Brief, specifications, and project management

• Stakeholders –
  Assign owner (who will oversee future updates), peer-reviewer, designers, subject matter experts.
• Constraints –
  Time, money, resources, expertise. 
• Learning Needs Analysis –
  Is learning the requirement as opposed to new systems, processes, equipment, people etc? 
• Learning Objectives –
  Write top level aims. How will they be measured? 
• Final format –
  WordPress website, BlackBoard, Panopto, Articulates, Prezi, Powtoon, video, audio, Word doc, PowerPoint, PDF? 
• Audiences –
  Gap analysis – skills, knowledge and attitudes. What is their level, what do they study, language skills, needs?  Do you know if they are using PCs/mobiles? Existing experience, familiarity with subject? 
• Deliverables –
  When and what (milestones). 
• Sign off –
  Obtain approval from stakeholders.

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Overview diagram of a full project management:

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