{"id":39326,"date":"2022-11-24T21:32:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/resources\/avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:59:00","slug":"avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/us\/resources\/avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid buyer&#8217;s remorse: a guide to procuring learning technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='inline-text-container autoMobileAlignment autoDesktopAlignment'>\n  <div class='richText'><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-65273 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avoid-buyers-remorse-a-guide-to-procuring-learning-technology_eBook_Mockup-2048x1311.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">Buying learning technology is not an easy or comfortable process for many.<\/p>\n<p>And too many of us fall into the cycle of buyer\u2019s remorse \u2013 we end up trapped in long-term contracts with technology that doesn\u2019t suit our needs, only to do the same thing again when that contract ends.<\/p>\n<p>Download our guide to learning technology procurement to discover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where organisations are going wrong in their current procurement process<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid buyer\u2019s remorse and buy smarter<\/li>\n<li>What to look for in your learning technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class='newsletter-hubspot-container themeLightGrey padding-no'>\n  <div class='wrapper'>\n          <div class='image-wrapper'>\n                  <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class='image'\n            loading='lazy'\n            alt=\"Background pattern\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/themes\/totara\/assets\/images\/bg-cta-light-grey.png\"\n            sizes=\"(min-width: 1440px) 708px, (min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\"\n          \/>\n              <\/div>\n    \n    <div class='content-wrapper'>\n            <div class='form-wrapper grey-background-no'>\n                                    <h2 class='title fontDark'>Download Now<\/h2>\n                                                    <div id=\"hubspot-form-container\">\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 3415253,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"436f1db9-e7f4-47ba-80e1-d8017bdf9843\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1775249746000-8053131184\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1775249746000-8053131184\"><\/div>          <\/div>\n          <div id=\"hubspot-fallback-message\" style=\"display: none; padding: 20px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #dee2e6; border-radius: 8px;\">\n            <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px;\">\n              This form may be blocked by your browser&#8217;s privacy settings (e.g., Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection). 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