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Update – New Platform for Assessments Now coming

Roberta — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:48:57 +0000

Later this year (April is the targt), there will be a complete overhaul of the system and features that will be affecting other Private Labels (such as AssessmentsNow under license with Tony Alessandra). Â Depending on how the upgrades work, you will be able to select the language you need.Â We are negotiating how that will work as I have been the one to â€˜payâ€™ for translations into French, German and Swedish.Â Spanish is also now available on other sites.Â Â

There are going to be a lot of great new features but some the details need to be ironed out.

Assessments Now may be expanding

Roberta — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:55:34 +0000

I may be a little premature, but sometime in the second quarter of next year, we are planning on taking AssessmentsNow to the next level. Not only will we offer The Platinum Rule^(TM) but also the DISC and our own 360 Collaborative Leadership Assessment. More information will be announced as it all unfolds.

Tony is upgrading his system and platform and is negotiating a new contract (which comes due at the end of this year) with me.Â I asked Tony if he would consider putting our 360 up on his system and if he would, what he would charge. He was very open to the possibility as part of a bigger package. Right now I an not even sure that given how it was designed if it would be fully possible. Also, it would be an additional and significant investment but if the other negotiations work outÂ in the longer run this I will have to consider this.

Tony is doing a major overhaul of the system

Roberta — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:51:01 +0000

Tony is doing a major overhaul of all of his online systems this coming spring and he has asked me to provide input in what I might like to see.Â He has told me that this is the time to dream of all the features that you might like in a perfect world without money constraints.Â He would also like to know what things need to be changed or removed.Â Of course then he will assess the feasibility and the cost in relation to what others want and make some decisions.Â One of the major revisions will be around languages and we should have a Spanish Version coming online.

What better way to be sure I know what might be needed than to ask all my Associates directly?

I will be back to you next month to get your input but in the meantime – think a bout it.Â If you have something you have wanted drop me an email and I will add it to my own list.

Special Features – Got a project with more than 25?

Roberta — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:17:04 +0000

In a previous post I mentioned how you can use a special “invitation link” to distribute a large amount of assessments without having to type each and every name and email into the system and then track them all. This is especially useful if you are working with one organziation because you can track the email addresses and see if someone “outside” the organzition has used the link. As well, all assessments used can be charged back to the company. More importantly, it is a great way to avoid your emails getting caught up as SPAM.

Another handy feature is if you DO want to send individual emails but there are lots of participants, you can inport them from an excel spreadsheet so that it is not a long manual exercise.

Both of these features are turned off (default) so let me know in an email if you want them turned on for you and I will do it.

Special Features – Initation Link for mass distribution

Roberta — Mon, 14 May 2007 10:01:58 +0000

I am just about to purchase another batch from you and have one question. Â Fifteen of the people don’t have email addresses. Â However, they can use a central system. Â Is there any way to distribute them this way?

Yes, they can use a central system and what might make even more sense is to use a “universal” invitation link that you set up so that they can just log in for any computer, use the URL you provide and sign up.Â As long as they remember their username and password — keep it simple, they can also log into any computer anywhere (just by going to www.AssessmentsNow.com and using the member log in button.)Â They will have to put in an email address – the system requires it but it could all be the same (even a fake one works as long as the usernames and passwords are remembered.)Â This link needs to be monitored as anyone who knows it can use it and take the assessment from your credits and system.

The default has this feature turned off. Â If you want it on, let me know.Â Then when I notify you, you can sign into your admin panel for your associate account and look for “invitation link” tab on the left column.Â Click on the tab and you can create your own special link – explanations will be there.Â You then give out that link to those you want to take it.Â It is NOT sent to anyone by the system.Â You have to manage that part.Â Be careful to “erase” the link after you are completed with your project or it remains active and others can use it if they know the link.Â