ARIS Toolkit Site Updates

If you are interested in when the tools and content on this site were last updated, please check out the log of major changes below.

April, 2025

• Added a new Resources page.

December, 2024

• Added the JCES Special issue to the homepage. Also added a new "Where should I start?" table to help users identify the right tool for different situations.
• Added a new privacy policy.
• Updated the About Us page to link to the JCES Special issue and to reflect project changes.

June, 2024

• A downloadable pdf version of the BI Rubric was added.

March, 2023

• We just launched a major update to the BI Wizard! The new version now includes to sections, a Planning Guide and an interactive Project Planning Tool. The older version has been archived.
• The BI Rubric was also reformatted to improve usability. Checkboxes were added, a question progress navigation was added to the top of the page, and browser history is now supported properly.

June, 2022

• Updated text on the Toolkit Quickstart page, and included a downloadable pdf.
• Updated the BI Rubric. Criteria 4a was split into a new 4a (BI Team) and 4e (Checklist). Criteria 4d (Timeline) was also edited.
• Minor edits throughout the BI Wizard and Tutorial.
• All tools (wizard, rubric, checklist and tutorial) now support auto-saving (using local storage in a user's browser), and a way to reset (clear) their data.

May, 2022

• Added the new BI Rubric Tutorial, and featured it on the Home and Rubric pages.

April, 2022

• Updated the About Us page with more project information.
• Minor updates to the Quickstart page, and added a link to it on the homepage.

March, 2022

• Updated the BI Rubric with revised criteria.
• Added a new Toolkit Quickstart (FAQ) page.

November, 2021

• Updated the homepage to feature the entire Toolkit, including the Wizard, Checklist, Rubric, and Guiding Principles.
• Moved the Wizard Intro to its own page, and added a new walkthrough video.
• Added a new page highlighting the Guiding Principles document.
• Removed numeric scoring from the BI Rubric to make it more subjective.

May, 2021

• Added the new BI Rubric tool.