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Bernina International: Transforming Training with Customized SaaS Solutions
技术
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 连接平台
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 数据管理平台
适用行业
- 消费品
- 零售
适用功能
- 销售与市场营销
用例
- 远程协作
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
- 系统集成
- 培训
挑战
While BERNINA is highly regarded for their training and service, Connie knew that training needed to adapt to modern learners at their busy retail partners. She issued a challenge to improve their training delivery more efficiently train more personnel at their retail locations. It was a two-prong approach, first, she launched an effort to find a technology partner who could customize a solution for their specialty industry, second, she brought in Susan Fears as their top-of-the-line product expert to focus on the initial content. The goal was to start with a B2B program of micro courses for their dealer network. These courses would demonstrate how to sell the BERNINA products to consumers. Education is truly a cornerstone of the company and their training resources were vast, but primarily in written or face-to-face form. Their prior efforts were as effective as possible given the resources at the time, but technology has created new potential for reaching a wider audience at less cost. They were already using some online elements into their blended training program. They offered PowerPoint webinars which could be blended with their live event classes, conferences, and hands-on training. Their existing training was expensive (for BERNINA and their retailers) and they discovered long-term retention was challenging. Most of their retailers had limited staff. Sending one or two to a training conference was hard on their wallets and the staff they left behind. In addition, once the newly trained staff returned to their stores, the challenges of daily operations kept them from training other staff members. On BERNINA’s end, they discovered the cost of large conferences, with dozens of machines being shipped in for hands-on training was cost prohibitive. They questioned the effectiveness of offering training months before the new machines were actually shipped to the retail stores. They needed a way to refresh and remind their retailers of their previous training. Another training approach was really high-end, sending highly qualified trainers out to individual stores. This was easier and less expensive for the retailers, but extremely costly for BERNINA to hit hundreds of sewing centers. Fanders points out that the turnover of retailers’ trained staff reduced the effectiveness of the training and ROI. The most in-depth training alternative was a one-week live training at BERNINA’s headquarters in Chicago. Fears describes this effort as valuable, but extremely detailed.... and a little like trying to take a sip of water from a fire hydrant. Just as technology has created potential new avenues for their training through online mobile learning, technology spurred BERNINA to expedite the launch of new models and features. More frequent innovations in their machine features have resulted in the need to update training more frequently. Armed with solid content, (valuable intellectual property), and a highly qualified training staff - BERNINA was up for the challenge of change.
关于客户
Bernina International is a leading brand in the sewing industry, known for its Swiss precision and high-quality sewing machines. The company caters to both hobbyists and professionals, offering a range of computerized and feature-rich machines. With a growing interest in sewing, DIY, and cottage industries, along with the rising cost of in-store goods, the sewing industry has seen significant growth. Bernina has capitalized on this trend by providing top-notch training and service to its retail partners. The company is committed to education, with a vast array of training resources primarily in written or face-to-face form. However, Bernina recognized the need to adapt its training methods to modern learners and sought to improve its training delivery to efficiently train more personnel at its retail locations. The company has a strong focus on innovation, frequently updating its machine features and training programs to stay ahead in the market.
解决方案
Getting from Point A to Point B. Roughly six months after they started this process they selected CD2 Learning as their SaaS partner for their ability to customize training and customer service responsiveness. The goal was to create a mobile series of courses that retailers (and their staff) could use on their own time, any location. Assessments would be an important element of the learning, not only identifying strengths and weaknesses but providing trainers with a look at progress and areas that may need more attention. Assessments also provide users with the important fail/revisit/retake opportunity to reinforce learning. As Fanders explains, “we knew what we wanted, we had the content we needed to be communicated, but CD2 was able to bring our vision to life.” The courses are designed to be engaging and flexible enough for any age user. Because learning styles vary, BERNINA offers PDFs at the end of the lessons in case a user wants to print out information and carry it over to a machine for practice. Even more critical for the effectiveness of their training, the online information can be revisited as often as needed - increasing retention. The flexibility of the courses allows BERNINA to cater content to the audience they are addressing, users can pick out only the information they need, reducing redundancy and burnout. The platform also has a reporting system which will offer them an at-a-glance look at user use and progress, eventually tying usage to performance and sales. Because the technology is scalable, BERNINA looks forward to expanding the number of users they can impact with training. With this first launch, they have 450 stores and over 1,000 registered users (and growing). Even more exciting, now they have templates in place to easily update and create new lessons as newer models prepare to launch.
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