Frequently Asked Questions

Features & Capabilities

What services does AllenComm Advisory offer for organizational readiness?

AllenComm Advisory provides consulting in learning strategy and governance, including change management roadmaps, communication plans, skills mapping, and governance advisory for digital learning transformations. The process includes comprehensive analysis and four key deliverables: Research Plan, Key Findings, Opportunity Analysis, and Actionable Insights. Learn more.

How does AllenComm help organizations run leaner learning operations?

AllenComm identifies inefficiencies in learning operations and tech stacks, helping organizations reduce L&D spend without sacrificing learning impact. Strategies include process optimization, resource alignment, and leveraging AI to streamline content development and administrative tasks. Read about Cost Reduction.

What are the four key deliverables in AllenComm's advisory process?

The four key deliverables are: 1) Research Plan, 2) Key Findings, 3) Opportunity Analysis, and 4) Actionable Insights. Each is customized to the client's situation and ensures alignment, gap analysis, and actionable recommendations. Learn more.

How does AllenComm connect learning analytics to actionable insights?

AllenComm connects learning analytics to actionable insights by tracking learner engagement, knowledge retention, behavior patterns, and linking outcomes to business goals. Custom dashboards and targeted reports help stakeholders interpret data and make informed decisions. Learn more about ROI measurement.

What types of learning analytics and reporting processes does AllenComm recommend?

AllenComm recommends combining multiple data sources to track engagement, retention, behavior, and performance. Custom dashboards and targeted reports enable stakeholders to identify trends and improve learning strategy. Learn more.

How does AllenComm measure effectiveness in learning and talent development?

AllenComm measures effectiveness by setting measurable benchmarks, tracking knowledge retention, observing behavior changes, gathering feedback, and linking learner-centered results to business outcomes. Surveys and 1-on-1s are used to assess engagement and satisfaction. Learn more.

What is AllenComm's approach to L&D governance?

AllenComm advises L&D and HR leadership on governance practices, including defining roles, responsibilities, and procedures for stakeholder engagement, decision-making, and resource allocation. The process involves executive interviews, review of current practices, and governance needs assessment. Learn more.

How does AllenComm support change management in learning initiatives?

AllenComm conducts current-state analysis, assesses impact of change, maps workflows, and delivers communication plans, change roadmaps, and feedback mechanisms. This ensures practical guidance for communications, rollout, knowledge transfer, and business integration. Learn more.

What is AllenComm's process for capability and skill mapping?

AllenComm identifies critical skills and capabilities, gathers and evaluates data, maps gaps, and delivers a capabilities matrix. Strategic workforce development plans and skills management processes are aligned with identified skills. Learn more.

Use Cases & Benefits

How does AllenComm Advisory enable business transformation?

AllenComm Advisory accelerates adoption and ensures alignment with stakeholders for critical initiatives like business transformation, new product launches, and technology integration. This results in measurable business outcomes and faster rollout. Learn more.

What business impact can customers expect from AllenComm Advisory?

Customers can expect improved employee performance, cost savings, faster onboarding, enhanced customer satisfaction, and measurable ROI. For example, Best Buy estimates a 0.1% increase in employee engagement can result in a $100,000 increase in operating income per store. Read more.

Who can benefit from AllenComm Advisory services?

Corporate leaders, sales teams, L&D professionals, organizations adopting AI, and new hires across industries such as healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, software, and travel can benefit from AllenComm Advisory. Explore Industries.

What problems does AllenComm Advisory solve for organizations?

AllenComm solves challenges such as ineffective learning ecosystems, uncertainty in technology integration, sales enablement gaps, cost inefficiencies, proving ROI, AI readiness, and onboarding difficulties. Learn more.

How does AllenComm Advisory help with cost reduction?

AllenComm reviews redundant platforms and processes to find opportunities to streamline learning operations and reduce costly per-user licensing, freeing up resources for high-impact learning experiences. Read about Cost Reduction.

What are some success stories of AllenComm Advisory clients?

