EPIC
Electronic Profile Information Center 

A convenient way for you to manage your own organization's distribution, response to and scoring of training profiles

 

What is EPIC?
Electronic Profile Information Center

 
EPIC is your virtual warehouse of over 40 online learning assessments including our best-seller, the DiSC Classic 2.0 Online Profile, from Inscape Publishing.
 
EPIC is an easy-to-use, password-protected, web-based platform that allows you to assign online access codes anytime of day or night.
 
 
Who Needs An EPIC Account?
Anyone who uses online learning assessments, wants 24/7 administrative control, wishes to brand reports with their company information, and would like to run group reports should have an EPIC Account.
 

 EPIC Accounts Save Time & Money

  • No more waiting - send profiles to respondents 24/7
  • EPIC eliminates shipping fees
  • Respondents take their profiles in advance, saving classroom time
 
EPIC Increases Productivity & Ensures Accuracy
  • EPIC scores assessments electronically, eliminating the need to score paper assessments by hand
  • EPIC's folders and sub-folders allow you to organize reports by division, department, training seminar date, or any other criteria
 

EPIC Accounts Are Easy To Use

  • EPIC is so easy to use that no training is required
  • EPIC does not require you to download any software
  • Your EPIC Account is available to you through any Internet connection
  • You never have to pay a renewal fee for your EPIC Account and EPIC Credits never expire
  • EPIC Credits may be used to run ANY report available in EPIC (see the list below)
  • All reports generated in EPIC are in PDF format (you choose color or black & white)
  • If your respondents accidentally delete their access code, electronically resend it in just a few clicks
 An EPIC Account Gives YOU Control & Offers Enhanced Report Options
  • Get unique features not available in paper profiles, such as added, enhanced narrative descriptions
  • EPIC  ets you control whether a respondent is able to view their report
  • You may view, print, or email any report generated in EPIC
  • EPIC allows you to create samples of each report to post on your website or email to prospects
  • EPIC offers Facilitator and Group reports that you may run after a group has taken the ONLINE individual report (not available with paper profiles)
  • Your EPIC homepage informs you of report enhancements and new online profiles available in your EPIC Account
  • EPIC allows you to easily resend access codes to an individual or to a group in just a few clicks
 
EPIC Offers Customization
  • Add your logo and contact information to the online response form and EPIC report covers
  • Add a personal comment to email notes when sending out EPIC access codes, and customize your email subject lines
  • Custom Email Message Library allows you to create and retrieve custom messages to send to your respondents
  • EPIC lets you customize the "From" name and subject line of your access code emails so your respondents easily recognize you as the sender
  • Generate EPIC account activity reports
  • Store and sort important project information within your EPIC Account
  • Reference the comprehensive online EPIC Help Section 24/7, which now includes animated EPIC tutorials
 

What Are EPIC Credits?

EPIC Credits are the "currency" that let you send online access codes.
As you send access codes, EPIC deducts a certain number of EPIC Credits.  When you run low on access codes, call 888-762-9699 or order EPIC credits online.
 
EPIC Credits are added to your account electronically in just a few minutes during regular business hours. EPIC Credits never expire.
 

Profiles and Action Planners
We Currently Provide Through EPIC

 

 (Click on the title to learn more and access a sample profile or report)

DiSC Classic 2.0   To improve work relationships and personal interactions.
 
DiSC Classic 2.0 PLUS - The basic DiSC Profile with your choice of Supplemental Reports
 
DiSC PPSS Behavioral Profile Learn more about your own behavioral style, it's impact on others, how to adapt your behavior to interact more effectively with others, become more effective as a coach and a leader.
 
DiSC PPSS Behavioral Profile  has been added to our suite of Spanish language products on EPIC. Use the DiSC PPSS General Characteristics and supplemental reports to provide feedback about specific business applications, including management, sales, and peer relationships. 

Don't speak Spanish yourself? The EPIC system provides a View-in-English feature, which allows you to send Spanish language access codes and view the completed reports in English. As an added benefit, Spanish and English reports can both be included in composite reports, including the DiSC Team View Report, the DiSC Facilitator Report, and the DiSC Group Culture Report!

If you have an EPIC account, you've already been provided access to DiSC PPSS in Spanish — at no charge! If you'd like to add it to your Sub Account(s), you can do so at any time using your account management features.
 
DiSC Facilitator Group Report Facilitate a more thorough DiSC training session with this supplemental report. It summarizes the responses of a group that has responded online to any of the DiSC profiles.
 
By understanding the DiSC Dimensions of Behavior, one can increase customer satisfaction and improve service by identifying your customers' primary behavioral styles and their preferred approach to communication and problem solving. With this action planner, identify major clients, their primary behavioral style and plan to adapt your own behaviors to maximize their satisfaction.
 
DiSC® Management Action Planner
You understand DiSC concepts - now make that knowledge work for you and become a more effective manager.
 
