Embedded Base Form Review
Step 1
Ordered ProdNos
Supplied
Frozen edits needed
Legend
Step 2
Prod
Replace/Rebalance
Content Lead
Replace/Rebalance
Content Manager
Step 3
Form Review
Content Specialist
Editing
Step 4
TMS Review
Key Balance*
IT Staff
Changes to key balance must be approved by DPI-TD/
Section Chief.
Outside Content
Production
Step 5
Reconcile*
Psychometrician
Audio for Items Can Be Recorded From This Point Forward
TMS
Step 6
OC
Step 7
Reconcile*
Step 8
Psy Review
Key Balance*
Step 10
Grammar
Only non-embedded items are reviewed.
Frozen edits needed
Step 10
Grammar
Step 9
Prod
Frozen edits needed
Step 11
Lead Review*
Form Cloned Upon Approval/Ready for Embedding
Step 12
Item Placement*
Unfrozen edits needed
Step 14
Cueing Check
And Key Balance
If Item(s) require substantial
changes, the Form will need
to be sent back to step 14
for Item replacement.
Step 15
OC
Step 13
Prod
Content Specialist prints the entire form for TMS to review and
finalize. All comments are recorded in the TDS. Key balancing
done by TMS (if needed) for embedded items only.
Step 15
Grammar
Only embedded items are reviewed.
Release Form
Step 16
Reconcile*
Unfrozen edits needed
Step 17
Prod
Step 18
TMS
Final Review *
Frozen edits needed
Step 19
Prod
Step 20
Final Grammar
Step 21
Final Manager
Review*
All items (operational and embedded) are reviewed.
Frozen edits needed
Step 22
Prod
Form Frozen (Form Can Be Printed)
Form Frozen and Exported for Printing
Online
Step 23
Audio Approval
Online Forms that have audio are moved once all of the items
have audio approval. Paper Forms and Forms that do not have
audio skip this step.
Paper
Step 24
PDF/TDS Check
*
At these Steps, Forms can be moved back to any previous step
or removed from the Form Pool.
Paper Forms are checked against Forms in TDS. Content
Specialists verify correct answers against the TDS, and any
key discrepancies are reconciled immediately.
Step 25
Final Freeze/Export
Forms are “op” frozen, exported into the Archive, and, if needed,
exported into NCTest.
Step 26
Form Approved
Revised Monday, November 24, 2014 11:24:19 AM