Successful User Adoption and Training in Large-Scale Software Implementations

Rolling out a large-scale software implementation comes with challenges—one of the biggest being user adoption. No matter how powerful or feature-rich a system is, the investment will fail to deliver its full value if employees struggle to use it effectively. Without a structured training plan, organizations often face low adoption rates, lost productivity, and increased support costs.

A successful user adoption training strategy requires more than just technical deployment—it demands a thoughtful approach to training, change management, and ongoing support. Employees need the knowledge and confidence to integrate the new system into their daily workflows, and leadership must proactively address resistance to change. This is where a corporate Training Needs Assessment (TNA) becomes critical.

 

A well-planned TNA provides a structured roadmap for success, ensuring that employees have the skills, knowledge, and support they need to transition smoothly. By taking a strategic approach to training, organizations can avoid common pitfalls, such as resistance, skill gaps, and operational disruptions.

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Topics: technology training, technology implementation, technology trainers, new technology rollout, user adoption of new technology, user adoption new technology, technology user adoption

Contract Instructional Designers
for System Implementation Training

Instructional designers are experts in the field of learning and development, with a focus on creating effective and engaging training programs. They can help organizations design, develop, and implement training programs that align with the business's and its employees' specific needs. During system implementation training, a team of contract instructional designers can play a vital role in helping employees understand the new system, its capabilities, and how to use it effectively.

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Topics: instructional designers, instructional designer service, technology implementation, software implementation, large scale implementation, new technology user adoption, Instructional Designer's skill sets, Digital Adoption, System Implementation, System Implementation Training

Reasons Technology Training Fails

Many organizations successfully integrate new technology, but what happens when the training fails? According to Forbes, it has never been more important for a company to improve technology user adoption than it is today.

With US companies spending over $70 billion on training annually, it may be shocking to learn that almost 90% of newly learned skills are forgotten within one year - "Forgetting Curve". It may also be surprising to learn that budget is not the key factor determining the success, or failure of the training.

Poorly implemented technology training can have a negative impact on productivity, morale, and revenue. Awareness of the common reasons that training fails will enable your organization to avoid it happening to you and to ensure successful implementation of new technology by putting an effective user adoption plan in place.

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Topics: software training, technology training, user adoption, technology implementation, technology trainers, salesforce training, Technology and Change, SAP Training, salesforce user adoption, new technology training, workday training

How to Increase User Adoption of New Technology

Those of us who have worked through botched technology roll-outs know that those shiny, exciting tech additions will quickly turn disastrous if the new users have little interest in it, and struggle to adopt the technology. It's important to understand that implementing new technology that ensures high user adoption will be different for all organizations, industries and departments.

Think of an employee, that doesn't enjoy working with a newly implemented CRM. Their constant negativity about it has begun to poison the people around them, that might have otherwise openly adopted the new system.

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Topics: technology training, user adoption, user adoption training, user adoption checklist, technology implementation, new technology rollout, user adoption of new technology, new technology training, user adoption new technology

Top 5 Myths of Technology Implementation Training Revealed

Implementing training to support new technology across your enterprise? In today’s world, technology is critical to an organization. Are you implementing new technology across your enterprise?  Upskilling your people in new areas?  We know how stressful this can be.  TrainingFolks training consultants have helped many organizations upskill their employees as a result of new technology implementations.  Examples include: scheduling systems, business-to-business commerce platforms, sales management tools, CRM systems, HRIS, etc. We have decided to reveal some of the top myths around this type of change.  Discover these myths by watching this video!

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Topics: software trainers, blended learning, software training, microsoft training, technology training, user adoption, user adoption training, user adoption checklist, desktop training, IT training, technology implementation, technology trainers, technology designers, MCT trainers, microsoft trainers