In-house vs. outsourcing labs

Here are critical time and talent considerations.

What we hear

“Our in-house lab solution won’t scale, but I can’t get rid of it!”

“We’ve already invested so much in our in-house solution. We don’t want to start over.”

“We’re at the mercy of our IT/infrastructure team.”

“We are an engineering-led organization, so building in-house is always an option.”

“We’re tired of managing training sandbox environments.”

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Our Hot Takes

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Spreading resources too thin weakens your strategic advantage

Real talk:

Is building in-house worth sacrificing focus on higher-value, strategic initiatives?

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Don’t let in-house solutions sacrifice agility, innovation and speed to market

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Beware of competing project priorities, the “IKEA Effect” and egos clouding judgement.

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You need ROI and we can get you there

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Basic functionality isn’t going to cut it long term. You need high-fidelity data to showcase measurable business outcomes.

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Who is Skillable?

If you’re new to Skillable. welcome! For more than 20 years, we’ve been the trusted pioneer and innovator in experiential learning and hands-on virtual labs. We’ve helped some of the most technological forward and robust companies in the world, such as Microsoft, Arrow and IBM, build and scale outcome-driven hands-on environments — and we want to help you do the same.

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