Optimize digital review by improving work processes

From challenge to opportunity

Converting a testing process from paper to digital is challenging. This irrevocably creates changes in the testing process when you may not want that at all. After all, why change something that is going well?

The fear of change can be a reason to cling to old work processes and systems. But these very changes can work to your advantage and greatly improve your testing process. Think about better data security for your candidates, a more efficient work process and higher quality of your test.

Case study: item construction in a word processor

An example I often encounter in practice relates to the item construction of a test. Developing questions is still regularly done in a word processor such as Microsoft Word. The document is emailed back and forth, including numerous comments and modifications. It’s a step in the right direction, but did you know you can improve this process even further?

Solution: process optimization

By choosing one testing platform, you can automate a number of “manual” steps. The result? Your test and item development process becomes (even) more efficient! You save a lot of time and reduce the chance of errors. In fact, an automated workflow within a single review platform eliminates the need to mail back and forth. In addition, you can always browse back through the item history thanks to automatic versioning of questions and tests. Also, content is automatically and securely stored in a central location, eliminating the need to search for the right document.

Maintain and optimize existing processes

There are numerous improvements you can make to optimize your review. Even while maintaining existing processes. As an application consultant, I really like to think along with the customer, to keep the existing process as much as possible, but also to optimize it using the testing platform!