Strategy & Flow Resource
ADDIE Project Worksheet
A planning worksheet for capturing project decisions, open questions, and next steps across the five ADDIE phases.
Worksheet
ADDIE
Project Planning
Use this worksheet during kickoff, planning, SME conversations, project resets, or post-project reflection. It is designed to help you capture decisions—not explain every detail of ADDIE.
1
Project snapshot
Capture the basics before moving into the ADDIE prompts.
Project name
Course / training topic
Audience
Delivery method
Business goal
Learning goal
Key stakeholders / SMEs
Open constraints
2
ADDIE worksheet prompts
Use each phase as a set of project questions, not a rigid step-by-step script.
Analysis
Core question: What problem are we solving?
Prompt questions
- Who is the learner?
- What is happening now?
- What should happen instead?
- What constraints matter?
- How will success be measured?
Notes / decisions
Next step / owner
Design
Core question: What should the learning experience do?
Prompt questions
- What are the learning objectives?
- What should learners practice?
- What flow makes sense?
- What examples or scenarios are needed?
- How will learning be checked?
Notes / decisions
Next step / owner
Development
Core question: What needs to be built?
Prompt questions
- What screens, assets, or media are needed?
- What interactions need to be built?
- What is missing?
- Who reviews what?
- What needs accessibility or QA attention?
Notes / decisions
Next step / owner
Implementation
Core question: How will learners access and complete it?
Prompt questions
- Where will the course live?
- How will learners be notified?
- What is required for completion?
- Who supports technical issues?
- What do managers or facilitators need?
Notes / decisions
Next step / owner
Evaluation
Core question: What worked, what needs to improve, and what comes next?