iRise Delivers Three New Online eLearning Courses

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iRise®, the world’s leading visualization solutions company, today announced the immediate availability of three additional online training courses for its market-leading business requirements visualization tool. The new self-paced eLearning modules are aimed at project mangers, iRise administrators and business stakeholders involved in the use of iRise visualization to define software applications. The courses can be accessed by anyone with an Internet browser and are available immediately at no charge.

The following new courses have been added:

iRise for Project Managers is an introduction to iRise for anyone responsible for eliciting and validating requirements while managing a business application project. This course provides an introduction to basic visualization techniques and using iRise to define project vision and scope. This course also covers how iRise can be used to build better project estimates and plans, along with improved application testing and training outcomes.

iRise for Stakeholders is an introduction to iRise for anyone responsible for reviewing and approving requirements and visualizations for business applications. An overview of iRise software visualization is provided, along with training on comments management, walkthrough notes, reviewing text requirements and basic iRise skills. If you are in a hurry, a 5-minute tutorial can be launched from within the course introduction.

iRise Administration teaches participants how to install, configure and maintain iRise visualization software and how to administer iRise users. An overview of the iRise Definition Center is provided including topics like setting up the shared server, controlling user access and scheduling regular maintenance.

“Our online training courses are designed to accelerate the learning process by providing a 24x7 resource for both customers and evaluators,” stated Maurice Martin, president, chief operating officer and co-founder of iRise. “Only iRise can produce lifelike, immersive visualizations of software applications that truly engage business stakeholders in the definition process. Mastering iRise takes time and commitment, but the dramatic business results are worth it.”

Also available from the iRise Website are the following online eLearning courses:

iRise Overview: a self-paced course designed to introduce iRise to anyone responsible for selecting and/or using iRise on a project. This course provides a broad overview of the various components of iRise and how iRise can be used to elicit and validate complete and accurate business requirements for software projects. After completing the course, participants will have a general understanding of iRise and its capabilities.

iRise Explained: a self-paced course that covers an introduction to the basic capabilities of iRise like page flow, page layout, navigation, data, business logic, high fidelity user interfaces and dynamic user interaction using actions, events, alternate views, styles, templates and masters. The course is full of demonstrations and simulations to provide a rich learning experience for new users as well as experienced users that need a quick refresher. After completing the course, participants will be able to start using iRise on real-life projects.

Software Visualization

iRise offers a powerful way for businesses to quickly visualize and “test market” applications before a single line of code is written. For the first time, business software definition professionals can validate what they need, and then communicate their ideas to others using visualizations that replicate the exact look, feel and behavior of the proposed solution, taking the guesswork out of application definition. Just as computer-aided design (CAD) tools transformed the automotive, aerospace and semiconductor industries iRise is now transforming the global business application market.

With thousands of projects completed successfully, the value of visualization has proven to be enormous for businesses in highly competitive markets:

• Investigate innovative ideas and get to market twice as fast;
• Eliminate 30% of project costs;
• Ensure success of global sourcing strategies; and,
• Improve customer experience.

iRise can be used to visualize any software that has a user interface: new Web applications, portals, enhancements to existing systems, customizations to packaged implementations and even mobile applications.

Pricing and Availability

All online eLearning courses mentioned above are available immediately at no charge by clicking on the following URL: http://www.irise.com/services/training_elearning.php.

Pricing for iRise starts at $6,995 for iRise Professional Edition; a standalone version of the popular team-based iRise Enterprise Edition. Mid-market pricing is also available for smaller companies. iRise Professional Edition is available for free 30 day trial by clicking here: http://www.irise.com/.

About iRise

iRise is the world’s leading provider of visualization software for business applications. Visualization is quickly becoming a critical competitive advantage for businesses to more effectively communicate their needs to technology teams and give everyone involved the ability to fully experience applications before they are built. Companies of all sizes like General Motors, UPS, Wachovia, Manpower, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and many others use iRise to “test drive” their applications before building, which accelerates time to revenue, improves customer experience, and drives costs down. At iRise, our vision is that by 2020, all business software will be visualized before being built, the same way that every car, airplane, and building is visualized today. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., iRise is backed by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, and Deutsche Bank, and has sales offices across North America.

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