• What factors should I consider when determining costs for e-learning?

• Is it possible to determine honest budgets for e-learning development?

• What's the easiest way to trash my training budget and discourage learners?

In this issue of Achieve, discover tools, tips and techniques to help you answer these burning questions. With the following resources, you can capture both the hard and soft costs of your training programs.

Achieve greater insight. Find out what it takes to derive responsible estimates of the total cost of e-learning and develop a list of questions to pose to vendors to ensure you have your bases covered.

Achieve improved awareness. Do you fear that dreaded question, "How much time would it take to develop a course for...?" While everyone knows that simple ratios of development time to learning time can't possibly tell the whole story, those numbers are important.

Achieve deplorable training. Forget reaching for success! Sit back and relax as you learn six simple steps guaranteed to bring your learners to tears and blow your training budget to smithereens.

For more great insights and information, you are invited to visit our expanded Resources collection.

Oops, we did it again! Since our last newsletter, Michaels & Associates has won another award - well, actually, three. We are a Distinguished Winner of STC's
2008 US Competition in both the Training Manuals and Technical Marketing categories. We also received an Award of Merit in the Tutorial category. And we truly consider you an integral part of the celebration!

Our consultant family treasures the long term relationships we have with each and every client. It is because of you that we are recognized as a leader in the management consulting industry today.

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