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      Getting Started: Launching a New Program with Certiverse

      Welcome Aboard! Your Certification Journey Begins Here.

      This guide is designed for new programs embarking on their certification journey using our exam development and delivery SaaS platform. It provides essential steps, best practices, and key insights to help you successfully build, manage, and launch your certification program with confidence

      Get familiar with the Phases of Certiverse Exam Development! 

      *The exam development timeline below is the schedule recommended and made possible by Certiverse. Exam development phases can be customized to each client as required. 

      1. Project Kickoff Define project scope and make exam development decisions. 
        1. Steps:

          1. Create job role description

          2. Define Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC)

          3. Project planning

      2. Job Task Analysis Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) contribute and evaluate job tasks in the platform.
        1. Steps:
          1. Create job description
          2. Create JTA
          3. Seed tasks
          4. Invite SMEs to elicit tasks
          5. Elicit tasks
          6. Finalize tasks
          7. Launch survey
          8. Invite survey participants
          9. Administer survey
          10. Close survey/analyze
          11. Publish JTA
      3. Blueprint Creation SMEs have the option to review the blueprint draft that was automatically generated using the JTA data and finalize the blueprint.
        1. Steps:
          1. Create blueprint draft
          2. Review blueprint draft
          3. Finalize blueprint
          4. Write description for domains
      4. Item Writing & Review SMEs write and review items using the Certiverse platform.
        1. Steps:
          1. Enable AI-assisted item writing and review (optional)
          2. Invite SME item authors
          3. Kickoff meeting (optional)
          4. SMEs write and review items 
      5. Beta Testing and Analysis Set up and administer Beta exam in the Certiverse platform. Item analysis results are automatically displayed.
        1. Steps:
          1. Create beta form(s) (one or more rounds)
          2. Beta exam setup and launch
          3. Beta exam administration
          4. Automated item analysis and classification
          5. Select items for use 
      6. Standard Setting Use the Certiverse platform to efficiently perform a modified Angoff study. 
        1. Steps:
          1. Create or select existing standard setting form
          2. Invite SMEs
          3. Kickoff meeting
          4. Independent asynchronous
          5. SME evaluations
          6. Reconciliation meeting
          7. Finalization of the standard setting
      7. Form Creation & Equating Automatically assign & update items within forms per determined criteria.
        1. Steps:
          1. Create operational form(s). (one or more rounds)
          2. Equating and scoring configuration
          3. QA scoring
          4. Beta candidate rescore 
      8. Exam Launch Make the exam available on the Certiverse platform and ensure fair and smooth administration. 
        1. Steps:
          1. Configure Exam Store
          2. Choose proctoring model
          3. Exam administration and monitoring
          4. Exam health checks (every 3-6 months or as needed) 

      Contact Us

      If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact us by either emailing clientsupport@certiverse.com or by submitting a ticket from this article.