Why the shortlist stalled
Twenty-five thousand learners—and no platform that is best at everything.
A workforce organization serves 25,000 learners and needs a platform decision.
- LMS or LXP
- Credentials
- Instructor-led support
- Employer reporting
- Mobile access
- Analytics
- AI-assisted content production
- Privacy controls
- Integrations
Your turn · Live recommendation
What are you willing to trade away?
Change the weight of any requirement and watch the recommendation respond. The arithmetic is easy; defending the weights is the real work.
| Requirement | Weight | North | Beacon | Forge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learner volume (25k+) | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Budget fit | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Timeline to launch | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Accessibility | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mobile access | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Credentialing | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| E-commerce | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Instructor-led support | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Skills tracking | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| AI content production | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Analytics | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| APIs / integrations | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Privacy controls | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Admin capacity fit | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Weighted total | — | — | — |
The part demos skip
The platform still has to live with everything you already own.
A strong score means little if credentials cannot travel, data cannot leave, or the team cannot support the administration.
These projects are original solution-architecture demonstrations created to show my consulting approach. The organizations, requirements, data, budgets, vendors, timelines, and results shown are fictional and do not represent previous clients or employers. Platform North, Beacon, and Forge are fictional and do not represent real vendors.