The Jibility Step method comprises of six steps: Challenges, Objectives, Capabilities, Actions, Initiatives and Roadmap. To create a substantiated roadmap, the user creates linkages between each step. For example, Objectives are linked back to the Challenges it addresses and Objectives are linked ahead to the Capabilities required to meet the Objectives. The linkages between the Jibility Steps are represented in the diagram below.

When developing your Jibility roadmap, we encourage an Agile iterative and incremental approach. This approach enables you to elaborate elements of each step from Challenges to Roadmap and work forward then backwards to discover and address any gaps. However, when using this approach, you will most certainly forget to link some elements and address all the required elements. For example, you may realize that you are missing an essential capability. You add that capability and some actions but forget to link it to an objective or assign its actions to an initiative.

The Jibility Visualizer can help you with

1) Identifying the elements in each step that are not linked;

2) Understanding what forward linking elements will help solve the selected element; and

3) Understanding what backward linking elements the selected element will help solve.

To launch the Jibility Visualizer,
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1) Select a Jibility Step (such as Challenges)

2) Click the Visualize Roadmap button, as shown below.

3) A new browser tab will open with the Jibility Visualiser.

NOTE, by default, the selected element for the Jibility Step is automatically displayed, along with all the elements linked to it.

TIPS, if you work with a large monitor or multiple monitors then drag the Visualizer tab to create another window so that you can see the editor and visualizer together.

In the Jibility Visualizer, you can select any element, and the visualizer will show you the linked elements to the left and/or the right of the Jibility Steps. For example, if you select a capability, the Jibility Visualizer will show you the linked objectives and challenges to the left and the linked actions plus initiatives to the right.

So, for any element selected and shown in the Jibility Visualizer, the elements in the preceding steps (on the left) are what the selected element solves. The elements in the proceeding steps (on the right) are what will solve the selected element.

In the following example, which is taken from the RedYabber Digital Transformation sample roadmap, the selected capability "Customer Experience" is visualised (as shown below).

From this visualization, we can determine

1) To the left of the Customer Experience capability

The Customer Experience capability is required to meet the “Online sales are over 70% of overall sales” objective to address the “Products are marketed and sold through traditional retailers. Opportunity to market online” challenge.

2) To the right of the Customer Experience capability

The Customer Experience capability is established by two actions which are delivered by two initiatives: Customer Experience Design and New Customer Experience Operating Model Established.

By default, the Jibility Visualizer will show you the element selected in the Jibility editor and all its linked elements to the left and right of the Jibility Step method.

The View All button will visualize each step's elements even if they are not linked to any other elements. This is useful for identifying any standalone elements.

The View Linked Only button will visualize only the elements linked to other elements of the Jibility Steps.

The Download button will enable you to download .PNG image of the visualizer content.

- Changes made in the Jibility editor are not automatically updated in the Jibility Visualizer. To refresh the visualizer, open the visualizer again from the Jibility editor.