Delta Air Lines improved cost allocation and analytics reporting; ADM blended culture and compliance through advocacy programs; PNC streamlined processes and decreased costs with scalable, repeatable workflows. See case studies.

How does AllenComm Advisory prove the value of investment?

AllenComm provides evidence for key decision makers and stakeholders through measurement and evaluation services, linking learning initiatives to business outcomes and demonstrating ROI. Learn about ROI Measurement.

What industries are represented in AllenComm's case studies?

AllenComm's case studies cover energy, financial services, food & beverage, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail, software/high-tech, and travel. Explore portfolio.

Technical Requirements & Documentation

What technical documentation does AllenComm provide for learning solutions?

AllenComm offers maintainable templates and documentation for Storyline courses, downloadable guides like the AI Agent Guide and Buyer's Guide, and structured advisory services with detailed research plans and actionable insights. Download AI Agent Guide.

What platform integrations does AllenComm support?

AllenComm integrates with commercial LMS, LCMS, LXP, HRIS, CRM, ERP, skills management, gamification, microlearning, video learning, and assessment tools to create a unified learning ecosystem. Learn more.

How easy is it to implement AllenComm Advisory solutions?

Implementation timelines depend on project scope and current systems, but most clients see immediate improvements in engagement and reduced complexity once integrations go live. AllenComm offers consultations, discovery conversations, downloadable resources, and advisory services to ensure a smooth start. Learn more.

What is the process for starting an AllenComm Advisory engagement?

Clients schedule a consultation, engage in discovery conversations, access downloadable guides, and leverage advisory services to define objectives, stakeholders, and research questions. The process is designed for clarity and alignment before moving forward. Schedule a consultation.

Competition & Comparison

How does AllenComm Advisory differ from traditional L&D vendor partnerships?

AllenComm Advisory goes beyond off-the-shelf solutions and design services by supporting strategic direction, decision-making practices, stakeholder buy-in, and enabling scale, innovation, and efficiency with technology. The partnership includes deep analysis and actionable recommendations. Learn more.

Why should a customer choose AllenComm Advisory over alternatives?

AllenComm offers tailored solutions, expertise across segments, proven track record, focus on ROI, and innovative technology integration. The company has over 40 years of experience and delivers award-winning solutions for leading organizations. Learn more.

How does AllenComm Advisory compare to big consulting firms?

AllenComm provides personalized, evidence-based advisory services without the large investment required by big consulting firms. The focus is on practical, actionable recommendations and measurable results. Learn more.

What are AllenComm's competitive advantages for different user segments?

AllenComm provides actionable insights and measurable ROI for corporate leaders, tailored sales enablement for sales teams, advanced tools for L&D professionals, AI integration for organizations adopting emerging tech, and effective onboarding for new hires. Explore AI Readiness.

Support & Implementation

What support does AllenComm provide during advisory engagements?

AllenComm guides every step of the journey, from needs analysis to actionable recommendations, facilitating enjoyable collaboration and reducing stress. The team ensures alignment, clarity, and measurable outcomes throughout the engagement. Learn more.

How does AllenComm ensure alignment with stakeholders?

AllenComm conducts comprehensive analysis, facilitates executive interviews, and delivers reports that verify alignment on objectives, gaps, and next steps. Stakeholder engagement is prioritized throughout the process. Learn more.

What talent profiles are available through AllenComm's staffing services?

AllenComm offers access to instructional writers, learning experience designers, instructional media specialists, LMS admins, learning project managers, subject matter experts, learning strategists, and instructional designers. Each profile includes specific skills, experience, and technical capabilities. Explore Talent Services.

How does AllenComm support AI readiness in learning ecosystems?

AllenComm creates roadmaps for integrating AI into learning ecosystems, aligning tech stacks with emerging technologies, and ensuring organizations are prepared to scale, adapt, and lead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Explore AI Readiness.

Product Information

What is AllenComm Advisory?

