This week, as I work on creating my own budget plan, I cam upon these two very helpful sources. Both of the following sources list man hour estimates for developing one hour of instructional training.
This article by Kapp and Defelice reports survey results of working instructional designers. Those surveyed reported the number of manhours required per hour of instruction. They compare data from 2003 to 2009. A sample data point lists:
| Mode of Instruction | 2009 (Low) |
2009 (High) |
2003 (Low) |
2003 (High) |
| Stand-up training (classroom) | 43 | 185 | 20 | 70 |
| Self-instructional print | 40 | 93 | 80 | 125 |
| Instructor-led, Web-based training delivery (using software such as Centra, Adobe Connect, or WebEx-two-way live audio with PowerPoint) | 49 | 89 | 30 | 80 |
In his extensive instructional design website, Don Clark breaks down e-learning costs using research from Bryan Chapman of Brandon-Hall. He argues that for every hour of instructional time the following hours of development time are needed:
- Instructor Led Training: 34
- PowerPoint to E-Learning Conversion: 33
- Standard e-learning, which includes presentation, audio, some video, test questions, and 20% interactivity: 220
- 3rd party courseware: 345
- Simulations from scratch: 75
Resources
Hall, B. (2010, June 23). Estimating costs and time in instructional design. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/costs.html Kapp, K., & Defelice, R. (2009, August 31). Time to develop one hour of training. Retrieved from http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/Learning-Circuits/Learning-Circuits-Archives/2009/08/Time-to-Develop-One-Hour-of-Training
Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteThese two resources are awesome! I will definitely be looking into both of these as I complete my project. The man power hours chart is a huge help, as that is one area I struggled with because I wasn't sure how long these things actually take. Were these resources helpful to you as you developed your budget plan and your project schedule?
Oh Lindsay, if only I had read this post before the Week 5 assignment. I am especially interested in the ASTD site; much to my shame, I am the Social Media Administrator for the Atlanta chapter of ASTD, but I never thought of looking at the web site for information. A colleague referred me to Don Clark as well, that information is reliable and should help with the rest of our assignment.
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