Learning Industry Leaders Event – Tata Interactive Learning Forum – Presents New Strategies for Business Success
The Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF), a unique meeting of learning
leaders, was a huge success-the Corporate Track saw a significant turnout
with nearly 50 Chief Learning Officers and Vice Presidents from Fortune 500
companies sharing their unique insights and strategies for business success
in a recessionary environment.
According to Sanjaya Sharma, CEO - Tata Interactive Systems, "The TLF saw
a meeting of some of the brightest minds in the industry. We feel this
interaction is critical to helping organizations today emerge stronger from
the current economic recession."
TLF 2009 was held on October 29 and 30 at the Hotel St. Julien in
Boulder, CO. The event was conducted in partnership with Bersin & Associates.
The interactions initiated at the TLF will continue round-the-year, and
TLF webinars on key issues will be held periodically.
TLF Session Highlights
The TLF comprised 15 sessions and was followed by CLO debates. Some of
the sessions were:
- Research study findings and trends from Bersin & Associates
- Peter Pereira, The Nielsen Company
- Gint Baukus & Kent Champagne, Western Union
There also was a case study presentation by Tata Interactive Systems, by
Alex Hillenbrand - Head, Simulations Consulting & Delivery, explaining how
companies like Detecon, DHL, and Pepsi use simulations to build stronger
businesses.
What They Said About the TLF
TLF Session Highlights
Bersin & Associates made research presentations from their key studies:
- Maximizing the Business Impact of Corporate Learning: The Enterprise
Learning Framework and Modern Enterprise Learning Index
- The High-Impact Learning Organization: WhatWorks(R) in the
Management,Governance
- Operations of Modern Corporate Training
Peter Pereira from the Nielsen Company shared the One Nielsen Story of
how The Nielsen Company is moving from an organization that uses multiple
systems/platforms across the enterprise to one single platform across
continents, and how TIS is helping Nielsen roll out the SAP platform across
various countries in a very short span of time.
TIS enabled the client's vision of One Nielsen by facilitating the
transformation. Some of the highlights of the SAP finance training developed
by TIS were:
- Comprised a total of 130+ hours of Instructor-led Training and 10+
hours of Web-based Training.
- First phase comprising 60 hours of ILT and 10+ hours of WBT delivered
in 10 weeks
- Implemented in 45+ countries across North America, Latin America,
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand
- Ensured Nielsen's compliance with SAS 70 and SoX regulations.
- Conducted in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese,
Russian, Greek, Turkish, and Japanese.
- Spanned across 300+ legal entities and multiple business lines
Gint Baukus & Ken Champagne of Western Union (WU) shared how their newly
developed "TalentPort" learning portal is bringing back the excitement into
learning.
The key challenge faced by WU was that their employees did not derive the
maximum benefits from their various online services and facilities, mainly
due to lack of engagement with the learner. TIS' role was to not only
integrate all the services under a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use umbrella,
but also to package the offering in a manner that was engaging and exciting,
thus motivating learners to take advantage of the various features that the
TalentPort solution offered.
TIS' TalentPort portal empowered WU employees to gain quick access to the
Wire (Intranet), iDrive (LMS), HR, Work Tools, Policies and other useful
information that helped increase their productivity and well as the degree of
engagement with the company.
What They Said About the TLF
'Perfect for our current work-informal learning, learning technology,
governance, talent strategy.' Debra Ross, H-E-B
'Stimulated thinking, focused time to help create a vision. networking
with other thought leaders.' Jim Rowings, Kiewit
'It provided excellent sharing and networking with an exclusive and very
high-level group of learning leaders in an outstanding setting.' Dave Vance,
Former President Caterpillar University.