{"id":32767,"date":"2024-03-19T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-clarivate-innovative.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=32767"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:21:12","slug":"quick-guide-to-the-new-innovative-users-group-product-enhancement-process","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.iii.com\/whats-new\/quick-guide-to-the-new-innovative-users-group-product-enhancement-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide to the new Innovative Users Group Product Enhancement Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Innovative, part of Clarivate\u2122, is pleased to share that Innovative and the Innovative Users Group (IUG) have agreed on a process for voting on enhancements to Innovative solutions: the IUG <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ember-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">xclusive <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nhancements <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rocess, or MEEP.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IUG, is a library-led community that has active <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.innovativeusers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online forums<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and famously hosts a large <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovativeusers.org\/iug_2024.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">annual conference<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The IUG also has several smaller <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovativeusers.org\/regional_special_interest_gr.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regional and special interest groups<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, many of which host their own conferences. Crucially, the IUG also works closely with Innovative to ensure that library-requested features are added to Innovative solutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IUG recently took the opportunity to come up with a new process for voting on features and fixes that would be incorporated into Innovative products. The IUG worked closely with the Innovative Product team to ensure that the process was folded into the Innovative product planning and development procedures.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ideas for new features originate in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.iii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Idea Exchange<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where all Innovative users\u2014not just members of the IUG\u2014can submit, comment on, and vote on ideas for Innovative solutions. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iii.com\/whats-new\/contribute-to-innovative-changes-and-improvements-with-idea-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more about Idea Exchange here.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) The MEEP process then starts when IUG Working Groups look at the ideas on Idea Exchange that got the most votes, and work<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with Innovative to estimate the amount of time and effort needed to implement each feature. The IUG member institutions then get to vote on the ideas they would most like to see. Innovative has committed to implementing the features selected using the MEEP process within specific timeframes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The IUG <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovativeusers.org\/member_exclusive_enhancement_p.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">explains the process in more detail on their website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You must be a member of the IUG to participate in the MEEP process. If you are not yet a member of the IUG, you should know that the annual membership fees are very reasonable, and you can join any time. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/innovativeusers.org\/how_to_join.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click here to learn about joining the IUG<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Going to IUG2024? Be sure to catch Innovative\u2019s VP of Product Management Toni Minick and IUG\u2019s Idea Exchange Co-Coordinator Sarah Frieldsmith of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiego.edu\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of San Diego<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iug2024.sched.com\/event\/1ZDYi\/customer-spotlight-understanding-the-new-enhancement-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">talk on Monday March 25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about understanding the MEEP enhancement process!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IUG and Innovative are using a new member-exclusive enhancement process <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32768,"template":"","categories":[472,521],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-32767","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-idea-exchange","tag-iug"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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