Liaison's exam management is a workflow system that enables institutions and associations from a paper-based exam process to a Web-based portal. The advantages of such an endeavor include:

• Providing faster feedback results to the programs and their students
• Providing the programs and their students with an assessment tool that mimics the national board certification exams
• Minimizing and eventually eliminating paper-based assessment tests, as well as the administrative efforts associated with current processes
• Providing test preparers with a platform for populating a bank of questions during the course of the year and reducing the time spent in question preparation
• Eliminating the cost of printing and distributing test booklets through state-of-art technology that facilitates Web-based administration of tests
• Evolving pre-certification exams into full on-line assessment portals that can be offered to students at any point in time

One of the most cumbersome aspects of exam preparation is the administrative demands of communicating with outside vendors, particularly on paper and pencil exams. Whether it is estimating the number of exam booklets needed, ensuring that the most up-to-date set of exam questions are received prior to printing, or waiting for the paper results to be processed, the logistical challenges mount with each stage of the exam process. Liaison's exam management software enables associations to easily reduce the administrative efforts necessary on behalf of the exam committee and test preparers.