O3.2.5

=E-learning initiative development plans formally link decisions with the institutional e-learning strategies and associated operational plans.=

Evidence
Shackelford (2007) claims that the single most common cause of e-course failures is failure to treat them as proper projects. All the common project management principles must be employed. This includes defining the project scope, identifying project roles, keeping stakeholders informed, conducting risk assessments, gathering information on what is working and what is not, and applying that information in redevelopment. Shackelford lists eighteen pitfalls to avoid when project managing e-course development.