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Research and Educational Network
Nag Chandrashekar, VP Product Management
October 5, 2015
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Saba
Saba delivers a cloud-based Intelligent Talent Management solution
used by leading organizations worldwide to hire, develop, engage
and inspire their people. With machine learning at its core,
Intelligent Talent Management offers proactive, personalized
recommendations on candidates, connections and content to help
your employees and organization lead and succeed. Our solution
is powered by Saba Cloud, a highly scalable platform that exceeds
industry security and reliability standards. Saba has more than
31 million users and 2,200 customers across 195 countries and
37 languages. Learn more about Intelligent Talent Management at
www.saba.com.
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Global Customer Base
2,200 organizations, 31 million users, 13 million cloud subscribers
Financial
Services
Life
Sciences
High
Tech
Automotive
and Mfg
Retail /
Hospitality
Public
Sector
Aviation
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Trusted by Industry Leaders
15 of the Top 20Global Pharmaceutical
14 of the Top 30Global Bank &
Investment Services
9 of the Top 20Global Oil & Gas
8 of the Top 10Global Automakers
6 of the Top 20Global Food & Beverage
6 of the Top 10Global Aerospace & Defense
5 of the Top 10Global Conglomerates
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Vector Capital acquires Saba
• Leading global private equity investor in technology and technology-
enabled businesses
– Raised four Vector private equity funds since 1997
– ~$2.5 billion under management
• Help enterprise software companies achieve rapid, yet sustainable growth
• Blue chip investor base (many of which co-investing in Saba), including:
• Most existing investors have backed Vector for over a decade
Public Employees
Retirement System
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Complete, Organic, Intelligent Talent Management
Organically
built
Real-time
collaboration
Social and
gamification
Native
assessment
Secure
mobile
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Learning@Work
Social and
mobile
Virtual
classroom
Evaluations &
assessments
Extended
enterprise
Certification &
compliance
Intelligent
recommendations
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Analytics
Dozens of
reports &
dashboards
Ad-hoc query
on 800+
dimensions
Dynamic
Network
Analysis
Actionable insights
for admins,
managers and
employees
Point and click
report writer
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Saba Cloud - Excellent Customer Adoption
Customers > 270+
Users > 12+ Million
Page Views > 35+ Million
Performance Customers live on Saba Cloud > 30+
Reviews > 60K+
Goals > 170K+
Analytics Executions > 500%
Goals > 637%
Meetings > 643%
Smart Lists > 927%
Reviews Initiated > 1525%
Content Launches > 2359%
Course Completions > 2450%
Unique Enhancements through FFF > 225+
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Apprentice
Centered
Teaching
Centered
Learner
Centered
Relationship
Centered
One to One
RelationshipsOne to Many Many to Many Community to Many
Focus on Quality
of Craft
Focus on What Needs
Taught
Focus on Learners
Needs/OutcomesFocus on Relationships:
People, Content, Work
Before 1930s 1930-1970s 1970s-2010 2010-Beyond
Evolution of Learning
Source: Brandon Hall
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Apprentice
Centered
Teaching
Centered
Learner
Centered
Relationship
Centered
Before 1930s 1930-1970s 1970s-2010 2010-Beyond
Internships, Mentoring, Coaching
Classroom
Performance Support & Job Aids
Video, Computer/Internet Learning
Blended & Experiential
Social
Mobile
Evolution of Learning
Source: Brandon Hall
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Learning Trends
#1- Social Learning
#2 – Personalization
#3 – Mobile Learning
#4 – Content Aggregation
#5 – Compliance
#6 – Performance Management
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Social Learning in 2015
• Jane Hart, an
independent
workplace advisor,
writer and
international speaker
explained recently
that she believes
most organisations
are in an ‘interim
stage 4’ by simply
adding on social
learning to a more
traditional learning
model1.
Courtesy : Nine Lanterns
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2015/03/30/5-stages-of-workplace-learning-revisited-again/
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Social = Informal
70%
20%
10%70/20/10: Lombardo & Eichinger, Center for Creative Leadership
Courses & Reading
Feedback & Examples
On-the-Job Experiences
• Formal Learning/Catalog• Certification & Compliance• Classrooms
• Groups Associated with Classes• Impressions• Expertise Location
• Idea Engine• Real-Time Collaboration• Groups & Workspaces
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What are we using?
