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title: How to Plan Your LMS Launch
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# How to Plan Your LMS Launch

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By [Erynn Williams](https://blog.skilljar.com/author/erynn-williams) on October 27, 2016  | 1 minute read 410

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This past August, we published our eBook "[Best Practices for Launching an LMS](https://blog.skilljar.com/ebook-best-practices-for-launching-an-lms)." Last week, we discused the first step in the LMS launch process, [Defining and Scoping](https://blog.skilljar.com/how-to-define-and-scope-your-lms-launch). Today's post will be focusing on the second step, Planning.

**Important Questions to Consider**

***What is the time frame?***

Ex: Do you have a specific launch date you have to hit? Are there multiple dates/phases to consider?

***What content will you use?***

- What will your training courses cover?  
   - Define outline of courses/curriculums to stay in line with goal.
- What kind of content do you want to use?
  
  - Ex: Video, PDF, Quiz, Text, Slides, Embedded Interactive, etc.
- How often will the product change?  
   - Consider the kind of changes you’ll need to make over time when deciding on your content choice.     Ex: Two-minute videos are easier to replace than twenty-minute videos.

When planning for integration, you will need a team that will handle the tasks related to the LMS implementation and be responsible for decision-making. Define owners for all of the critical areas: content, user experience/access, branding, project manager, technical integration, business owner.

Stay tuned for next week's post, where we will cover the third step of launching your LMS, [The Launch](https://blog.skilljar.com/launching-a-new-lms) itself!

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