eLearning Content Development for Cornerstone OnDemand
Our Certified Cornerstone Experts own every build from storyboard to smoke-test in your Cornerstone Stage environment.
Why your current build process costs you more than it should
Vendor timelines run six to twelve weeks per course, not because the build takes that long but because the handoff model adds weeks: one team storyboards, another records voiceover, a third develops, and an accessibility consultant parachutes in at the end.
Accessibility is the part that bites. WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 are cheaper to get right in the storyboard than to fix in a published SCORM package. And SCORM completion isn’t learning proof. xAPI statements, built in from the start, give finance a transfer event and compliance a record of applied knowledge. Most vendors treat xAPI as optional. We treat SCORM as optional.
What the GroveDeck engine does here
The engine runs draft generation, accessibility checks, and QA in parallel, scanning for contrast issues, screen reader compatibility, and caption drift while a storyboard sits in SME review, so most accessibility work is done by approval. Our Certified Cornerstone Experts make the irreversible calls: xAPI architecture, LRS configuration, the SCORM-vs-xAPI choice, upload into your tenant.
What we build
Course builds
SME interview to upload in two to four weeks, accessibility sign-off included.
Accessibility audits and remediation
Full WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 audit. We do the fixes, not just the report.
xAPI and SCORM packaging
xAPI statement architecture, LRS configuration, and SCORM-to-xAPI conversion.
SME-led storyboards
We interview your SMEs and write the storyboard. You don’t have to make them instructional designers.
Voiceover and localization
Professional voiceover, transcripts, and multi-language localization. Captions included.
Content library hygiene
Duplicate audit, retirement of outdated content, refresh planning. No graveyard catalog.
How a course actually gets built
Days one to three: SME interview, objective alignment, first storyboard draft, approved before development starts. Days four to ten: development, accessibility checks, voiceover, first-round QA, with the engine flagging issues as they appear. Days eleven to fourteen: your SME reviews a working course, with one round of revisions. Days fifteen to twenty: final sign-off, packaging, upload, and a smoke-test in Stage.
How we compare
| GroveDeck | Traditional eLearning vendor | In-house instructional designer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline per course | Two to four weeks | Six to twelve weeks | Eight to sixteen weeks (competing priorities) |
| Accessibility | WCAG 2.1 AA / Section 508 built in from draft one | End-of-project audit (often an add-on fee) | Depends on the individual’s training |
| Tracking | xAPI by default; SCORM available | SCORM by default; xAPI often extra | Whatever the authoring tool outputs |
| Cornerstone expertise | Certified Cornerstone Experts own every upload and configuration | LMS-generic; Cornerstone is one of many | Depends on the hire |
| Cornerstone catalog hygiene | Included. We clean up after ourselves | Out of scope | Rarely prioritized |
Common questions
Why is your timeline faster than other vendors?
We don’t hand off between three teams. The engine runs storyboarding, accessibility checks, and QA concurrently, and our Certified Cornerstone Experts make calls in real time.
How does your accessibility process actually work?
It runs throughout the build, not at the end. We finish with a full WCAG 2.1 AA audit in Cornerstone’s player and a written sign-off for compliance.
When should we use xAPI instead of SCORM?
When completion isn’t enough. SCORM tells Cornerstone “this person finished.” xAPI can tell it “this person answered the ventilator protocol question correctly on the first attempt.” Regulated industries default to xAPI; for simple awareness courses, SCORM is fine.
Can you fix accessibility issues in our existing library?
Yes. We audit, prioritize by risk and remediation cost, triage ADA, Section 508, and PSBAR courses first, then do the fixes. If the source files are gone, we’ll tell you whether it’s worth rebuilding or retiring.
Can you handle multi-language localization for regulated content?
Yes. Professional translation with in-country review. For healthcare, government, and higher education, anything where a mistranslation creates legal exposure gets human review.
What we also do
Want us to run the whole tenant? See Platform ownership. Moving onto Cornerstone? See Migrations.
“We’d rather build you one course that works than ten that pass a completion report.”