Videos

iRise 8.9 for Mobile

2:26

This video highlights the new features in iRise Studio 8.9 for the mobile platform, including the free iRise Mobile app available in iTunes which allows you to view your simulations on an iPhone.

Why Visualize?

4:18

iRise

This video gives an overview of iRise, an enterprise application visualization platform used to quickly visualize and define business software.

The Problem with Software Definition

4:57

iRise

Ever wonder why software projects crash and burn more often than not? This short video shows you why, in language everyone can understand!

iBloc Highlight Reel

1:28

iRise

Chad Hahn of Square One Solutions summarizes what you can build with iBlocs and why you should be using them.

Visualize in Full Motion

:23

iRise

iRise visualizations let business people, end users and developers fully experience and interact with critical business systems before development.

Cartman Conducts a Website Review Meeting

3:00

iRise

This video is a hilarious look at the typical stakeholder review meeting. Check out the South Park Boys as they try to gain consensus on what to build!

Strategic Innovation

39:04

CSC

Lemuel Lasher has been the Chief Innovation Officer at CSC for six years. That experience has taught him a few things about what it takes to foster innovation. In this amazing video, Lem outlines the strategies that CSC has employed to bring a culture of innovation into the entire organization.

Envisioning the Digital Future

37:30

Sprint

Wing talks about how technology is driving the merger of the virtual and real worlds in new and interesting ways that will affect how we work, play and interact.

"Visualize the Prize" Contest Winner

:47

iRise

This video won the top prize in the "Visualize the Prize" video contest. A man prepares dinner for his girlfriend while asking the question, "What if there was a way to learn from your mistakes without ever having to make them?"

iRise "Visualize the Prize" Contest Runner-up

:55

iRise

A runner-up in the "Visualize the Prize" video contest, this video looks at iRise through a unique lens!

iRise "Visualize the Prize" Contest Runner-up

:59

iRise

A runner-up in the "Visualize the Prize" video contest, this video uses an interesting analogy with a winery that doesn't reveal the finished product until the very end. "Now that calls for a celebration!"

Inside the Mind of a CIO

29:35

The CXOs

Marty Chuck (former CIO for EA and Agilent Technology) gives an inside view of the psychology of a CIO and he looks into the crystal ball to make some interesting forecasts for how CIOs are thinking about spending in 2010 and beyond.

Integrating The Voice of the Customer

37:36

User Insight

Kevin presents his views about usability, not just for products, but for the entire customer experience. He shares best practices for using visualization to integrate the voice of the customer into the product lifecycle.

Experiencing It Before It's Real

32:06

Autodesk

Amar talks about the benefits of design innovation across all industries. The result? Time, money and resource savings, decline in errors, reduced time-to-market, improved quality and further advancement of innovation.

Exploring Technology Growth, Innovation and Transformation

21:25

CIO Magazine

As publisher emeritus of CIO magazine, Gary has his finger on the pulse of the CIO community. This session will take the form of a lively on-stage interview with Gary, where we will explore the latest trends.

Putting the Power of "We" into Your Career & Your Business

44:10

Mzinga

In this video Barry Libert, the CEO of Mzinga, discusses how business professionals of all kinds are interacting with a growing ecosystem to advance their skills and careers.

A Discussion About Risk

39:50

Author & Risk Management Expert

Doug gives an outstanding presentation that discusses risk and how to measure risk in advance of making critical business decisions. Doug talks about the causes of overconfidence and the steps we can take to use metrics for incremental improvement.

iRise at Software 2008

8:35

iRise

iRise's CEO and co-Founder Emmet B. Keeffe III discusses the emerging role of visualization in the software development process.

Executive Roundtable (Racing) Video

3:15

iRise

Speed. The parallels between high performance auto racing and high performance businesses are clear. Competing at the highest levels of sport or business, demands vision, strategy, teamwork and flawless execution.

Patrick Whitney - Institute of Design

2:05

Institute of Design

Patrick speaks to the paradigm shift of companies exploring customer experience first and how iRise facilitates that process to develop better, more usable products.

NetworkWorld.com - Interop Las Vegas: iRise

5:08

iRise

Emmet B. Keeffe III from iRise talks with Jon Brodkin about the explosion of enterprise application development for the Apple iPhone, and how the developers can visualize applications with tools from iRise.

Innovation & Creativity (pt1)

22:58

Scaled Composites

Drawing from his own experiences, Dick Rutan focuses on delivering practical advice for individuals and businesses that want to break down barriers to creativity and fully realize the potential for innovation.

