{"id":1678,"date":"2019-03-13T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T22:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savi.iisd.org\/?post_type=savi-how-savi-works&#038;p=1678"},"modified":"2019-04-10T05:43:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T12:43:34","slug":"the-savi-workflow%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"savi-how-savi-works","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/savi-works\/the-savi-workflow%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"The SAVi Workflow\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sj-block flow-chart-wrapper no-comments\"><div class=\"content-wrapper cf\"><div class=\"flow-chart comment-blue\"><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">1<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Engage with partner to understand and record asset or project characteristics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">2<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Discuss material project risks. Determine risk scenarios. Identify externalities that are most material to asset owners and their stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">3<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Create a causal loop diagram to determine model boundaries, data needs and emerging dynamics triggered by the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">4<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Create the custom SAVi simulation model. Obtain and verify project-specific data. Complement with internationally recognized data sets. Determine model assumptions and verify data and assumptions with partner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">5<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Run the simulation. Validate the model and results following best practices in system dynamics and project finance modelling. Simulate alternative scenarios to test model sensitivity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">6<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Analyze the results. When required, prepare an interpretation of model outcomes for multiple stakeholder perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">7<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Engage with partners on results. Run simulations in real time. Verify the interpretation of model outcomes. Assess how to present results to facilitate decision making.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flow-chart-row\"><div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"row-content\"><span class=\"down-arrow\"><\/span><span class=\"row-number\"><span class=\"number\">8<\/span><\/span><div class=\"text-wrapper entry-content\"><p>Finalize results and reports. Support the partner with decision making and dissemination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1678","savi-how-savi-works","type-savi-how-savi-works","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-how-savi-works\/1678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-how-savi-works"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/savi-how-savi-works"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/savi-how-savi-works\/1678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/savi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}