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LMS Demo Checklist: 10 Tests to Run With Your Own SCORM Course

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Disclosure: Kaz Software publishes this guide and builds the DTCLMS learning platform. We have tried to keep the advice useful whichever vendor you choose.

A feature list tells you what a vendor says. A demo with your own material shows what the product does. Run the same ten tests with every vendor, using the same files, and write down the results.

Bring this to the demo

  • One or two real SCORM packages, SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 if you have both. See SCORM vs xAPI: What's the Difference and Which Does Your LMS Need?.

  • A short Bangla quiz that includes conjunct characters (যুক্তাক্ষর).

  • A sample learner list as a CSV file, with made-up names.

  • One real assignment rule, such as a course for one department with a due date.

  • The wording you want on a certificate.

The ten tests

Test

What to do

A good result

1. Upload your course

Import your SCORM package live

It plays without errors, and completion and score are recorded

2. Resume

Close the course halfway and reopen it

The learner returns to the same place

3. Grading

Ask where quizzes are graded

On the server, so a learner cannot change a score

4. Bangla text

Create the Bangla question and issue a certificate

Text renders correctly in the quiz and on the certificate

5. Bulk enrolment

Import your sample CSV

Users are created and any errors are explained

6. Assignment rule

Assign a course by department with a due date

Reminders and manager escalation can be configured

7. Overdue view

Ask to see overdue training by department

One view that can be exported

8. Certificate check

Open the verification link in a private window

It verifies without logging in

9. Export

Export a report to CSV and open it in Excel

Bangla text is intact

10. Phone and slow data

Open a lesson on a mid-range phone on a weak connection

It loads, is usable and resumes

Questions to ask while you are there

  • Who owns the source code and the learner data?

  • What is not included in the estimate?

  • How are backups handled, and when was a restore last tested?

  • Where is the data hosted?

  • Who would build and support our project?

Record the results

Mark each test pass, partial or fail, then copy the results into the LMS Vendor Scorecard: How to Compare Bids Side by Side. A vendor who will not run a test on your files is telling you something; ask why.

Frequently asked questions

What if we do not have SCORM content yet?

Ask the vendor to play a sample package from an authoring tool and to say which authoring tools it has tested.

Should every vendor get the same files?

Yes. Identical files and identical tests are what make the results comparable.

Can we run these tests on DTCLMS?

Yes. Ask for a demo with your own content through the custom LMS development page.

To book a demo with your own files, start from our custom LMS development page.

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