In 2010, we will be creating online communities where people can contribute and collaborate on exam questions for several live exams. We hope to establish a community-based item pool that not only taps into the real-world expertise of industry professionals but also opens the door for more influencers to have an impact in exam development. While refreshing exams is part of Microsoft’s exam life cycle, being able to do minor updates between these major stages will grant us an opportunity to more effectively manage exam quality.

The concept is simple. As part of the online community, a member will post exam items or questions and other members/peers of the community (and Microsoft) will provide feedback. The content of the item may be used in a live exam to replace items that are no longer performing well psychometrically.
 
We’ve implemented this approach for a few exams. As we expand this program, we’d like your help in setting up the appropriate framework, as well as identifying the technologies and exams where this process will be most effective. Please help us out by completing our 2010 Community Exam Development Survey. Your feedback will definitely help us implement this successfully.