By Rachel | September 12, 2016
Hi there, this post outlines the key changes scheduled for release in i-lign 7.5 and our timetable for this.
Overview
7.5 involves reasonably significant changes, much of which Adam has signalled in previous blog posts. Underlying this release is the work we’re doing to organise i-lign around five integrated applications: Home, Delivery, Value, Group and System. This release focuses on development of the Delivery and Value apps. It involves changes to the way you navigate around i-lign as well as changes to the functionality and usability of these two apps. There are significant changes to Programmes, Activities and Business Services, which have now been aligned much more closely to Projects in these two apps. We’ve also streamlined the way you manage people’s access to i-lign (security).
Release timetable
Because there are significant changes in this release, our plan is to give you a reasonable period of time to review the changes and provide us with feedback. Please contact us asap if you would like access to a preview instance so you can test drive the changes. We’re also holding a user group session on Wednesday 21 September at our new i-lign premises on 1 Blair St. It would be great to see you there. If you’re based outside Wellington, please get in contact so we can arrange a video conference session at a time which works for you.
Overall navigation
We’ve made some changes to the layout of the top level navigation bar. Launch and Jump have moved to the right and we’ve added a home icon.
Navigation to Delivery and Value apps
When you log into i-lign it lands in the Home app. To navigate to the Delivery or Value app, first access the relevant content (eg Programme, Project, Concept) via Jump, the bookmark icon or My work. Once you’ve accessed the relevant content, you use the toggle to move between the Delivery and Value apps. When you select Programmes, Portfolios or Concepts, the default landing is the Value app. For Projects, Activities and Business Services the default landing is the Delivery app.
See the Attachments at the end of this post for notes on Overall navigation for i-lign 7.5.
Delivery app
Projects
For projects, the key changes are: * Some content has been moved into the value app (Overview and Value tabs). * Some remaining content has been reorganised (Management tab has been replaced with two tabs: Summary and Registers).
Programmes, Activities and Business Services
The changes to these areas are more significant as they have been updated to align more closely with projects. Though the information may be presented differently, no functionality has been lost.
Programme screenshot
Activity screenshot
Business Service screenshot
Value app
The same five tabs are visible in the Value app for both Programmes and Projects. Below are screenshots of each of these tabs at Programme level.
Overview screenshot
Investment screenshot
Planning screenshot
Delivery screenshot
Benefits screenshot
Managing i-lign access
As Adam has already blogged, there are significant changes to the way you manage the content individual users have access to. In i-lign you determine individual access by defining: * Their security roles at the organisational level. * Their access to specific initiatives at the initiative level.
Both of these processes have been simplified.