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	<title>IMPACT!Appraiser &#187; About</title>
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		<title>IMPACT! Background</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMPACT! Appraiser is an invaluable tool for organizations seeking to drive quantifiable improvements in appraisals and process improvements. This innovative appraisal tool provides numerous innovations including the ability to: Create User-Defined Forms (Audit, SCAMPIsm , etc.) Interrelate and link Benchmarks (CMMIÂ®, etc.) Create User-Defined Benchmarks, Deliver concurrent multiple language interfaces (Arabic, English, French, German, etc.), [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>IMPACT! Appraiser</strong> is an invaluable tool for organizations seeking to drive quantifiable improvements in appraisals and process improvements. This innovative appraisal tool provides numerous innovations including the ability to:</p>
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<li>Create User-Defined Forms (Audit, SCAMPI<sup>sm</sup> , etc.)</li>
<li>Interrelate and link Benchmarks (CMMIÂ®, etc.)</li>
<li>Create User-Defined Benchmarks,</li>
<li>Deliver concurrent multiple language interfaces (Arabic, English, French, German, etc.),</li>
<li>Provide full inter- and intra-net accessibility</li>
<li>Store information in SQL Server runtime database and</li>
<li>Provide an open source and object-oriented implementation.</li>
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<p><strong>IMPACT! Appraiser</strong> helps you from business prospective to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your current processes.</li>
<li>Reveal crucial development and acquisition risks</li>
<li>Set priorities for improvement plans</li>
<li>Derive capability and maturity level ratings</li>
<li>Even perform realistic benchmarking.</li>
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<p>In addition to supporting industry standard appraisal methods, IMPACT! Appraiser enables organizations to blend pre-existing, locally defined, quality review techniques and methods into formal benchmark (e.g. CMMI, ISO, etc) centric process improvement tracking programs; thereby reducing redundant data entry and collection.</p>
<p>Furthermore, <strong>IMPACT! Appraiser</strong> guides our clients through the entire appraisal process from: <em>preparation</em>, <em>preliminary</em> <em>observations</em>, <em>ratings and findings</em>, <em>reporting and follow-up</em>.</p>
<p align="left">Finally, <strong>IMPACT! Appraiser</strong> makes performing appraisals and audits a straightforward activity.</p>
<p><u>Demo Videos:</u></p>
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<li><a href="http://jvalley.net/downloads/AdminTools.swf" target="_blank">Administration Module</a></li>
<li><a href="http://jvalley.net/downloads/Appraisal.swf" target="_blank">Appraisal Module</a></li>
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