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		<title>An Effective Decision Communication Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our early discoveries with DecisionPad was its importance as a decision communication tool.  The design has always emphasized accessibility, transparency and clarity.  Hence the easily understandable tradeoff matrix format with lots of graphical support.  Since changes in one place update everywhere immediately, the system lends itself to “what-if” exploration.
Some decision tools behave as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modifying a question grid to incorporate more than two scales.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gately</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SurveyPro Survey Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks - SurveyPro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In SurveyPro we offer the ability to create question grids.  Question grids allow you to group questions which share a common scale together in a more compact, space-saving form.  In the standard Question Grid you can incorporate up to two scales per question row.  But, by using the Advanced options screens selection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hard Times Demand Smart Decisions Implemented Quickly &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/decisionpad-decision-software/hard-times-demand-smart-decisions-implemented-quickly-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DecisionPad Decision Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, Bill Ray, Apian President, discusses the decision-making environment that influenced his development of the DecisionPad software, how his experiences informed that development, and the sort of problems DecisionPad was originally created to address. Read Part I.



I had only been working a few months with that troubled mid-sized company (previous posting) when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hard Times Demand Smart Decisions Implemented Quickly &#8211; Part I</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/decisionpad-decision-software/hard-times-demand-smart-decisions-implemented-quickly-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apian.com/decisionpad-decision-software/hard-times-demand-smart-decisions-implemented-quickly-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DecisionPad Decision Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Apian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, Bill Ray, Apian President, discusses the decision-making environment that influenced his development of the DecisionPad software, how his experiences informed that development, and the sort of problems DecisionPad was originally created to address. Read Part II.


I joined Hewlett-Packard in 1969 just after my MBA.  In those days H-P hired us from school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Support with SurveyPro/DecisionPad Purchase</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/surveypro-survey-software/free-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Kashner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DecisionPad Decision Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SurveyPro Survey Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For a limited time – through August 1st – we are proud to offer an entire year of free support with purchase.  Our support contracts range from $195-$995 – this is unlimited support for unlimited users, a $995 value.  Any new purchases of software (not upgrades) qualify.  This includes both SurveyPro and DecisionPad.
How Apian Support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Real and Stop Undermining Decision Making</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/decisionpad-decision-software/how-to-get-real-and-stop-undermining-decision-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DecisionPad Decision Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent BusinessWeek article talked about the Myths that Undermine Decision-Making. It was interesting to see where DecisionPad can be a solution to the myths.
Myth 1:  A single team makes the big decision when “reality is that decisions … are made in many forums, formal and informal”.
A complex decision is always a process not an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Graphic Scales &#8211; Sliders in SurveyPro</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Hanlon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks - SurveyPro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sliders can add graphic interest – making your survey more attractive and fun for respondents, and increase precision of answers – giving you better data to work with. This is the first installment of four tutorials on how to use the JQuery Library to enhance your SurveyPro survey with custom scales.

Sliders are an easy graphic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Converting SurveyPro 3.0 or 4.0 projects to SurveyPro 5.0</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/surveypro-survey-software/coverting-surveypro-30-or-40-projects-to-surveypro-50/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apian.com/surveypro-survey-software/coverting-surveypro-30-or-40-projects-to-surveypro-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gately</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SurveyPro Survey Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks - SurveyPro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the support department we have been getting a number of calls and EMails as many of you are transitioning to the newly released SurveyPro 5.0.  The question most frequently asked relates to using SurveyPro 5.0 with projects originally created with SurveyPro 3.0 or 4.0.  Rest assured, the update process is quite painless and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Javascript Tools for Web Surveys</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/surveyhost-web-hosting/custom-scale-enhancements-for-web-surveys/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apian.com/surveyhost-web-hosting/custom-scale-enhancements-for-web-surveys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Hanlon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SurveyHost Web Hosting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JavaScript]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scriptaculous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a web designer, most likely you have had some experience with JavaScript Libraries, such as jQuery (http://jquery.com), or Scriptaculous (http://script.aculo.us/). If you have had experience with these libraries, you know how very useful they are. We do too!
SurveyPro surveys can accommodate jQuery or Scriptaculous functions beautifully. You can see this code in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counting the Uncountable – Setting Up Open-Ended Questions for Later Analysis</title>
		<link>http://blog.apian.com/surveypro-survey-software/short-countable-written-answers-single-vs-multiple/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apian.com/surveypro-survey-software/short-countable-written-answers-single-vs-multiple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Gately</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SurveyPro Survey Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks - SurveyPro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We often get questions from new SurveyPro users regarding the difference between the first two built-in scales, Short Countable Written &#8212; Single Answer and Short Countable Written &#8212; Multiple Answers.
Considering that they are both open-ended answers, it is easy to be confused with how SurveyPro will treat your comment type answers. The best way to [...]]]></description>
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