Innovation & Creativity (pt2)

25:35

Scaled Composites

Brian was the pilot of the X-Prize winning rocket flight from Scaled Composites. He talks about how to find innovators and fresh ideas, how to break down barriers to innovation, leveraging technology to get the job done and how small teams can work to achieve the impossible.

Business Is Complicated

1:39

iRise

Business is complicated! So why are you trying to describe the future of your business with text? Check out this fast paced, high powered video that drives home the point. Visualize the future of your business with iRise.

On The Frontlines with Jim Flyzik, on Visualization

6:16

The Flyzik Group

Jim Flyzik, former CIO for the U.S. Department of the Treasury and government IT expert, discusses the benefits of visualization for public sector IT projects.

Getting Started with iRise

11:14

iRise

Discover where things are, how to set up preferences and start your first project using iRise.

iRise Demo (1 of 3)

13:38

iRise

This section of the demonstration answers the question, "What is a simulation?". Two scenarios of a finished simulation are shown, as well as an introduction on how simulations can be shared with stakeholders.

Masters & Templates

2:08

iRise

Masters and templates are reusable definition assets that can save you a lot of time as you use iRise to visualize multiple projects.

iRise Demo (2 of 3)

13:15

iRise

This section of the demonstration answers the question, "How are simulations created?". A brief tour of iRise Studio is provided, and a simple simulation is created on the fly.

The iDoc

2:17

iRise

iDocs are an on-the-go version of an iRise visualization designed for gathering feedback from outside stakeholders.

iRise Demo (3 of 3)

9:11

iRise

This section of the demonstration is a mock stakeholder review. An iteration of a simulation is shown to stakeholders for feedback.

Capturing Text Requirements

2:09

iRise

A review on how you can capture text requirements along with the visualization of business applications.

Page Components in iRise

25:03

iRise

A look at page Components and what they do.

Managing Feedback

2:09

iRise

Collecting and managing feedback is one of the most important aspects of making sure you're building the right application.

iPhone Simulation using iRise

3:15

iRise

This video features OneSpring and their pre-configured visualization template for the Apple iPad and iPhone using iRise.

Handheld Scanner with Barcodes

1:31

id8

This simulation was developed by our partner id8 and it shows a handheld scanner with dynamically driven products and barcodes. This simulation can be used as a fulfillment of requirements, an accurate method of early usability testing for workers in a wide physical range, or as a training tool before the application is finished.

Walk Through Notes

1:36

iRise

Walk through notes act as a tour guide for your intended audience. Learn more about them in this video.

Collaboration

3:12

iRise

The iRise product offering is different from all others because it offers tools for true collaboration. Learn more about it here.

Building Business Logic

2:31

iRise

Incorporate business logic to develop true test-drives in your simulation without databases.

Scenarios

2:17

iRise

This video features specific workflows through the application that the stakeholder can follow and review, to ensure fast and accurate feedback.

Datasheets

3:00

iRise

Is it live or is it iRise? Datasheets are the feature which make it possible to create interactivity.

RIA and iRise

2:04

iRise

More complex website behavior opens the door to poor web design and confusion on the part of the user. Now more than ever it’s important for project managers and programmers to visualize complex applications before coding.

IBM Rational & iRise Case Study

25:35

IBM & iRise

This video focuses on how iRise visualizations can be used with IBM Rational Requisite Pro to ensure that requirements are visualized and then managed comprehensively in downstream organizations.

Customer Highlights

4:57

iRise

Just how big of an impact does iRise have? This video contains highlights of many iRise customers talking about the amazing results they are getting from using visualization. If you watch one video on the iRise site, invest 5 minutes in this one.

Why Customers Love iRise - A Highlight Reel

4:16

iRise

During Fusion, the iRise User Conference and Industry Summit, customers talk about the amazing impact iRise has had on their companies.

Improving the User Experience Process at Ameriprise

19:00

Ameriprise

Molly Wanstall of Ameriprise Financial tells the amazing story of how they’ve adopted iRise at an enterprise level in just one short year.

Enterprise Transformation Using iRise at UPS

46:32

UPS

Leveraging application visualization to get the right applications to market faster, with lower cost, is fast becoming a proven strategy. In this case study UPS outlines how to get the most out of this kind of transformation by focusing on people, process and technology.

Visualize To Succeed: A Case Study From Merrill Lynch

4:09

Merrill Lynch

In this case study, find out how visualization from iRise helped Merrill Lynch deliver a new global wealth account opening application in half the time expected, with far lower cost. The application is credited with saving 50,000 hours of employee time annually.

