Dell U put the material on a specially created web page. If a student has already been through one part of the site, he or she can skip through it and go directly to new material, says Hartley. Creating the site also set the mold for sites to follow, he says, noting that this was Dell U's first online training intervention. However, a user can go through the current business model site in a linear and nonlinear fashion. They can also go back to it and reference it as well, he says.
Additional information is provided from the test taker's comments.
Hartley notes that compared to other CBT material, this is unique, because one isn't restricted to a pattern, one can jump around in it because the material in each major topical area is presented in concise bits. The business plan site has already been out for 14 months and is currently being revised to make sure that numbers and details stay accurate, says Hartley. During that time, onsite contractors come in, turn the pages around and change the HTML material. Speed also applies to producing new online tools and training solutions. Turnaround time for new courses and related web sites is about four weeks, says Charlton.