Certified Associates Test

The intention of the test is to be sure that your understanding of the software is thorough enough that you will be able to represent the concepts behind the design of the software to your clients.

These ten questions (plus an optional bonus question) are easily answered in a short paragraph or two if you have carefully reviewed the documentation and learning materials available on the Llamagraphics web site. No additional training or coursework is currently required.

There are other things that you will probably want to know, and this exam does not cover every aspect of daily usage of the software. One of the benefits of certification includes a special private User Forum area just for Certified Associates who are using Life Balance in their practices where you can learn more about how the Life Balance software can be used in different circumstances.

What is your name?

What is your email address?

What can you tell us about your business?

What do the Desired and Actual Pie charts represent?

What affect do the Balance pie charts have on the To Do List view in Life Balance?

Describe the meanings of the words "Importance", "Effort", "Priority" and "Urgency" in Life Balance. Be sure to include a description of what the difference is between an "urgent" and an "important" task, and the difference between "priority" and "importance." Be specific about how these concepts relate to what data you enter for a task, and the behavior of the To Do List.

How does a project's settings relate to its subtasks? Which settings in the Task Details are inherited by the subtasks? and what does "Complete subtasks in order" do?

What is the effort slider in the Task Details for? What affect does it have on the To Do List view?

What is the difference between setting up an Outline item named "Home" and a place item named "Home?" Give examples of tasks that would be correctly put in the Outline section called "Home" that would not be appropriately assigned the place "Home" and vice versa.

What is a TLI and under what circumstances would it appear in your to do list? What benefits can that provide?

How do you set up the desktop conduit to sync the Palm OS handheld with a particular data file?

How are places used in Life Balance? Specifically comment on hours, included places, the affect on the To Do List view, and one example of using places creatively.

If the order of a task presented on the to do list view is not what you expected, what can you adjust so that the order of the to do list view matches your expectations? For example, you can adjust the importance slider of the task itself. What else could be going on?

The ONE thing that Llamagraphics could do better is...?