3.3. Design

The design phase of the ADDIE model involves establishing the training objectives and designing the training to meet the need. The differentiators that need to be considered for this phase include: the amount of content available, the relationship between granularity of content and audience size, the need for contextualization, the concept of coopetition, and the value of subject-matter expert involvement.

3.3.1. Availability of Content

Limited content is available for new technical training, compared with other types of training. As a result of frequent technology changes, the only people who know how things really work are the technical experts who invented or designed them. Consequently, there is not a lot of information available ...

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