AllenComm Advisory is a consulting practice focused on learning strategy and governance, helping organizations solve urgent challenges and shape future capabilities. Services include change management, skills mapping, governance advisory, and actionable insights. Learn more.

How does AllenComm Advisory deliver measurable results?

AllenComm Advisory enables clients to define success metrics, accelerate development cycles, and calibrate operations to clearly measure the ROI of learning programs and continuously improve performance. Learn more.

What makes AllenComm Advisory future-ready?

AllenComm Advisory aligns learning tech stacks with emerging technologies like AI, ensuring organizations are resilient, scalable, and prepared for rapid change. Explore AI Readiness.

How does AllenComm Advisory personalize learning experiences?

AllenComm creates highly personalized and impactful learning journeys by leveraging legacy platforms and emerging tech, ensuring cohesive and relevant experiences for all learners. Learn more.

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Turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s capabilities. AllenComm’s advisory practice in learning strategy and governance offers a range of consulting services to help learning leaders solve what’s urgent and shape what’s next. 

  • Make L&D governance a growth lever, not a roadblock.
  • Run leaner learning ops without losing momentum.
  • Connect learning analytics to actionable insights.
  • Reduce L&D spend without reducing learning impact.

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A Sneak Peek: Your New (Completely Personalized) Advisory Resources

It’s great to dream big! We want to help you dream bigger—and more importantly, bring that dream to life. Whether you need a change management roadmap and communication plan for global L&D programs, skills mapping and governance advisory for digital learning transformations, or any other consultative need, we’ve got your back. Early in our advisory relationship, we’ll conduct a comprehensive analysis to identify objectives, desired outcomes, timelines, action items, and everything else critical to success. The results of this analysis will be compiled in four key deliverables, completely customized and unique to your own personal situation.

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A Track Record of Success

We’re more than just our words, and we’re sure our other advisory clients would agree! Here are three examples from our portfolio that demonstrate our dedication to meeting each partner where they are with the services they need—but without the big investment (you’ll have with the big consulting firms). Did we mention we also help prove the value of the investment with evidence for key decision makers and stakeholders? Yeah, we do that too.

DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS: Large global enterprises have their own unique challenges. Our recommendations helped Delta Air Lines to audit their cost allocations, create dashboards, and align analytics with reporting processes.

COMPLIANCE IN THE FLOW OF WORK: Culture and compliance aren’t always easy to blend together, but through an advisory partnership, we helped ADM demonstrate the case for change, align their strategy to the organization, and implement an advocacy program.

OPS GOVERNANCE: PNC needed to streamline processes and decrease costs through a scalable, repeatable process. We helped them update their vendor playbook, improve their template library and streamline their review & approval processes.

Effective Strategy and Governance Enables Transformation

Several factors contribute to the success of learning in an organization. Change readiness provides a communication and rollout strategy. Strategic governance of the learning and development function defines the roles and responsibilities. And skills mapping ensures alignment with all stakeholders on the priorities and outcomes for the training.

L&D Governance

We advise learning and development (L&D) and HR leadership on governance practices for the learning function. These may include definition of roles, responsibilities, and procedures for working with stakeholders, making key decisions, allocation of resources, etc.

Process

  • Facilitate executive interviews & relationship-building with key decision makers such as the Chief Learning Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and other executive stakeholder
  • Review current practices related to budget allocation, strategic planning processes, team structure, and operating principles
  • Conduct a governance needs assessment that identifies the highest priorities for additional or improved governance with associated performance indicators (KPIs)

Outcomes

  • Propose a governance structure or framework with clear role delineation for decision-making
  • Establish governance processes and workflows to prioritize efforts that align with organizational goals, impact performance, and demonstrate a return on investment
  • Create communication and implementation plans to communicate the governance model and processes to all levels as part of a roadmap aligned to key metrics

Change Management

Our approach to learning change management results in a change readiness assessment that has practical guidance for communications, rollout, knowledge transfer, and business integration.

