Reported by: Ma. Teresa C.

Villar

Use prototypes to help clarify the big picture, together with its needs and constraints. Prototyped ideas need to become blueprints of learning events that are practical to create, implement, and deliver. Assignment of responsibilities helps project managers project realistic costs and schedules

Review Remaining Process

Review the process for creating the complete application (completion of Objectives x Treatments Matrix, integrating prototypes, number of cycles needed, integrating media, and developing alpha, beta, and gold versions).

Discuss need for and means of gathering user feedback.

Describe the perfect solution, given your conversations throughout the previous two days regarding need, analysis, gap, potential solutions, tracking, assessments, etc.
What items would it track? How would you know learners gained knowledge and experience? What kind of reporting data would it generate? How would it be accessed, and what type of security would it present?

Discuss who is best prepared to contribute to the ideal solution.

Who, for example, can contribute not only content expertise, but also learning and performance inspiration?

Budget and Timeline

SME Access and Content Project Teams, Approvals, Decision-Making
Talk about teaming how youd like to work together Getting Approvals Decision-Making on what to do with sudden changes of scope, budgetary problems, late approvals, etc.

Present a variety of applications using different approaches to media.

Discuss pros and cons of different styles.

Gather feedback and opinions on what defines the desired look and feel.

Discuss sound, video, animationanything that can impact performance of running WBT.

Not all in-house networks are ready and capable of handling full-screen, high-fidelity streaming video and sound.

 New content or build off an existing prototype? Depends on whats needed. Integrate anything that comes up during the comprehensive solution approach.

Build Prototype 5

Review Prototype 5

Review Project Risks.

Make a table with headings: Risk, Prevention, Resource.

Discuss what to expect in the project plan. Discuss final questions.

Ask if they felt this was a productive process and how they feel about the direction for the project that their efforts created.