Jon Grannis Email & Phone Number

Iowa, United States

Founded by Bob Chonka and Jon Grannis in 2011, Sollah Interactive rapidly produces engaging, memorable training content that maximizes employee knowledge transfer and retention.Sollah launched its training platform TAG® (www.trainingassetsgateway.com) - with over 5,500 training components, to facilitate rapid training development by empowering trainers to build new training or blend downloadable components into their existing training.Specialties: Diversity, Inclusion, Respect, Employee Engagement/Retention, Compliance, Leadership, Personal Performance, Ethics

Logical Performance, Inc is a technology leader located in Des Moines, Iowa.2019 goals and tasks:• Expand requirements & project/program management consultancy.• Continue to leverage common sense rapid deployment techniques.2018 successes include:• Released a native iOS/Android app for TrainingFlow (LMS platform).• Designed, developed and released 140 eLearning courses.2017 success stories included:• Released a survey platform for a large multinational manufacturing company.• Continued developing high quality eLearning & microlearning products.• Launched the first version of a web-based eLearning course development tool.2016 success stories included:• Created over 60 new interactive eLearning courses.• Released a completely new version of TrainingFlow (our LMS platform).2015 success stories included:• Rolled out an agile transformation pilot at a large financial services company.• Released a cloud-based payment tracking system for a large manufacturing company.2014 success stories include:• Rolled out a next gen LMS - using an agile approach to quickly update and deploy system changes.• Developing new training & facilitation modules specifically for business analysts.• Rapidly developed and deployed 100 eLearning courses.A few of our 2013 success stories include:• Created a new Business Requirements training curriculum for a financial services company.• Manage the release of a robust, interactive training platform (LMS).• Created/relaunched 90 eLearning programs for several large manufacturing clients.A few of our 2012 success stories included:• Developed and released 70 interactive eLearning courses.• Continued management of a BA CoE in a financial services corporation.• Trained over 300 BAs in requirements training.A few of our 2011 success stories included:• Implemented the IIBA Competency Assessment.• Rolled-out foundational BA training for a financial services client.• Managed the planning & roll-out of a BA CoE.

• Managed the development and launch of three commerce-driven corporate web portals.• Created a branding and marketing campaign for a nationally-released author.• Managed the development and design of a safety training series on DVD.

• Developed a process and artifacts/documentation for Account Conversion Release Readiness (Wachovia Integration Program).• Managed a successful pilot program for ReqPro implementation (implementation to occur in 2011).• Worked with Program Management team to salvage a series of projects that severely impacted a major release.• Responsible for defining the requirements for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) - changes to existing systems and processes.• Responsible for managing the release of four new web tools (.NET/.ASP) that calculate/qualify borrowers for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

• Created the Scope and Vision documentation for Release 4. Introduced business needs and features documentation to further trace the vision to scope.• Organized the Release 4 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and led the estimation effort.• Led the effort to document and analyze current business processes related to Release 4 compensation, created documentation standards, performed gap analyses and began the task of process improvement/analysis. Introduced comprehensive business process documentation to the business. • Lead a team of analysts and business SMEs in facilitating, documenting, analyzing and communicating the compensation plan requirements.• Created a process and approach for capturing compensation hierarchy rules and logic.• Organized and managed the reverse engineering effort of the legacy career/broker compensation rules engine.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

• Implemented the framework (requirements management plan) for requirements elicitation (business needs & features, use case model, use cases, business process documentation, software requirement specifications) around an existing SDLC.• Mentored and led a team of fourteen business analysts broken out into three work streams.• Developed program-level planning documents and a work breakdown structure for the requirements effort.• Worked closely with external software vendor (compensation engine) to integrate compensation plan requirements into TrueComp.• Led weekly leadership reviews around program requirements, vision, scope and issues.• Created comprehensive on-boarding materials for business and technical resources.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Lead a team of nine Business Analysts in facilitating, documenting, analyzing and communicating the business rule requirements for completely new automated pricing and product services.• Mentored and coached the newly established team through very tight timelines and vast rule gathering sessions to produce a complete and robust set of requirements.• Tested and provided feedback on rule gathering tools.• Worked directly with Technology and Business management teams to ensure timely requirement deliveries throughout project.• Facilitated “Lessons Learned” and project knowledge meetings to both business and technology sponsors.• Worked very closely with rule authoring resources (internal and external) to ensure requirements were properly consumed and authored.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Rescued a failing project by first gaining team member buy-in and careful planning/facilitation.• Successfully developed a business model and process for concisely and consistently defining key project terms to be used to develop strategic systems.• Led the first enterprise project comprised of team members and analysts from three separate business units.• Created business a process and plan that will be used as an enterprise standard for glossary development and implementation.

West Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Led the company's client-centered Internet strategy.Developed concept for individual company travel web sites (incentive travel).Worked with large clients (Solutia, Sprint, Coca-Cola, Mitsubishi. Canon, GuideOne) to develop performance management portals.Introduced a web-based platform concept for incentive programs.

Launched the company's first online catalog.Created a video streaming platform for the JITI (The Consultant) series.Launched "NETtrainer News" - a monthly e-newsletter.Prototyped first e-learning products for self-study programs.

B.S., Biology, Bulgarian Culture

Bulgarian Culture & Language

Education record