--- title: "Webinar: A Tale of Two Courses—Instructional Design Challenges, Constraints, and Decisions" description: In this webinar, Chris Willis and Josh Bleggi shared their tried-and-true tips for staying creative within whatever eLearning project constraints you have. image: https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Courses%E2%80%94Instructional%20Design%20Challenges%2c%20Constraints%2c%20and%20Decisions_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png --- [![ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1.png) ](https://elblearning.com/) ![A Tale of Two Courses—Instructional Design Challenges, Constraints, and Decisions_Blog Featured Image 800x500](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Courses%E2%80%94Instructional%20Design%20Challenges%2c%20Constraints%2c%20and%20Decisions_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) # Webinar: A Tale of Two Courses—Instructional Design Challenges, Constraints, and Decisions by [Stephanie Ivec](https://blog.elblearning.com/author/stephanie-ivec) | Jun 3, 2019   ![A Tale of Two Courses—Instructional Design Challenges, Constraints, and Decisions_Blog Header 800x350](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/A%20Tale%20of%20Two%20Courses%E2%80%94Instructional%20Design%20Challenges%2c%20Constraints%2c%20and%20Decisions_Blog%20Header%20800x350.png) In a perfect world, every eLearning course would spring to life exactly as you envision in your imagination. But in the real world, tools, capabilities, and organizational constraints often require concessions. Our Customizable Courseware product team feels your pain! By necessity, we’ve developed strategies for creatively meeting restrictive design constraints. In last week's webinar, Chris Willis and Josh Bleggi shared their tried-and-true tips for staying creative within whatever restraints you have.   ## First, Chris asked attendees what their top eLearning project constraints are. Some of the responses included:   - Subject matter expert (SME) availability—or lack thereof! - Budget - Time - Strict branding rules - No way to properly evaluate course impact after its delivery ### Classic Triple Constraint Model ![triple constraint model](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/triple%20constraint%20model.png) As Chris said, the image above is the theoretical model, but in real life it boils down to "you can have good, fast, or cheap—choose two!" ### Typical eLearning Constraints ![elearning constraints](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/elearning%20constraints.png)   ## Then Chris shared her top "Blocker Busters" (aka how to tackle those constraints).   ### Gather Facts Find out the real scoop on what you're up against. ### Forge Ahead Don't waste time trying to negotiate the non-negotiable. ### Change the Story Change fear to action through how you tell the story. ### Push the Limits Think inside the box—use the constraints to make yourself MORE creative. ### Move 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