I have consulted in this sector. An exec I met who has three decades of experience explained to me that software fit for purpose has to operate within these par

I have consulted in this sector. An exec I met who has three decades of experience explained to me that software fit for purpose has to operate within these parameters: 1. The highest value exams (like lawyer licensing) can only be in-person proctored, not remote which can’t reasonably stop even moderately clever cheaters, and where any suspicion of cheating undermines the legitimacy of the entire exam. 2. No exam-giver wants to be responsible for the complaints they will receive if they provide the computers, since some number of people who do poorly will seek to blame the hardware, so exam-takers must be responsible for making sure the software works on their own machine. 3. Essay exams (like the bar exam) have to be the same day for all takers, because it is trivial to share meaningful information about the questions sufficient to give late takers a huge advantage. It is possible to use different questions on different days, but this creates major challenges for calibrating the answers fairly. 4. Large exam halls where thousands of people can take the exam simultaneously don’t have good enough wifi to hold all those connections, and even if they did, any blip would be a nightmare, so the software has to be able to work offline.