Creating 'The Agency Within'

28:09

Haworth

In this case study Brad talks about how Haworth used visualization to compress ideation, requirements definition and design into a single step. Visualization has been used across a broad range of projects including new website, a custom SAP module and the company's first iPhone application.

Implementing Visualization to Drive Quality

28:22

FedEx

This case study outlines a two-year journey at FedEx to standardize on visualization. Hear how iRise was initially adopted by the eCommerce team and then rolled out to many other business units. Top 5 recommendations are presented for companies that are undergoing similar transformations.

Benefits of Requirements Simulation in a Global Environment

30:47

General Motors

After performing global pilots, General Motors has standardized on visualization from iRise, which allow the business to visualize their business processes, clarify system behaviors and gain global consensus before the start of development. Watch this case study to find out how GM has adopted iRise.

Disciplined Innovation for Business Value

34:33

CompuCredit

Disciplined Innovation is at the heart of today's competitive advantage. The presentation focuses on balancing the key ingredients of idea generation with execution, including the challenges that present themselves along the way and some practical solutions to succeed in the innovation arena.

Collaborate, Innovate & Create

28:49

Comerica

Using iRise to visualize new ideas, define and validate user requirements and obtain buy-in and approvals from executives, Comerica Bank reduced requirements-related defects by 80% for a large corporate portal project.

Adopting the Change

34:28

Regional Grocery Chain

Roberta and her team have leveraged iRise to increase business responsiveness by building an internal visualization community of practice. This case study offers best practices for setting up a community of practice and visualization center of excellence to help drive successful adoption.

Using Visualization as a Tool for Organizational Change

28:09

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

This case study highlights how NW Mutual Life used iRise to help raise awareness for a user centered design approach to application definition. Aleisha talks about how quick win projects can be used to gain support for visualization as a strategy to promote better designs.

Simulating Call Center Success

25:02

Asurion

This case study focuses on how iRise was used in the ergonomic redesign of a strategic call center application, used by over 4,000 agents at Asurion and how the project was delivered with zero rework on the first try.

Simulation and the Technical Proof of Concept

22:45

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan offers a roadmap for how to evaluate visualization for your organization. A specific example is outlined where BCBS Michigan visualized a new member portal as part of the technical proof of concept.

Better Systems Mean Better Patient Care

19:47

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

This incredible case study highlights how visualization from iRise can be used in a rapid, iterative definition and delivery process to speed delivery of a complex set of electronic medical record applications by 40%.

iRise & Offshore Development

29:00

Citibank

Off-shoring provides advantages, but it must be approached carefully. In this case study Citi Cards offers best practices for leveraging visualization to improve communication with offshore development resources to accelerate delivery of applications with little rework.

iRise Implementation at First American

26:45

First American Title

iRise is being leveraged at First American in an on-shore/off-shore model for both business analysts and developers. This case study discusses how a group of India-based employees uses iRise with their onshore counterparts and the processes by which the global teams collaborate in real time.

eCommerce - Strategy and Design

25:30

Ally Bank (GMAC)

In this case study, Max talks about recovering his investment in iRise on his first two projects: launching U.S. and Canadian websites. Max discusses how the team overcame hurdles faced with adopting visualization and how his team has been recognized for dramatically lower defect rates.

Could you iRise that for me?

25:48

KeyBank

KeyBank is a study in innovation. This case study highlights how visualization from iRise fits nicely into an advanced "build vs. buy" strategy in an Agile development process to both secure buy-in and manage expectations for enhancements on a number of diverse projects.

Optimizing iRise for Competitive Advantage

27:55

Wells Fargo

Luke provides a comparative case study between two projects within the same corporate program demonstrating how iRise can be used for competitive advantage through a User Centered Design (UCD) approach.

Simulating Key to Legacy Systems Replacement

34:23

Brink's

Visualization can be very useful in defining upgrades to existing systems. This case study outlines how iRise was used on a major upgrade to a key trucking application that tracks daily armored truck pickups and deliveries from bank branches and other customers.

Using iRise in an Agile World

18:59

Major Financial Instituion

Find out how a major financial institution uses iRise to increase agility in their blended Agile/waterfall environment. Keri discusses how visualization fits nicely into a rapid, iterative application development process that has now been adopted by much of the organization.

