Wisetail took gold in Best Advance in Content Authoring Technology and bronze in Best Advance in Learning Management Technology, in Learning Management Technology for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, and Best Advance in Social Learning Technology.

The Wisetail learning platform represents a notable advance in learning management technology because of the way it blends cultural elements with operational necessities. This is accomplished through a simple, intuitive interface for both the end user and the system administrator; flexibility to match organizational branding; and advanced social and interactive features. All together, Wisetail gives companies a platform through which they can administer consistent, high-touch, and branded employee support at scale.

The intuitive interface and branding flexibility are best demonstrated by a rebrand completed this spring by fast casual restaurant Urban Plates. The amount of content and number of users within the Urban Plates LMS, named The Huddle, led its learning and development team to renovate The Huddle. They updated its branding to make the platform more inviting, and rejiggered the platform’s hierarchical structure so that any information a user might need was no more than two clicks away — making it easy as possible for frontline workers to fit learning into their daily routines.

“Winners of Excellence in Technology Awards are at the forefront of technology innovation. Our program evaluates not just the solution itself, but the benefit to the human capital management function, the business and the customer. That is the ultimate differentiator — whether the technology has a positive business impact. Technology Award winners pass that test with flying colors,” said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group and head of the awards program.

“An Excellence Award also validates the vision of the technology development team, the wisdom of the company’s investment in the solution, and the value the technology brings to the end-user,” said Mike Cooke, Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group.

A panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executives evaluated the entries based upon the following criteria:

• Product: What was the product’s breakthrough innovation?
• Unique differentiators: What makes the product unique and how does it differ from any competing products?
• Value proposition: What problem does the product solve and/or what need does this product address?
• Measurable results: What are the benefits customers can expect to experience as a result of using this product?

About Wisetail

Wisetail is a software-as-a-service company that produces learning management systems (LMS). An LMS is a digital platform companies use to deliver internal training and cultural content across all locations and levels, from the C-suite to frontline workers. Wisetail’s product improves consistency of training and communication, and is branded unique to each client, which allows businesses to scale culture along with operations.

About Brandon Hall Group, Inc

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is the most well-known and established research organization in the performance improvement industry. We conduct research that drives performance, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership, research and expertise in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources. At the core of our offerings is a Membership Program that Empowers Excellence Through Content, Collaboration and Community. Our members have access to research that helps them make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, combined with research-powered advisory services customized to their needs. (www.brandonhall.com).