DiSC® Managing Performance Action Planner
Develop effective ways to manage, coach and lead others by identifying their DiSC® behavioral styles. Assess strengths and what motivates others to perform to better manage, coach and lead.
 
DiSC® Sales Action Planner
Quickly identify prospect's 'comfort zone' in the sales process and determine the best ways to open the call, make the presentation, negotiate, close the sale and maintain positive client relationships.
 
DiSC Talk! Action Planner - Use the DiSC Talk! Action Planner to help telephone professionals identify a person's DiSC behavioral style while speaking with them on the phone. Then use the information to communicate more effectively, increase customer satisfaction, gain commitment, and identify the best way to follow up. 
 
idXready - Accelerated Instructor Programs
Facilitators have learned that idXready programs are fast to prepare,
easy to deliver, and learners love them! Select from six (6) programs.
 
Discovering Diversity Profile   
Discover your attitudes, tolerance, knowledge and acceptance of others to create a productive work climate.
 
Discovering Diversity Group Report Customize your facilitation to the specific profile of the group you're training; by being informed about the group's unique knowledge levels, your session becomes more meaningful
 
Time Mastery Profile    Learn to manage your priorities in the time available.  Discover your 'time robbers'.
 
Time Mastery Facilitator Report Customize your training by focusing on the most important time-wasting issues for your specific group. This report provides a group picture of the group's unique needs - meaning you waste less time in the training.
 
Personal Listening Profile  Listening effectively is a skill.  Learn how your listening style can hinder or help your performance.
 
Personal Listening Profile Facilitator Report Customize your facilitation to the specific listening profile of the group you're training; by being informed about the group's unique behaviors, your session becomes more meaningful
 
Work Expectations Profile   Enjoy the benefits of increased job satisfaction and improved performance.
 
Work Expectations Profile Team Report Customize your facilitation to the specific expectations profile of the group you're training; by being informed about the group's unique needs and understandings, your session becomes more meaningful
 
Team Dimensions Profile Teamwork is important - identify the individual strengths and approaches that contribute to teamwork. 
 
Coping and Stress Profile-
The Coping & Stress Profile® is a unique, self-directed learning instrument that provides personalized feedback on an individual’s responses to the stress and coping resources he or she has. The profile uses an engaging process of personal learning that helps individuals uncover and explore:
  • Stressors in their personal and professional life
  • Coping resources that can be used to decrease stress
  • The level of satisfaction in their personal and work lives
  • The relationship among stress, coping resources, and overall satisfaction
  • An action plan to reduce stress and increase satisfaction
 

 How EPIC Works

  • Set up your own EPIC account with us - you now have access to all of our online profiles
  • Using any PC, issue access codes with automatic email functions to participants
  • Participants respond online from any computer to the profile
  • An email goes automatically to you (administrator) notifying you a participant has completed a profile
  • Log on to your browser from any PC, 24/7 and view, print, save and email reports
  • Profile reports are personalized with your logo and contact information  
  

 

 

 

 Key Features of EPIC

 Key Benefits of EPIC

  • Easy browser entry to issue & email access codes to respondents  
  • Display company info & logo on welcome page and report cover  
  • Add a personal comment to the email notifications  
  • Decide who views the reports & when
  • Monitor account status  
  • Build group & comparison reports  
  • Store & sort important account info  
  • Unassign access codes & reclaim credits  
  • Password protected account
  • EPIC reports are enhanced versions of the paper edition of each profile  
  • Improved scoring accuracy over paper versions of profiles  
  • Highly increased productivity because of no waiting for reports to be completed and scored in class  
  • Lower profile costs (credit system - see below)

  

Purchase CREDITS for your EPIC Administrator.
Each report in the system is assigned a credit value.
Credits may be used for ANY EPIC profile report.

 

 Profile Report Credits
Required
 DiSC Classic 2.0 Online Profile  10
 DiSC PPSS Behavioral
 General Characteristics Report
 15
                DiSC PPSS Supplemental Reports  
      Approach to Managing Others  4
      Strategies for Managing  4
      Strategies for Creating a Positive Relationship  4
      Relating to People & the Environment  4
      Strategies for Sales Management  4
      Approach to Selling  4
 DiSC Facilitator Group Report  15
 DiSC Action Planners  4 each
 Discovering Diversity Profile  10
 Discovering Diversity Profile Group Report  15
 Time Mastery Profile  10
 Time Mastery Profile Facilitator Report  15
 Personal Listening Profile  10
 Personal Listening Profile Facilitator Report  15
 Work Expectations Profile  10
 Work Expectations Profile Group Report  15
 Team Dimensions Profile  10
 Coping and Stress Profile  10

 

 

DiSC Classic® Discovering Diversity Profile®   Time Mastery Profile®    Personal Listening Profile® Work Expectations Profile®   Team Dimensions Profile® 
DiSC®  PPSS Behavioral Profile and Coping and Stress Profile® are products of Inscape Publishing, Minneapolis, MN

 


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