DFT is a fully hosted application that provides the same customization, configuration, and integration capabilities as more traditional learning management systems.  But while most behind-the-firewall LMS installations require months of intense project work to install, a typical implementation of DFT is completed in less than 4 weeks.

Full-Featured LMS

DFT provides all of the features you need to manage advanced learning programs, including diverse content deployment options, learning plan management, and flexible reporting.  The application can be used as a turn-key solution to deploy Element K’s off-the-shelf training, or as a fully customized solution to deliver a broad range of content from various sources to multiple target audiences.

Cost-Effective

DFT offers a smart, cost-effective alternative to the demands of installed LMS ownership, substantially reducing infrastructure and operational costs, as well as deployment time.  Because we offer a software as a service (SaaS) learning solution, there is no hardware or software to buy, install or maintain.

We realize a robust feature set is only one piece of the equation when building a successful learning program. As a result, DFT provides comprehensive support services, including:

• Site customization services
• Integration services for both content and systems
• Administrative support and training

The entire solution is built on top of a world-class SaaS architecture supporting millions of users with Element K handling all aspects of software management. Deliver a customized LMS available from anywhere via the web, without the traditional issues of software licensing, deployment, and management.

Features

Your training programs are unique to your organization. As such, your LMS needs to have the features and flexibility to create, deploy, manage, and report on these diverse programs. DFT provides a comprehensive set of features to deliver training of all types, including formal and informal learning, live events either in person or via the web, web-based courses, hands-on labs, assessments, reference material, and more.

The system provides the tools necessary to combine diverse training offerings into learning plans, and deliver these plans to the individuals and groups that need them.  Administrators also have the ability to configure the site to meet their organization's unique training requirements.

These options include:

• custom  welcome messages and completion certificates
• unique course and assessment completion rules
• approval workflows
• organization-specific user profiles

Configurable

Of course, an LMS would not be complete without users, and DFT provides a broad-range of user account tools to manually or automatically setup accounts for both learners and administrators.

Finally, with our Collaboration Edition you can deploy features such as wikis, blogs, and discussion forums to further engage your users, build community, and enable your learners to contribute to the total content of your learning platform.

Feature Facts

Multiple language localization options available, including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Russian.

Upload SCORM or AICC conformant courses, post any file for reference or add classroom course data. Virtually any piece of information can be stored on and accessed from DFT.

Track and manage classroom students, resources, and instructors for a truely blended program.

DFT's features:

• Reports
• Web 2.0 Collaboration
• Learning Plan Management
• Site Management
• Content/Training Management
• User Management

Support Services

The deployment of a software tool is only part of a successful training launch. Our support services provide a wide array of support options to ensure that your training program is well defined, well executed, and properly utilized by your learners.  In addition, we ensure that success can be measured against real, defined metrics.

Pre-Deployment Support

Let us assist you with strategic and tactical planning, administrator and learner training, system integration, and site customizations. These services focus on preparing you and your organization for the rollout of a new learning program. Once deployed, we provide ongoing support to both administrators and learner with 24x7 technical support, new feature training, annual status reviews, and more.

All of these services are designed to help ensure your success, and the success of your training programs.

Support Service Facts

To ensure that all third party or custom content plays and tracks well Element K offers Content Integration Services to assist with designing, building, and deploying custom or third-party content.

Element K provides a complete set of System Integration Tools to enable clients to connect the DFT system to existing systems and processes.  These tools include Web Services, Single Sign-On, Custom Data Feeds, Custom Integration.

Our Support Services help you:

• Reduce administrative costs and effort
• Provide administrator and learner technical support
• Facilitate rapid deployment
  Increase learner utilization and satisfaction
• Provide for a customized application
• Create a unique, branded user experience
• Integrate with existing systems such as HRIS, portal, and CRM
• In addition to providing DFT Training and Consulting Services, Element Ks Administration Services offer you the flexibility of choosing exactly how much or how little of the hands-on administration your team manages. Services include management of student data, content deployment, reports, learning plans, site configuration and communication.
• To enable the deployment of a client-centric training portal Element K offers a full range of Customization Services. DFT can be customized to reflect your organizations brand identity or to extend the functionality to meet your specific needs.

Software as a Service (SaaS)

DFT is more than just a software application. It is a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model that provides a turn-key solution with everything needed to deploy a Learning Management System across an organization. It enables the buyer to rent or lease usage of the software rather than purchase it.

With DFT you always have the most recent improvements to the system as soon as they are released.  It is architected as a single-instance, multi-tenant application: in other words, one copy of the application serves all customers.  No waiting in line to get updates.

DFT provides flexibility to all clients through both configuration and customization. Core configuration options such as security settings, course completion rules, and control over the site presentation enable each customer to create a unique deployment without the need for customization.

In those situations where the customization of the application is required, Element K provides a customization architecture that allows the use of both common and custom code, while maintaining all of the other benefits of our SaaS model.

With DFT You can:

• Deploy a secure, reliable application
• Reduce capital expenditures and overall cost of ownership
• Reduce internal software management activities
• Enjoy automatic upgrades and enhancements
• Provide users with a secure, scalable, highly-reliable infrastructure
• Element K has been delivering software-based training solutions since 1996 with one goal:
• Enable Our Customers to Focus on Training, not Software