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What accurate OMR processing actually requires
Scanning answer sheets is the easy part. Accuracy at volume is decided by what you do with the sheets the scanner is unsure about.
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Practical writing from the Live Lias team on the work we actually do — assessment platforms, websites, apps and the measurement that tells you any of it worked.
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Why your website should probably be static
Most business websites do not need a server. Removing it makes the site faster on the phones your customers actually use, and cheaper to run.
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When a spreadsheet stops working for assessments
Spreadsheets run more assessment programmes than any software does. Here are the specific points at which they stop being the right tool.
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What to check before you sign off a mobile app
The demo always works. These are the things that decide whether the app still works in three months, and they are easy to check before you accept it.
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The numbers that tell you a campaign is working
Impressions, reach and engagement can all rise while the business gets nothing. Three numbers are harder to game and worth more.
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Remote proctoring that stands up to a challenge
Remote testing is only useful if the result is accepted. What makes a remote result defensible is mostly record-keeping, not surveillance.
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How we scope a project before quoting
A number given before anyone understands the problem is a guess with a decimal point. Here is the sequence we use instead, and why each step exists.
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Native or cross-platform: how to decide
The honest answer depends on three things about your app, not on which framework is fashionable. Here is how to work out which side you are on.
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