Process

  • Conduct current-state analysis via interviews, workshops, and audience surveys
  • Assess the impact of change outlining both the benefits of the change and the factors causing resistance
  • Map the workflows that outline how the change will impact operating procedures

Outcomes

  • Present a communication plan with recommended messaging for each impacted team or group
  • Lay out a change roadmap with milestones for key activities, skills management, and associated KPIs
  • Recommend feedback mechanisms including prescribed check-ins and pulse surveys

Capability & Skill Mapping

The alignment of specific skills or capabilities to team members roles has evolved from job-task analyses and competency frameworks to today’s needs for personalized and dynamic skill or capability profiles. Alignment on prioritized skills is a key success factor for your learning initiative.

Process

  • Identify critical skills and capabilities by consulting with stakeholders, conducting research, and reviewing requirements
  • Gather and evaluate existing data and data from surveys, assessments, job descriptions, and performance reviews
  • Map and visualize critical gaps between desired skillset and current individual and team skill levels

Outcomes

  • Deliver a capabilities matrix to provide visibility into individual, team, and organizational talent profiles
  • Create strategic workforce development plans to prioritize talent development efforts
  • Align skills management processes with identified skills

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Organizational Readiness

The factors contributing to the success of a learning initiative often take place prior to design and development. AllenComm Advisory helps to enable the strategic planning and analysis that leads to readiness.

For the most critical initiatives related to business transformation, new product launches, new technologies, and more, clients need to ensure their alignment with other stakeholders, including business unit leaders, organizational development, talent management, and the learning technology team. This alignment not only accelerates adoption but ensures a real contribution to achieving business outcomes.

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The messaging and story told by representatives of an organization must be consistent and on-brand to build trust and have a positive impact. Multinational information technology innovator HP (Hewlett-Packard) had a critical organizational project: They needed to develop a global [...]

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Organizational Readiness Enables Transformative Learning

Several factors contribute to the success of learning in an organization. Change readiness provides a communication and rollout strategy. Strategic governance of the learning and development function defines the roles and responsibilities. And skills mapping ensures alignment with all stakeholders on the priorities and outcomes for the training.

Change Management

Our approach to learning change management results in a change readiness assessment that has practical guidance for communications, rollout, knowledge transfer, and business integration.

Process

  • Conduct current-state analysis via interviews, workshops, and audience surveys
  • Assess the impact of change outlining both the benefits of the change and the factors causing resistance
  • Map the workflows that outline how the change will impact operating procedures

Outcomes

  • Present a communication plan with recommended messaging for each impacted team or group
  • Lay out a change roadmap with milestones for key activities, skills management, and associated KPIs
  • Recommend feedback mechanisms including prescribed check-ins and pulse surveys

L&D Governance

We advise learning and development (L&D) and HR leadership on governance practices for the learning function. These may include definition of roles, responsibilities, and procedures for working with stakeholders, making key decisions, allocation of resources, etc.

Process

  • Facilitate executive interviews & relationship-building with key decision makers such as the Chief Learning Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and other executive stakeholder
  • Review current practices related to budget allocation, strategic planning processes, team structure, and operating principles
  • Conduct a governance needs assessment that identifies the highest priorities for additional or improved governance with associated performance indicators (KPIs)

Outcomes

  • Propose a governance structure or framework with clear role delineation for decision-making
  • Establish governance processes and workflows to prioritize efforts that align with organizational goals, impact performance, and demonstrate a return on investment
  • Create communication and implementation plans to communicate the governance model and processes to all levels as part of a roadmap aligned to key metrics

Capability & Skill Mapping

The alignment of specific skills or capabilities to team members roles has evolved from job-task analyses and competency frameworks to today’s needs for personalized and dynamic skill or capability profiles. Alignment on prioritized skills is a key success factor for your learning initiative.

