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Episode Description:
In this episode of Accreditation Made Easy, Areaka Jewell explains why vague assessment names like “CFA Assessment” or “Reaccred 2026” slow assessors down—and how using your actual cycle dates in the assessment name keeps everyone on the same page. You’ll hear the exact steps to update the Assessment Name field in PowerDMS, a quick formatting tip to make dates stand out, and what to do if you’re starting a brand-new assessment.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome to Accreditation Made Easy with Areaka Jewell
0:43 – Why vague assessment names slow assessors
1:18 – Why clear names matter long-term
2:32 – Assessors distracted by missing cycle dates
2:57 – The fix: use cycle dates as the assessment name
3:32 – Benefits of cycle dates displayed across PowerDMS
3:56 – Step-by-step: updating the Assessment Name field
5:17 – Bonus tip: using formatted text with fsymbols.com
5:48 – If starting a brand-new assessment, steps are the same
6:28 – Reference to Helpful Tip: Update Manual After
6:56 – Companion document mentioned
7:23 – Final takeaway: small tweak, big impact
Companion document: Naming Assessments in PowerDMS
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By Areaka JewellEpisode Description:
In this episode of Accreditation Made Easy, Areaka Jewell explains why vague assessment names like “CFA Assessment” or “Reaccred 2026” slow assessors down—and how using your actual cycle dates in the assessment name keeps everyone on the same page. You’ll hear the exact steps to update the Assessment Name field in PowerDMS, a quick formatting tip to make dates stand out, and what to do if you’re starting a brand-new assessment.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome to Accreditation Made Easy with Areaka Jewell
0:43 – Why vague assessment names slow assessors
1:18 – Why clear names matter long-term
2:32 – Assessors distracted by missing cycle dates
2:57 – The fix: use cycle dates as the assessment name
3:32 – Benefits of cycle dates displayed across PowerDMS
3:56 – Step-by-step: updating the Assessment Name field
5:17 – Bonus tip: using formatted text with fsymbols.com
5:48 – If starting a brand-new assessment, steps are the same
6:28 – Reference to Helpful Tip: Update Manual After
6:56 – Companion document mentioned
7:23 – Final takeaway: small tweak, big impact
Companion document: Naming Assessments in PowerDMS
Connect with Areaka
🙋♀️ Digital Business Card
🌐 Website
Are you signed up to get my free content?
Head over to www.accreditationacademy.net/signup to get started. You will get access to a library inside YOUR PowerDMS of hundreds of Helpful Tips smartly organized in categories and new or updated content published every week.