GP Strategies has been recognized by CIOReview Magazine as the recipient of “Top 20 Gamification Technology Solution Companies - 2017,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry. This profile has been developed by the CIOReview research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Thomas Pizer, Director, Learning Technologies.

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Thomas Pizer, Director, Learning Technologies

Corporate learning and development (L&D) organizations are challenged to reach an ever-evolving audience. Their reasons for employing game-based and gamified learning are unique to their diverse industries, audiences, motivational factors, and business requirements. Gamification is not only about implementing new technology, but understanding the unique challenges in learning management and building solutions based on the learner’s role in an organization. Driven by this idea, GP Strategies is helping large enterprises use game mechanics in creative ways to drive performance. Providing training and performance support for more than five decades, GP Strategies brings deep understanding and insights on learning management to address the specific business problems of their enterprise customers across industry verticals.

GP Strategies initiates client engagement from the perspective of solving a business or learning challenge. “We take an outcomes-based approach to every learning program, whether it employs gamification or any other learning-based technology or approach,” says Thomas Pizer, Director of Learning Technologies at GP Strategies. Solutions are based on the specific learner roles in the organization. “We take a targeted approach when we recommend gamification as a delivery strategy,” explains Ann Rollins, a Learning Strategist at GP Strategies.

The company deploys two similar but distinct types of gamified learning: game-based and gamification. In game-based learning, the game essentially is the learning, which gives learners, managers, and the business an opportunity to evaluate performance outcomes and determine where additional reinforcement is needed. Whereas gamification comprises competition or rewards offered to the learner to incentivize them to complete learning activities.

GP Strategies is technology agnostic and chooses the right technology and approach to meet the unique learning requirements of their clients’ business. The company also has partnerships with several platform vendors and has established development frameworks to support many different approaches to implement game mechanics. GP Strategies utilizes platforms such as Degreed, mLevel, and Intrepid, among others, to build customized learning programs inside of the client’s learning management system.

Ann Rollins, Learning Strategist

GP Strategies has incorporated Augmented Reality (AR) with a few clients and has won a peer-voted industry award for the Best Sales Training Solution at DemoFest for a sales training program that incorporated AR as part of the experience. The program was new vehicle sales training for automotive sales consultants. The gamified experience broke out participants into teams, served up video, and required participants to create a pitch based on a customer scenario. The AR activity also included a quiz with a backend leaderboard.

In addition, GP Strategies has also helped a global health service company improve workforce performance with a gamified solution. A virtual instructor-led training program was designed through which the client could get accurate information pertinent to learners’ performance and the effectiveness of the learning material. “Gamification allowed us to not only motivate learners to complete the activities, but also to provide analytics regarding individual performance within the overall learning experience,” says Rollins.

We take an outcomes-based approach to every learning program, whether it employs gamification or any other learning-based technology or approach

With digital transformation gripping the enterprise world, GP Strategies continues to identify the evolving trends in learning behavior and performance. These insights help the company to devise new digital learning strategies and address the needs of the modern learner. GP Strategies designs solutions that integrate gamification and game-based mechanics in a cohesive manner within the business context to drive workforce productivity.

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GP Strategies' support of AICPA & CIMA's modern learning transformation journey wins Gold in Brandon Hall Group's Excellence in Technology Awards

Friday, December 22, 2023

GP Strategies, as LTG's main go-to-market brand, has coordinated the combined Group strength to enable AI-assisted L&D transformation and new revenue streams for AICPA & CIMA.

BRIGHTON, England, -- GP Strategies, a leader in innovative talent transformation solutions, as part of Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG), and its client, AICPA & CIMA, a global financial industry professional association, have jointly won a Gold award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training at the coveted Brandon Hall Group's Excellence in Technology Awards™.

The 2023 awards, announced on 7 December 2023, are given for work in Learning and Development (L&D), Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Enablement, Future of Work, and Education Technology.

This is a robust partnership between AICPA & CIMA and GP Strategies, fuelled by courage and an unwavering commitment to innovation from both parties.

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GP Strategies, a leader in innovative workplace learning and talent management, consolidated industry-leading LTG expertise alongside sister companies Rustici Software and Bridge to provide learning and accreditation services to AICPA & CIMA's 600,000+ global members.

