Custom eLearning Development Cost & Timeline Estimator
Estimate instructional design hours, agency market quotations, and turnkey production schedules using empirical Chapman Alliance and ATD benchmarks. Compare traditional hourly billing against sovereign flat-rate deployment.
Custom eLearning Development Cost & Timeline Estimator
Input your course parameters to calculate required instructional design hours, market agency pricing, turnkey TheEduAssist flat scope, and delivery timelines.
Understanding the Mathematics of Custom eLearning Development
Enterprise e-learning development is not simple slide design. It is software engineering applied to human cognition. Professional instructional systems design (ISD) follows rigorous empirical metrics established by the Chapman Alliance and the Association for Talent Development (ATD), measuring the ratio of development hours required to engineer one finished hour of learner seat time.
Linear slide navigation, text-to-graphics conversion, basic knowledge check quizzes, and standard audio narration. Best for straightforward corporate policy briefings and annual compliance refreshers.
Branching scenario-based simulations, software application walk-throughs, custom vector diagrams, and studio voiceovers. The standard for high-retention enterprise onboarding and sales training.
Complex multi-variable decision trees, 3D animated standard operating procedures, timed seat-time audit tracking, and randomized question banks for statutory healthcare or industrial defense.
Traditional Agency Billing vs TheEduAssist Sovereign Scope
| Production Component | Traditional Agency Model | TheEduAssist Turnkey Model |
|---|---|---|
| Billing Structure | Hourly rates ($125 to $165/hr) with scope creep risk | Guaranteed fixed-scope quotation per module |
| Source Asset Ownership | Withheld; client receives only compiled web packages | 100% legal ownership of raw Storyline (.story) files |
| LMS Ingestion Support | Billed as external consulting hours | Included: SCORM Cloud pre-flight testing |
| Delivery Velocity | 3 to 6 months per course suite | 10 to 14 business days agile sprint cycle |
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