Elearning - September/October 2008 - (Page 39) Case StudyContent Combo Software Professional development is a big challenge for organizations, and traditional training methods no longer satisfy the demand. “Training can be costly and time-consuming,” says Katja Ruisinger, manager of e-learning services at Allianz SE, the holding company of Allianz Group. “Stricter organizational processes are making it more difficult for employees to find time for training. E-learning makes it possible to bring training and education to the workplace and deliver it worldwide at any time.” TWO TRACKS TO SUCCESS Allianz Holding services all subsidiaries of the Allianz Group, one of the world’s leading providers of insurance, banking and asset management. Allianz Holding does not develop training content but instead concentrates on the IT infrastructure. During the conceptual design phase of the e-learning architecture, it was obvious that a combination of products from two providers would comprise the solution: Adobe Presenter, to create and maintain content, and a learning management system (LMS) from Saba. At the same time, Adobe Connect Server would be used to publish content to the Internet. “There are a lot of powerful Works Wonders tools available to assist in creating educational content. However, they require a lot of training and demand that people use them frequently to become skilled users,” says Ruisinger. “We were looking for a tool that allowed users to create content with only limited training requirements. We wanted users to be proficient with the technology, even if they used it only occasionally.” This requirement was met by Adobe Presenter, which Allianz already used. The company uses it in combination with Microsoft PowerPoint to develop multimedia e-learning content. A large selection of available PowerPoint presenta- Allianz SE >> Industry: Banking/ finance, insurance >> U.S. Headquarters: Boca Raton, Florida >> Number of Employees: 200,000 Elearning! September/October 2008 39
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