Key takeaways of the week

Key Updates

Security | Sunrise

10/3/2023

👟 Kicked off internally and further refined the sprint plan

📅 Booked in key sessions and meetings with project sponsors in week 4 and week 6

🔎 Aligned on our approach for user testing

🙍🏻Started the process for recruiting our qual and quant testing participants

✍🏽 Started building out the materials for our community user testing

📊 Built out an assumptions backlog to track and validate against throughout

📈 Begun to validate key value levers and drivers in order to begin building out the value case

Key Learnings

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

10/3/2023

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

🌱 7 reasons folks might say "nope" to renewable energy projects:

💸 01 Land value drama
🌳 02 Enviro worries
😷 03 Health scares
🗣️ 04 "Hey, let us in!" (public participation)
🌐 05 Tribal tiffs
💰 06 Money matters
🏛️ 07 Government goofs_{Source: Energy Policy}

🇨🇴 In Colombia, community acceptance probs have stalled projects for up to 3 years! 😮
‍_{Source: IEA 🤝}

To get people on board, try:
🖼️ Cool digital visuals
🚶🏻Field trips to the site
🤗 And remember, sharing is caring! (listen to concerns)
‍_{Source: CSE}

Design Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Created a full first version of the UX map across actions, mindsets, front and backstage and measurables

2. Planned and begun to create the materials for testing streams including in-person mock testing and usability testing

3. Fine-tuned the Learn section, ensuring responsive design is ready for build and refining the content

4. Brought the Explore section to the next level of fidelity and refined the design and interaction details alongside Tech

5. Pushed the layout and feature flows of the Engage section to ensure it speaks to the users and appropriate missions

What we're doing this sprint

1. Setting up the accounts and infrastructures to support our usability testing

2. Creating and refining the materials to allow mock in-person testing via the Engagement Teams

3. Refining the layout and visual language of the Learn section

4. Pushing the Explore and Engage sections to the next level of fidelity

5. Translating designs for the sections across further format

Tech Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Built the first part of the learn page

2. Completed first draft of the Conceptual Solution Architecture (CSA) document, a key requirement for Stage Gate A

3. Completed evidencing and obtained team approval for our content platform (Sanity.io) and back office Content approach

4. Setup our analytics platform and aligned on our marketing platform

5. Improved ways of working between design and tech

What we're doing this sprint

1. Work with governance and corporate affairs to remove remaining obstacles to Stage Gate Approval

2. Pass Stage Gate A

3. Build out Site Navigation and implement the Top Navigation component

4. Begin to shape our ticket backlog with ordered, refined tickets according to the roadmap

Content Strat Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Validated tech feasibility of product metrics, drafted strategic metrics, and scoped analytics resource

2. Drafted URL options and testing plan & supported wider testing plan

3. Iterated content for timeline, and impacts dashboards

4. Reviewed and progressed Personal Information Assessment

5. Supported stage gate materials, e.g. drafted CSA

What we're doing this sprint

1. Support successful stage gate A with required inputs, e.g. project codes, WBS

2. Iterate inputs for design, in particular Impact Dashboard structure and content

3. Update roadmap for subsequent sprints and brainstorm for post MVP engage features

4. Launch testing efforts, in particular URL testing, and support design usability testing efforts

Upcoming Sessions

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Build & Review Meeting

04/07/2023 - 2.30 PM-3.30 PM (BST)
(9.30-10.30AM EST)

We will review WIP work to refine it together, get input and answers any questions or clarifications from the team.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Sprint Review Meeting

07/07/2023 - 1.00-3.00 PM (BST) (8.00-10.00AM EST)

We will review our sprint goal and outputs from the three pods, Engineering, Design and Content & Strategy.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Relevant links

Digital Roadmap Final Deliverable

Qual Board

Qual Playback Deck

Qual interviews recordings and Transcripts

Validation Phase Deliverable

Requirements Document

Prototype Walkthrough Video

Value Case Working File

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Tech Discovery Memo

Quant Survey Questions

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

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NGV IV Workshop Pre-Read

Once again, we can’t tell you how excited we are to spend Thursday and Friday morning (and afternoon for the UK-based folks!) with you to workshop the Immersive Visualisation product.

We mentioned last week we would send a pre-read, which we have sent over in an email but is also linked below! Inside you’ll find:

⭐️ What to expect (objectives/agenda)
⭐️ Questions to consider in advance
⭐️ A summary of our qualitative testing learnings
⭐️ Hot off the press key quantitative testing results
⭐️ Value case / measurement work to date
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You may have seen some of this before - so we can make the best use of our time together, please do take a moment to digest the content if you haven’t yet done so and we’re happy to address any questions that come up in advance!

Our final ask is to please complete your individual profile here in advance.

NGV IV Workshop Pre-Read