Process

  • Identify critical skills and capabilities by consulting with stakeholders, conducting research, and reviewing requirements
  • Gather and evaluate existing data and data from surveys, assessments, job descriptions, and performance reviews
  • Map and visualize critical gaps between desired skillset and current individual and team skill levels

Outcomes

  • Deliver a capabilities matrix to provide visibility into individual, team, and organizational talent profiles
  • Create strategic workforce development plans to prioritize talent development efforts
  • Align skills management processes with identified skills
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“Their strategic practice is the foundation of their expertise. AllenComm works with you to understand the business need…ensuring adoption, utilization, and integration are happening at maximum effectiveness.”

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Key Findings

After the initial analysis and Research Plan are approved, we’ll review the assets provided and meet with your team, including key decision makers, to answer any remaining questions from the plan.

Then, we’ll deliver a Key Findings report that summarizes:

  • Curated data based on the answers and information received from meetings so far
  • Highlights of the analysis, reports, and data from key platforms
  • Raw, comprehensive responses (generated by AI) in an appendix for your reference
  • An aggregation of data received and reviewed in an appendix


We can use the Key Findings report to verify all parties are aligned on next steps, as well as review any gaps that still exist due to people or data being unavailable at this stage. You’ll have another opportunity to approve this new report before we proceed with the gap and opportunity analysis.

 

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opportunity analysis

Our third deliverable takes analysis to the next level by fully identifying the opportunity ahead with…

  • A summary of all gaps between the Key Findings report and the objectives and desired outcomes outlined in the Research Plan
  • A current-state map of key platforms and technologies in the learning ecosystem
  • A future-state map representing possible, desirable architecture or configuration of the learning tech ecosystem
  • A breakdown of the delta between the current state and the future state maps
  • An assessment of your organization’s readiness for change, knowledge constraints, and identified risks


We want to be your partner throughout the process, not just another consultant. That’s why continued alignment on next steps and deliverables is critical to our process. As we refine the vision of what your future state can look like—and how you can get there—we’ll note any revisions for the next phase before moving forward with any recommendations.

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actionable insights

The final deliverable is a combination of the previous three—the Research Plan, Key Findings report, and Opportunity Analysis—with final revisions complete and ready for approval.

The Actionable Insights report will help you start bringing your vision to life by…

  • Listing available options to fill the gaps between your current and future state
  • Evaluating and rating the options based on objectives and decision-making criteria
  • Providing clear, actionable recommendations on next steps
  • Illustrating an implementation roadmap based on the recommended option(s)


But our partnership doesn’t stop there. We’d love to use our 40+ years of experience in advisory to help you overcome any barriers to getting started, such as winning buy in from key decision makers and stakeholders. Once we submit the report, we’ll facilitate a meeting in which we present the results to core analysis team members and any stakeholders or decision makers you invite, and we’ll answer questions to help rally others to your cause.


After the meeting, we’ll refine the report with final feedback to reflect all decisions made to help guide you to success as you set out on the journey ahead.

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research plan

We want to help you succeed! That’s why every advisory partnership starts with a deeper understanding of what you need (and when you need it by). We’ll facilitate an initial planning meeting with a core analysis team, which includes your primary team members as well as the AllenComm Advisory team.


In this meeting, we’ll work together to complete a qualitative and quantitative analysis that defines:

  • A summary of your objectives and desired outcomes
  • The groups, stakeholders, and leaders that will be involved in the process
  • The research questions we need to answer during follow-up advisory meetings
  • Existing reports and data from key platforms/tech that are relevant to answering questions or filling gaps
  • Next steps for who will provide access to reports/data and on what timeline
  • Action items and timelines for other advisory activities


We’ll compile all of this information in a Research Plan for you to review and approve before moving on to the next phase.

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Implement enabling guidelines that control or reduce expenses while prioritizing high-quality learning experiences & outcomes

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Align learning with governance requirements and critical organizational priorities, driving results and accelerating AI transformation​

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Decrease development timelines, streamline decision-making, calibrate staffing needs with demand, and maximize program effectiveness

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Accelerate decision-making with reporting workflows that curate the most relevant analytics for the right stakeholders at the right time

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