BHG, Social & Collaborative Learning, 2014
22%
29%
32%
33%
46%
50%
50%
63%
22%
23%
25%
27%
29%
29%
38%
40%
Learner generated blogs
Learner generated videos
Micro-blogs
Expert directory
Wikis
Content rating
Learner comments
Discussion forums
High Usage
HighlyEffective
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Case Study: Guitar Center
“90% of our investment was in 10% of learning”
– Chris Salles, Director of eLearning
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Case Study: Guitar Center “More Stories to Tell”
“We’re going from 25 SMEs to 12,000!”
Why Social Learning?
• Disseminate information quicker
• Share information among stores
• Collaborate, record and share
• Mobile access
About Guitar Center
• Over 250 locations
nationwide
• 12,000 passionate
employees
• Largest retailer of
musical instruments
and related gear
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Real-time
collaboration
Gamification: PQ,
Impressions, sentiment
User-
generated
content
Conversations,
groups, workspace
Collaboration
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• Groups are communities that
are established by a common
bond – enrolled in the same
course or curriculum, same
career interests, mentoring
program, etc.
• Ensure learning program
continuity with communities of
practice
• Members can collaborate,
participate in discussions,
share documents, etc.
• Groups can be public or
private
• Enrollment can be manual or
automatic
Groups
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Video Channels
• Videos can be uploaded and categorized by channel
• When a user drills into a channel he/she sees the featured video, and all other videos
associated with the channel.
• If a user subscribes to a channel they will be notified when new videos are posted.
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• Each Academy has its own Workspace
Consolidate relevant content via Workspaces
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Workspace Example
• Example of using Workspaces to support Career Development
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Workspace Example
• Example of using Workspaces to support Career Development
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We readily use smart or intelligent systems when choosing movies and
shopping.
Why not for learning?
Intelligent Learning
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Why Intelligent Talent Management?
• Proactive - the system does the
work for you
• Dynamic – constantly
crunching user/usage data
• Personalized – no two users
get the same recommendations
• Engaging – the more you
interact, the better the system
works for you
Hi! I’m the machine
learning algorithm
that lives inside
Saba Cloud
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Let the Next Gen LMS find relevant people, content and classes based on your
interests, activity and profile utilizing machine learning
• Better job performance
• A light weight career development program
• Better profile data so HR can make better decisions
Personalization
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Intelligent Core
Machine
learning
Intelligent
recommendations
Smart
Search
Hi! I’m the machine
learning algorithm
that lives inside
Saba Cloud
Dynamic
Profile
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The Intelligent Mentor (TIM)Personification of Machine Learning
Hi! I’m the machine
learning algorithm
that lives inside
Saba Cloud
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Mobile usage is skyrocketing
We spend twice as much time online as we did in 2008 and half of that time is on mobile devices
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Mobile
Native apps
for Apple
and Android
Virtual classroom
and collaboration Mobile recruiting
and performance
Enterprise-
grade
security
Best-in-class
mobile
learning
Communities
and experts
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Content is King
“One of the exciting things about the Internet is that anyone with a PC and a
modem can publish whatever content they can create.”
From “Content is King” by Bill Gates, 1996
Engaging, even immersive!
• User contributed content (Social)
• Virtual classrooms and recordings
• MOOCs
• Simulations
• Device independent (Mobile)
• Gamification
• Recognition, rewards: YES!
• Games, not so sure.
• Experiential Learning (xAPI)
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Marketplace
Saba
Development
Kit (SDK)
Improve processes
And reporting
Drag-and-drop
recruiting,
learning,
and system
integration
Tested, pre-configured
connectors
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Experiential Content (xAPI)
Tincan Support
• Consume tincan content
on web and mobile app
• LRS (learning record
store) captures learning
experiences
• Display in learner profile
• Capture non-learning
experiences like games,
simulations in centralized
data store
• Opportunity for big data
analysis
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A look forward…
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It
is intended for informational purposes only and is not to be
incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in
making purchasing decisions.
The development, release, and timing of any features or
functionality described in this communication remains at the sole
discretion of Saba and may change at any time, with or without
notice.
This information is shared under explicit non-disclosure agreements.
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• Measure trends in real-time
to make better decisions
• Benchmark performance vs
peers to know where to
focus
• Take immediate action with
insights from TIM to
improve performance
Saba Benchmark – Compare, Act, Improve
Benchmark talent processes and take action to improve company performance
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SDK
Saba Cloud Extensibility – Marketplace & SDK
Saba Cloud
REST APIsBulk Data
Import
Bulk Data
Extract
Content /
VLE APIsMicro Apps
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ONGONG INVESTMENT WITH A FOCUS ON:
• Usability
• Mobile
• Intelligence
• Scalability & Extensibility
Saba Cloud – Always Improving
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