M01
Organization Settings
Tenant configuration, working days, holiday calendar, tax rules.
Inputs
- Country
- Fiscal year
- Currencies
- Tax profile
Outputs
- Org profile
- Regional defaults
- Working-day calendar
Module Catalog
Thirty modules. One economic model.
Every module in Assessment Economics Studio operates on the shared project, financial, psychometric, and reporting engine. This catalog documents the full functional surface described in Volume 2 of the PRD.
Modules
30
Functional reqs
600–900
User stories
1,200–1,800
Screens
180–250
Data tables
250–350
API endpoints
400–700
3 modules · Tenancy and settings
Organization
Roadmap
M02
Portfolio Management
Group projects into programs, portfolios, and business units.
Inputs
- Projects
- Strategic themes
- Owners
Outputs
- Portfolio dashboard
- Investment mix
- Capacity view
M03
Project Workspace
The unified home for every assessment initiative and its modules.
Inputs
- Project charter
- Members
- Milestones
Outputs
- Workspace shell
- Activity feed
- Cross-module state
9 modules · Design through operations
Assessment Planning
M04
Assessment Planner
Construct definition, scope, and target population.
Inputs
- Construct
- Population
- Stakes
- Purpose
Outputs
- Test specification
- Scope statement
M05
Blueprint Designer
Content outline, cognitive weightings, and item allocation.
Inputs
- Domains
- Sub-domains
- Weights
Outputs
- Test blueprint
- Item targets per cell
M06
Item Development
Draft, review, translate, and bank items.
Inputs
- Blueprint
- SME roster
- Style guide
Outputs
- Item bank
- Review status
- Translation status
M07
Test Assembly
Build fixed forms, LOFT pools, or CAT pools from the bank.
Inputs
- Item bank
- Blueprint
- Constraints
Outputs
- Assembled forms
- Coverage report
M08
Pilot Study Planner
Recruit, field, and monitor a pilot administration.
Inputs
- Sample plan
- Countries
- Incentives
Outputs
- Response data
- Recruitment cost model
M09
Standard Setting
Cut scores via Angoff, Bookmark, Ebel, or Contrasting Groups.
Inputs
- Panelist judgments
- Item statistics
Outputs
- Cut scores
- Panel report
M10
Equating & Linking
Maintain score comparability across forms and years.
Inputs
- Anchor items
- Form responses
Outputs
- Conversion tables
- Equating report
M11
Form Publishing
Version, approve, and release forms to delivery.
Inputs
- Assembled forms
- Approvals
Outputs
- Published forms
- Change log
M12
Post-Exam Analytics
Reliability, item flagging, and drift monitoring.
Inputs
- Live response data
Outputs
- Reliability report
- Item flags
4 modules · CAPEX, OPEX, TCO, ROI
Finance
M13
Financial Planner
CAPEX/OPEX ledger, cost centers, and horizon TCO.
Inputs
- Cost items
- Currencies
- Horizon
Outputs
- CAPEX
- OPEX/yr
- TCO
- Cost per candidate
M14
Pricing Model
Flat, tiered, or segmented pricing with processing fees and refunds netted out.
Inputs
- Strategy
- Tiers or segments
- Processing %
- Refund %
Outputs
- Blended price
- Gross revenue / yr
- Net revenue / yr
- Per-segment contribution
M15
Cashflow & Payback
Monthly cash schedule, payback, NPV, IRR, and peak cash need.
Inputs
- CAPEX
- OPEX / yr
- Price × volume
- CAPEX schedule
- Ramp & seasonality
- Discount rate
Outputs
- Monthly cashflow
- Payback month
- NPV
- IRR
- Peak cash need
M15.5
CAT Business Case
Manager-ready 10-pillar dossier comparing CBT vs CAT: leakage, efficiency, licensing, capacity/revenue, bank health, security risk, throughput, sensitivity, sustainability, and payback.
Inputs
- Exposure & leakage
- Min/cand. & seat cost
- License + token
- Revenue/cand.
- Item life & authoring cost
- Incidents & cost/incident
- Seats + peak day + proctor
- Paper & travel
- Horizon
Outputs
- Annual savings
- Payback & ROI
- Extra capacity + revenue uplift
- Bank refresh cost
- Risk exposure
- Peak-day seat shortfall
- Tornado & break-even volume
- CO₂ & paper saved
- Verdict + talking points
M16
Investment Case
Executive-ready business case with AII scoring.
Inputs
- All finance modules
- AII inputs
Outputs
- Business case brief
- AII score
5 modules · CTT, IRT, DIF
Psychometrics
M17
Classical Test Theory Engine
Item difficulty, discrimination, reliability, standard error.
Inputs
- Response data
Outputs
- Item statistics
- Reliability estimates
M18
IRT Calibration
1PL, 2PL, 3PL, Rasch, and polytomous model calibration.
Inputs
- Response data
- Model choice
Outputs
- Item parameters
- Fit statistics
M19
DIF & Fairness
Differential item functioning across demographic groups.
Inputs
- Response data
- Group memberships
Outputs
- DIF flags
- Effect sizes
M20
CAT Planning
Adaptive test simulation, bank-size sizing, stopping rules.
Inputs
- Calibrated bank
- Stopping rules
Outputs
- CAT feasibility
- Time savings
M21
Scoring Engine
Scaled scores, subscores, and reporting metrics.
Inputs
- Item parameters
- Response data
Outputs
- Scaled scores
- Score reports
3 modules · Platform and delivery
Technology
M22
Platform Configuration
Delivery-mode setup: hosting, regions, concurrency, proctoring, integrations, and compliance posture.
Inputs
- Hosting model
- Regions & concurrency
- Proctoring model
- SSO / LMS / HRIS
Outputs
- Platform blueprint
- Infra CAPEX / OPEX
- Per-session cost
- SLA target
M23
Integrations
SSO, LMS, HRIS, and proctoring integrations.
Inputs
- Systems inventory
- Auth standards
Outputs
- Integration map
- Integration cost
M24
Delivery Operations
Test-center network, proctoring, and incident management.
Inputs
- Session volumes
- Proctoring model
Outputs
- Operations plan
- Per-session cost
1 module · Copilots and generation
AI
M25
AI Copilot
Item drafting, distractor generation, and reviewer assistance.
Inputs
- Blueprint
- Style guide
- SME feedback
Outputs
- Draft items
- Reviewer prompts
1 module · Executive dashboards
Reporting
M26
Executive Dashboard
Portfolio-level KPIs, AII trends, and financial rollups.
Inputs
- All modules
Outputs
- Executive dashboard
- Board pack export
4 modules · Governance and controls
Security & Admin
M27
Users & Roles
SSO, role-based access, invitations, and de-provisioning.
Inputs
- Directory
- Role definitions
Outputs
- User graph
- Access reports
M28
Audit Log
Immutable record of every change across every module.
Inputs
- Domain events
Outputs
- Audit trail
- Compliance exports
M29
Data Residency
Regional storage, retention, and export controls.
Inputs
- Region policy
- Retention rules
Outputs
- Residency configuration
- Retention report
M30
Backups & DR
Automated backups, restore drills, and disaster recovery.
Inputs
- Backup policy
- RPO/RTO targets
Outputs
- Backup schedule
- DR runbook