RAIN Implementation Essentials – Certified Training

This one day online course, provides a detailed explanation of how RAIN technology projects are structured, what the key technical challenges are and how to overcome them.

Who is this for:

• Project Lead, IT Lead, Business Process owner, Systems Architect, Project Manager, Business line manager from both the supply and end user side of a RAIN implementation
• Individuals and project teams that wish to have the RAIN Solutions Implementation Certification

Key learning objectives:

• Learn how RAIN Technology is extending beyond Inventory accuracy to driving operational decisions in multiple markets.
• Fully understand the scope and phasing of a RAIN Implementation project.
• The importance of identifying key stakeholders
• Learn how to select the right RAIN equipment.
• Understand the importance of serialisation to the success of your business, and how to select the right standards and encoding schemes.
• Discover the importance of testing and proof of concept activities to the success of the project.
• Learn how a site survey is and how it should be conducted.

Course outline:

1. RAIN technology at the core of your business analytics: A look at how RAIN projects are evolving beyond barcode identification to providing critical data that drives business decisions, throughout the tagged item’s life cycle. Use cases cover retail, healthcare and sustainability and provide insights into the scope and impact of modern RAIN technology implementations.
2. Broad architecture of a RAIN solution: Defines the RAIN ecosystem and typical architectural elements that are found in solutions.
3. A phased approach to RAIN implementation: Defines 4 key phases: concept development, proof of concept, implementation and rollout, operations support and maintenance. We break the activities up into four views: business goals and objectives, business processes, RAIN identification perspective, and IT/Data architecture perspective.
4. Understanding serialisation. A deep dive into the role and management of serialisation to protect your business investment.
5. Typical technical challenges
   1. TAG selection and TAG item interaction.
   2. Read point selection
   3. Site survey guide
6. Certification exam

Download the RAIN Alliance Training Brochure