CRM, CMS, ecommerce, etc.)