The project involved resources from within the Group to provide AICPA & CIMA with a solution that included strategy, implementation, tools and technology. LTG businesses' involvement included:

• Bridge LMS to handle seamless learning content hosting and analytics/tracking for AICPA & CIMA members who need to remain compliant within their fields.

• Rustici Software's Content Controller to enforce content licencing in situations where AICPA & CIMA's customers want to serve learning content from their own learning management system (LMS). LTG's solution estimates that the new system will reclaim $2.5 million per year in previously lost content licencing revenue.

• GP Strategies, as the primary point of contact, to provide custom integrations, implement the project (including the substantial task of migrating from the legacy system), and assist with all aspects of change management and testing.

Said Jeff Fissel, GP Strategies' Vice President, "Transforming the learning and training landscape for the world's premier CPA and financial professional organisation was a challenge we did not take lightly. This is a robust partnership between AICPA & CIMA and GP Strategies, fuelled by courage and an unwavering commitment to innovation from both parties. It brought together a wealth of expertise from across our team, with GP at the forefront, blending cutting-edge technology, comprehensive services, and forward-thinking strategies. Our joint goal was always to achieve amazing results. Being recognised by the Brandon Hall Group is an honour and a validation of our strategic vision."

Added AICPA & CIMA's Michael Grant, Senior Director – Learning Innovation & Assessment, "LTG has become a trusted vendor partner in the transformation and evolution of our complex commercial learning ecosystem. Our members and students globally expect a comprehensive modern learning experience for their upskilling needs in this digital age. LTG has the critical expertise in digital platforms, products, analytics, and professional services, enabling us to scale and execute our transformation vision."

LTG Announces GP Strategies To Lead Comprehensive Talent Transformation Solutions

Friday, January 19, 2024

Learning Technologies Group plc (“LTG”), the global provider of integrated talent management and learning software and services, announced that its flagship business, GP Strategies, is now the Group’s lead market-facing brand representing its entire strength.

LEO Learning will integrate with GP Strategies’ global content design team to create the world’s largest and most creative custom content and learning experience design offering, while PDT Global will join GP Strategies, to create a combined force in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). These additions to GP Strategies’ portfolio will take place from 1 January 2023 and will significantly enhance its capabilities as a world-leading learning and talent transformation company.

LTG’s BAFTA-winning immersive experiences and games studio, PRELOADED, will move to become a unique brand within the GP Strategies portfolio, helping to create a new global presence in the practical application of immersive and emerging technologies.

LTG’s existing software/product brands, including Bridge, Rustici Software, PeopleFluent, Watershed and Open LMS, will remain market-facing. Product offerings will channel via GP Strategies when part of an integrated solution.

The new strategy has been extensively tested with industry analysts and key clients across several verticals and continents, and will help LTG deliver on its vision to “help organisations transform through their people.”

Adam Stedham, CEO of GP Strategies, said: “The learning and talent functions are more important to our client’s long-term business strategies than ever before. With GP Strategies as the new consolidated brand representing LTG’s combined strength, our clients benefit from a global range and depth of expertise – from strategic thinking to delivering a full suite of global learning services and technologies under one organisation. This means we can focus on helping deliver our client’s goals and demonstrating measurable results.”

Piers Lea, Chief Strategy Officer of LTG, said, “There’s an overwhelming number of options in the marketplace. However, what organisations really need to thrive in today’s global marketplace is an integrated set of services and solutions from an experienced provider that understands the complexities of running a global business. LTG now operates in 35 countries with over 5,000 employees worldwide. With GP Strategies as the cornerstone of our new offering, we’re in a unique position to provide our customers with a ‘one-stop shop’ for modernising learning and talent strategies and providing the full range of skills needed to execute them.”

Top 20 Gamification Technology Solution Companies - 2017

Company
GP Strategies

Management
Thomas Pizer, Director, Learning Technologies and Ann Rollins, Learning Strategist

Description
GP Strategies is a global performance improvement provider of learning solutions that power workforce performance

GP Strategies Workforce Performance Powered by a Gamified Approach