Plan, price, and prove every assessment investment.
Assessment Economics Studio integrates psychometric science, financial planning, project management, and technology strategy into a single decision-support platform.
- Should we develop our own assessment?
- Should we license an existing assessment?
- Should we outsource development?
- Is Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) financially worthwhile?
- What is the expected return on investment?
- How much will maintenance cost over the next 10 years?
- How many candidates are required to break even?
- What are the risks associated with assessment development?
Most assessment budgets fund only a fraction of what the work actually requires.
Organizations frequently budget for item writing while overlooking dozens of downstream activities. The result: cost overruns, schedule slippage, and suboptimal investment decisions.
Two foundational concepts drive every AES decision.
A comprehensive framework for modeling the complete economic lifecycle of assessment development — research, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance.
Learn moreA composite 0–100 index scoring financial viability, psychometric readiness, technical feasibility, organizational capability, strategic value, and risk profile.
Learn moreTwenty-five integrated modules across the assessment lifecycle.
From project workspace to portfolio management, from CAT planning to Monte Carlo simulation — every module works from a shared economic model.
Unified home for every assessment initiative.
CAPEX, OPEX, TCO, and ROI in one model.
Staffing plans linked to salary engines.
Paper, CBT, and CAT feasibility side by side.
Track and quantify assessment-development risk.
Recommendations grounded in psychometric evidence.
Five disciplines converged into one platform.
CTT, Rasch, IRT, DIF, calibration, and CAT simulation.
Full lifecycle from construct to ten-year maintenance.
Currency-aware CAPEX/OPEX with sensitivity analysis.
Delivery mode economics: Paper vs CBT vs CAT.
One index. Six components. Fully explainable.
Built for organizations that treat assessment as strategic infrastructure.
Model your next assessment in minutes.
Try the AES estimator — no signup required. Adjust delivery mode, strategy, and horizon to see live TCO, ROI, and AII scores.