Dave Murphy

Articles by Dave

• Best Instructor-Led Training Software (2026): ILT Management and Scheduling Tools Ranked

  The best instructor-led training (ILT) management software in 2026, ranked: instructor matching, conflict-free scheduling, VILT, attendance, and revenue.

• Best Training Administration Software (2026): 9 Tools Ranked

  The best training administration software in 2026, ranked: registrations, rosters, reminders, attendance to certificate, and invoicing. 9 tools compared.

• Introducing Ask TAMI: An AI Assistant That Knows Your Whole Training Operation

  Ask TAMI answers questions about your instructors, schedule, students, clients, and margins from your own data, and says what it counted.

• How Big Is the Instructor-Led Training Market? About $30 Billion a Year in the U.S.

  The U.S. instructor-led training market is worth roughly $30 billion a year. Original research triangulating Census, analyst, and segment data, with sources.

• The 15 Biggest Challenges Training Companies Face (What We Hear on Calls)

  What training company leaders told us makes it hardest to deliver training and grow: instructor benches, spreadsheets, CRMs, the LMS gap and invisible margin.

• Why Your LMS Can't Run Training Operations (In Its Own Users' Words)

  Docebo, Litmos, and Cornerstone users describe broken ILT session management, manual admin, and paywalled reporting. What 2,000+ reviews say, and why.

• The Best Corporate Training Programs of 2026 (Training MVP Awards)

  The companies with the best corporate training programs in 2026, per Training magazine's MVP Awards: the 91-winner ranking and the data behind it.

• Top Corporate Training Companies & Programs 2026

  The top corporate training companies of 2026, ranked by specialty, with a comparison table and a guide to choosing a provider for 100 to 10,000 employees.

• ILT vs VILT: Key Differences and When to Use Each

  ILT vs VILT: what VILT training means, how it differs from in-person ILT, the costs, and when to choose each format (with a comparison table).

• Why Training Sales Is So Hard to Scale (and How to Fix It)

  Why selling corporate training is harder to scale than most SaaS, and the operating changes that make training sales repeatable.

• The Biggest Challenges Facing Training Leaders

  The biggest challenges facing corporate training and L&D leaders right now, and practical ways to get ahead of them.

• How to Start, Scale & Sell a Corporate Training Business

  A founder's guide to building, scaling, and selling a corporate training business, from first clients to a profitable exit.

• Will AI Replace Spreadsheets in Training Ops?

  The case for (and against) AI replacing spreadsheets in training operations, and what it means for how you run programs.

• The Best Learning and Development and Training Conferences

  A curated list of the best learning and development and training conferences to attend this year: key themes and which events are worth your budget.

• L&D and Corporate Training Trends for 2026

  The learning and development and corporate training trends reshaping the training industry in 2026: what's hype, what's real, and what to act on now.

• Top EdTech Companies & Platforms to Watch

  A guide to the top EdTech companies and platforms shaping corporate learning: what they build, who they serve, and how to choose the right one.

• Why Corporate Training Is Broken (and How to Fix It)

  A founder's take on why corporate training is broken (academic content, weak measurement, and spreadsheet operations), and the model that fixes it.