Partnerships & Alliances (March/April 2019)

The latest training industry mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and more.

Brainier, a leader in learning management system (LMS) software, formed a strategic partnership with TalentGuard, Inc., to leverage ongoing learning and career pathing with talent management. This partnership combines curated learning with employee career aspirations.

TiER1 Performance Solutions, an employee-owned consulting firm that activates strategies through people, was selected for participation in the U.S. Navy’s SeaPort Next Generation multiple-award contract vehicle. Under this contract, TiER1 will help the Navy activate its strategies through its people in systems and process engineering, test and evaluation, research and development, modeling, simulation, prototyping and analysis, system design documentation, analytical and organizational assessment and logistics, computer and information security, and systems analysis and management.

Mediafly, a sales enablement platform, launched Mediafly Readiness in partnership with Lessonly. By partnering with Lessonly, a leader in learning automation software, Mediafly users access one central location for training, marketing materials, interactive personalized selling tools, meeting tracking, sales coaching, and more.

Kronos Incorporated announced a global agreement with SAP that allows SAP to resell Workforce Dimensions, Kronos’ next-generation workforce management solution, across its worldwide customer base under the name “SAP Time Management by Kronos.” The integrated solution provides SAP customers with workforce management capabilities that extend and complement the SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite.

Lorri Freifeld
Lorri Freifeld is the editor/publisher of Training magazine. She writes on a number of topics, including talent management, training technology, and leadership development. She spearheads two awards programs: the Training APEX Awards and Emerging Training Leaders. A writer/editor for the last 30 years, she has held editing positions at a variety of publications and holds a Master’s degree in journalism from New York University.