Jason Fasbinder, Sr. Manager,iRise Professional Services
Wednesday, August 5th at 10:00am PDT/ 1:00pm EST

Now that you’ve made the decision to leverage visualization from iRise, getting your first few simulations completed successfully is straight-forward. But how do you sustain the momentum you’ve created and get the most out of your investment in visualization? It’s not just about the technology, it’s equally important to understand your process, your stakeholders and how you are going to collaborate throughout the course of projects. Topics covered will include:

♦ Challenges to visualization adoption
♦ Understanding roles and responsibilities
♦ How to leverage iRise training
♦ Creating and leveraging a Community of Practice (COP) and/or Center of Excellence (COE)


To find out more and to register: Click Here

This Month’s Contributor: Johann Mendoza, Sr. Manager

Q: How does iRise work with Agile projects?

A: This is a great question, and one that comes up often. Coincidentally, I answered this question in detail at a recent iRise webinar. The full presentation is available here for those interested in a more detailed response. Here’s a quick summary:

• The Agile team builds a shared vision in iRise during Sprint 0 that helps to better prioritize backlogs, scope out each sprint, and assess the impact of proposed changes during future sprints
• From Sprint 1 and on, the team always starts with the low fidelity Visualization created in Sprint 0. This serves as a visual starting point of what needs to be built
• If it’s still ambiguous, they refine the Visualization during the sprint to med/high fidelity (as needed) to clarify ideas and flush out complex scenarios and user stories. The team can focus on the Business Owner’s needs by quickly and easily visualizing different options and alternatives
• Because this happens really early in the sprint:
  • Developers have a clear understanding of what to build
  • If new requirements are uncovered, the PM/Scrum Master can quickly decide whether to keep it in the current sprint or to include the next sprint’s backlog
  • The Business Owner knows what they’re getting at the end of the sprint
  • The Visualization becomes usable documentation that is the foundation for testing, training, and support
• iRise Visualizations quickly enable a comprehensive and unambiguous definition of the to-be business solution for the fast-paced environment of Agile projects
  

The iRise Professional Services team provides a wide variety of services ranging from planning and managing programs to drive enterprise adoption of iRise, to training and mentoring individual projects and iRise users, helping complete mission critical projects. Based on extensive experience using iRise with hundreds of companies over the past 10 years, iRise Professional Services has the answer for you.

Have a question for the iRise Professional Services team you’d like answered? Please send an e-mail to professionalservices@irise.com

The iRise Support team is unmatched in their responsiveness and product knowledge. And they’re available live via the Support hotline; not just through email or online blogs.

To read a long list of reasons why iRise is the right solution: Click Here

iRise training classes are designed to empower stakeholders and users with the knowledge and experience to quickly become proficient with iRise products. Below is the upcoming training schedule. You’ll receive your iRise Experienced Certificate upon completion.

DATE	CLASS	LOCATION	COST	REGISTRATION
8/11-8/12	iRise Experienced	Chicago, IL	$995	Register
8/25-8/26	iRise Experienced	Virtual Class	$595	Register
8/26-8/27	iRise Experienced	Washington DC	$995	Register
9/8-9/9	iRise Experienced	Detroit, MI	$995	Register

To learn more about iRise training classes: Click here

1. On the iRise Twitter page, what is the iRise Bio on the right hand side (Twittering about design...)

2. On the August 5th Web Seminar registration page, how many bullet points are there in the summary?

3. On the Why iRise page, what is the first reason given?

4. How many training classes are listed in the section above?

Click here to submit your answers (sends email to dci@irise.com). One reader who answers all four questions correctly will be chosen at random as the winner. Answers must be submitted by August 14th. Winner will be notified by August 20th. Good luck!