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Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS

Score8.3 out of 10

18 Reviews and Ratings

What is Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS?

Grovo's product included instructional videos and assessments, and the SaaS platform that they live on top of. The videos follow a microlearning methodology which increases learner retention. Grovo is now fully integrated into CornerStone's LMS.

Categories & Use Cases

Media

The primary admin dashboard
The library of Grovo content
The course building tool
Assignment options
Choosing an assignment

1 / 5

Top Performing Features

  • Course authoring

    Users can develop and assemble online learning content.

    Category average: 8

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.

    Category average: 9.1

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

    Category average: 9

  • Learning content

    The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.

    Category average: 9

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

    Category average: 7.7

eLearning Curation and Creation from a Single Tool

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use Grovo by Cornerstone within the Cornerstone OnDemand LMS as both a content provider and content creation tool. Several Grovo courses are part of a larger content package that Cornerstone sells for specific demographics or subject types. Additionally, a content creation tool that Grovo created before being acquired by Cornerstone is now fully integrated into the LMS. This allows you to create your own eLearning in the style of Grovo's microlearning tutorials. This fills two needs for our company. First, off-the-shelf content that is modern, quick to consume, and effective. Second, another tool to add to our creation kit to design our own learning.

Pros

  • Integration with the Cornerstone LMS
  • Visually appealing and effective microlearning on specific topics
  • Easy content creation within the LMS for your own microlearning content

Cons

  • Costly and often purchased with a collection of other content
  • Limited in its capabilities from an eLearning design perspective
  • Targeted/marketed as microlearning with no long-form content

Most Important Features

  • Tight integration with the Cornerstone LMS
  • Consistent content updates handled by Cornerstone
  • Easy creation tools for online microlearning content

Return on Investment

  • A reduction in cost for eLearning development
  • A lower investment in administration time for content maintenance
  • Increased employee satisfaction because of added availability of learning content

Micro-learning leader!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Grovo as an additional training content library option for employee development and engagement. We made the content available via our Cornerstone LMS catalog as stand-along microlearning courses and also in bundled curriculum by topic.

Pros

  • drives performance and employee engagement
  • accelerates employee development
  • provides effective micro-learning content

Cons

  • More broader range of content needed in some areas

Most Important Features

  • Easy to consume micro-learning
  • Provides real-world examples employees can relate to
  • Easy to tailor content for your organization's needs

Return on Investment

  • It has supported career growth by providing new managers modern and relatable training content that doesn't take hours to consume

Good LMS for small sized companies.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've helped other organizations make purchase decisions. Grovo usually comes up as my #1 or #2 choice when my clients look for learning solutions. The platform helps you to easily assign content and due dates. The library of videos and learning material is vast. You can also add quick-view pages to videos so that users know what they are consuming. Overall, a very nice learning platform.

Pros

  • Easy and intuitive interface.
  • Vast array of videos and content.
  • Content sharing with colleagues.

Cons

  • Uploading videos takes a while.
  • Isn't suitable for fast paced organizations.

Most Important Features

  • Ease of use.
  • Ability to upload own content.
  • Assigning content and due dates.

Return on Investment

  • Improved compliance.
  • Created a custom learning environment.

Alternatives Considered

UpsideLMS

Other Software Used

UpsideLMS

Grow with Grovo

Pros

  • Lesson Tracks
  • Quizzes following the lessons, so the material is retained
  • Reports Progress

Cons

  • Could use a broader range of material
  • A more palatable interface (although it's still pretty)

Return on Investment

  • Positive ROI based on departments that needed training were able to learn the language they needed, saving engineering time and costs.

Other Software Used

LexisNexis InterAction, Zoom, BambooHR, Zendesk, Concur Travel and Expense

An amazing software for all of your training needs!!!!!

Pros

  • Ease to create trainings.
  • Ability to insert GIFs and photos to help with visual aids.
  • Ability to allow others to create trainings.
  • Ability to track trainings (who has done it and who hasn't).
  • Ease of tracking all training done.

Cons

  • Continued ease of creating training.
  • Opportunities for others to add feedback to training.
  • Continued ease of tracking, this is super important to us.

Return on Investment

  • Positive - allowed us to provide top-notch training to our employees.
  • Positive - allows every employee to look through past trainings if they need a reminder.
  • Positive - allows us to track when the trainings are being completed.
  • Positive - ability to create trainings quickly and easily.

Alternatives Considered

Brainshark

Other Software Used

Domo, Concur Travel and Expense