| Phase 1.
Startup & Approval | Phase 2.
Content & Script Development | Phase 3.
Module Production | Phase 4.
Delivery & Acceptance | Phase 5.
Publication |
Description | The course is proposed and approved. Course catalog info is established. Key personnel and resources assigned. | Course content is outlined. Supporting material is collected and refined. Scripts go through successive drafts and review. | Content Lead develops course presentation and film footage; Production Team finishes course modules. | Web-ready course content delivered, reviewed, and accepted. | Course Catalog entry finalized and updated. Course published to Academy. |
Key Activities | - Conduct Course Concept Meeting (SBJ/IC/MA, typically conducted during standing weekly status meeting)
- Identify content leads, reviewers (SBJ, if needed)
- Update Course Inventory spreadsheet (IC/AS)
- Draft Course Catalog entry details (SBJ/IC)
- Approve course for development (SBJ)
| - Develop course outline
- Collect scrap, including documents, links, technology, and other resources
- Conduct "Internal Brain Dump" meeting (Content Team + Senior Editors)
- Develop detailed course outline in script format, including reference materials, draft visual, and workbook activities. (OPTIONAL)
- Create script first pass
- Academy team reviews
- Create script second pass (IF NEEDED)
- Content Lead and Editorial reviews
| - Draft and review presentation
- Draft & review quiz, test material (IF NEEDED)
- Film draft footage
- Circulate for review with final script
- Compose final course content & ancillary material (PRODUCTION TEAM)
| - Deliver module to Academy team
- Conduct final review
- Note any issues for remediation on the next revision
- Notify production team of acceptance
| - Course Catalog and Course Index updated
- Send course material and final descriptive material to web team for publication
- Publish course
- Make any updates to prerequisites and course access
- Update tags, metadata
- Review online, note any issues for remediation on the next version
- Notify all participants
- Done!
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Exit Criteria | - Team assigned, course catalog entry drafted, course approved
| | | - Course deliverables accepted
| - Course online, available for registration
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