SCORM project

I just landed on a SCORM consulting project without any previous experience in the area. Here's my first advice to other newbies:

• You should start with the free general and technical resources by Claude Ostyn. I haven't found much use for the ADL's standard documentation yet
• Search answers to common problems from ADL SCORM forums
  
• Reload Editor is the de facto open source tool for packaging SCORM 1.2 content
• Use Rustici Test Track as a staging LMS. You can try Reload SCORM 1.2 Player for local LMS simulation [1]
• You should test your environment. This includes testing your browser compatibility with ADL conformance test suites. However, I couldn't get the SCORM 1.2 test suite working. I used the standard Maritim Navigation example from the SCORM 1.2. Sample RTE package
• Check your compliance requirements. API changes between SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 are significant. Many tools (like Reload Editor or Player) do not yet support SCORM 2004. Even SCORM 2004 (aka 1.3) has already three editions.
• Large organizations tend to have multiple LMS deployments. They want you to develop for the lowest common denominator. In my case it was the SCORM 1.2. (2001).

[1] At first, I couldn't get the "play" functionality working in reload-scorm-player 1.2.2. It just didn't do anything. After a reboot it mysteriously started working.