This decision is usually based on the capabilities and availability of in house and external resources. Producer Develop the production Developers under direction of the producer Test and try out the production This stage generally involves approximately one quarter of the development effort. Developers under direction of the producer Client testing The client tests the production to confirm that it meets the requirements. Major changes should have been resolved during the planning stage. Some minor changes are still possible at this stage.
Final testing is an opportunity for faults to be corrected.
Most media productions need to be duplicated or printed before distribution. If there are multiple components to the product, they must be assembled into kits. For example, a video, a booklet and a brochure may need to be placed in a package and labelled. Producer Distribute AccessEd can handle mass distribution and school sales. However, clients may wish to distribute the products.