When do you want SCORM compliant system

You do want to be SCORM (1.2) conforming if:

1. You want to design learning content that tracks learner performance and progress and adapts accordingly

2. You plan to use an LMS to deliver and manage learning content

3. You are designing content that might be reused in other learning contexts

4. You want to create a library of learning objects

You probably don't need to be SCORM conforming if:

1. The content is short lived and won't be reused

2. You never plan to use an LMS to deliver and track content

3. You do not have content that has complex behaviors such as remediation

4. You want only simple, static, hyperlinked content as reference material

Some of the issues before SCORM in e-Learning were:

• We couldn't move a course from one Learning Management System to another.
• We couldn't reuse content pieces across different Learning Management Systems.
• We couldn't sequence reusable content for branching, remediation and other tailored learning strategies.
• We couldn't create searchable learning object libraries or media repositories across different LMS environments.

If your answer to one or more of the following questions is "yes," then you need standards such as SCORM.

• Do you need to control learner access to courseware, track learner progress, or monitor the effectiveness of your e-learning content?
• Do you want to be able to control the learner's path through the content in some way?
• Do you plan to develop content in house and also purchase content from one or more third-party content vendors?
• Do you plan to use the content for multiple new audiences in the future?
• Do you plan to reuse parts of the content in future courses?
• Are you planning to redistribute or sell the content to another organization?