How Visualization Relates to a Changing Focus for Business and IT

34:47

Capgemini

Corey talks about the transition from information technology to business technology as CIOs become more strategic and look for ways to help their companies compete in the marketplace. Corey explains how Capgemini is using visualization to redefine their services and move up the value chain.

Using Visualization and Tollgates to Support Business Goals

19:07

Bank of America

Bank of America, uses iRise and IBM Rational Requisite Pro to manage over 2,000 projects a year. Jason talks about moving visualization to the beginning of their software development process to support the initial ideation and scoping discussions to have the greatest business impact.

Accelerating Our Ability to Deliver

20:23

VHA

This case study focuses on VHA's use of visualization to gain control over "runaway" requirements sessions and support the transition to an Agile development process. Although just beginning their adoption of iRise, VHA has already seen a lower software defect rate software and dramatically lower rework.

Making the Complexities of the Tax Process Come Alive for the User

20:46

Deloitte Consulting LLP

This case study from the Information Management Tax Practice for Deloitte Consulting focuses on using visualization to win, and then deliver, a large tax management application for a large oil and gas company.

Implementing a Physicians Portal Using iRise

35:08

Genentech

This case study focuses on how iRise has been used to implement a physician's portal and how visualization was leveraged to gain valuable clinician feedback in short bursts of review time. iRise was instrumental in enabling the team to launch on time and on budget.

Future Health Care Delivery Innovation: Powered by Visualization

24:24

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Visualization was used at CACI in an innovative process to implement a clinician facing application for the VHA. This case study explains how an innovative process was leveraged alongside iRise to streamline the definition for a large, complex healthcare project with a diverse group of stakeholders.

JAM Session™ - Experience Your Requirements

25:17

OneSpring

iRise partner OneSpring presents the evolution of its Stream Process™ for application definition that brings together analysts, designers and programmers for Joint Application Modeling sessions. One client recovered a failed project, defined 2,800 requirements in 4 months and saved $500K on a single project.

The Metamorphosis of CSC through Visualization

25:17

CSC

CSC has a vision to bridge the "Biz2IT" gap through collaboration, communication and innovation. This presentation discusses how CSC has established a visualization center of excellence and how CSC is leveraging visualization to differentiate and deliver powerful results to their clients.

iRise for High-End Design

28:54

ad2

ad2 is an award winning interactive agency that uses iRise in place of traditional wire frame documents. On one project their client claimed, "we had just saved them 6 months," which was attributed to interacting with a visualization rather than a collection of static pages.

Communicating Across Cultures

30:34

Deloitte Consulting

Many companies often struggle with communicating with their offshore development teams, which can lead to higher cost and project delays. This case study offers some advice on how iRise can be leveraged to solve these issues and get offshore development done on time and on budget.

Keeping up with the Googles: Web 2.0 Simulation with iRise

25:35

id8

Watch this case study video to find out how to use iRise to successfully visualize rich Web 2.0 behavior with no loss of fidelity or functionality. This ability has empowered id8 to help their clients deliver competitive, cutting-edge consumer-facing applications.

The Changing Face of Requirements Definition

25:37

OneSpring

Based on real-world consulting experience on a variety of projects leveraging iRise, OneSpring sheds light on how visualization can be used as a strategic weapon to drive better project outcomes.

Building a Solution Definition Competency Center

28:37

Xede

This case study discusses how internal competency centers around visualization can be established to ensure the execution of consistent processes, enhance organizational learning, and drive best practices.

Improving Customer Interaction and Time to Signoff

2:41

Capgemini

Corey shares the story of how iRise has become the language of visualization at Capgemini. It's helped improve their customer dealings and their time to signoff.

Closing the Gap With Offshore Development Teams

2:03

Deloitte Consulting

Jason speaks of the strategic alliance with iRise and the value of the iRise product in Deloitte's work with offshore development teams.

Building Business Confidence with iRise

2:18

SunTrust Bank

Patrick talks about his real-world experience of building confidence through collaboration and bridging the gap between business and IT using iRise.

Customer Experience Made Faster, Cheaper, Better

1:56

Westfield Insurance

Collaboration in the software design process is critical. With iRise you are able to test and iterate faster and cheaper than ever before.

Business Users Regain Power with iRise Visualization

1:26

Deloitte & Touche

Carol talks about the difficulty in helping business users visualize something being done in a rapid environment and how the iRise tool has helped put the power back in the hands of business people.

Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT

1:07

Morgan Stanley Venture

Peter speaks about iRise and their product. iRise Studio solves a problem that everyone can articulate, but none had come up with a solution that doesn't involve blood, sweat and tears.