Changelog
What's new in Prior Work - the features and improvements worth knowing about.
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v2.2
July 2026CurrentBuilding a model from your own data is now more yours: when you pick a pre-built model you choose how to combine it with your data, and every upload guides you through naming your factors, confirming which direction is healthy, and setting each column's role (factor, demographic, or ignore). Factors your survey didn't cover are now clearly flagged as research-informed rather than measured, the Overview shows at a glance where you sit against the research model, and reports now name each factor's downside - the cost of letting a strength slip - alongside its upside. The Bowtie tab also loads in moments rather than minutes on large models.
v2.1
July 2026A new Bowtie tab turns each outcome into a one-page controls map: the factors that lead into it, what it leads to, and example controls (drawn from the WHS Model Code of Practice) that sit in front of each factor - a practical starting point for deciding who owns each control and how it is checked. The same view flows into the exported report as a Controls and Barriers appendix, with a diagram and a register table for every outcome you nominate, and it is saved with your project so it loads instantly rather than rebuilding. The workspace tabs also split into two rows to make room, and the report's model diagram now fits the page properly.
v2.0
July 2026The biggest release since launch. Data Analytics now opens on a ranked list of every factor, with reference marks showing where the research model expects each to sit and a panel showing what your own data changed. Demographics work end to end: a View dropdown on every tab to see the picture for one team, work mode or tenure band, and reports that notice when a group sits apart (always framed as the conditions that part of the work creates, never a ranking of people). Reports were rebuilt on a clear Introduction / Method / Findings / Discussion structure, and a one-click example dataset lets you try everything without your own data.
v1.7
June 2026A big release for deciding and reporting. The Summary tab now shows each factor's upside and downside in one picture, clicking any factor opens its full story, and scenario results land as a clear before-and-after view. The report writer gained a sharper consulting voice with a choice of audience (senior leadership, board, or frontline managers), and exported reports gained a table of contents, a plain-language appendix, and combined-scenario tables.
v1.6
June 2026Visual enhancements across the site: clear, at-a-glance graphics for the measurement cycle, data privacy, survey cut-points, pulse coverage, and the construct families, plus an inline hierarchy of controls and crisper onboarding icons. Continued streamlining - trimming and de-duplicating copy so each page does one job well.
v1.5
May 2026New .xdsl file support and the ability to save model files from the Workspace, plus stability improvements.
v1.4
May 2026Speed and stability improvements to the analytical engine, with faster rebuilds when you revisit the same model. No visible change to your workspace or reports.
v1.3
May 2026Power-user controls for the CSV upload flow. Advanced settings now let you choose how the model structure is built from your data, from the recommended default to several specialised options. Outcomes can now influence each other in the model, and the home page's returning-user strip gained the same Recommended / Advanced controls as the onboarding flow.
v1.2
May 2026Quality and accuracy pass. Your data now has more room to depart from the research-derived starting values, and the Calibration tab gained a clustering-column picker for uploads with multiple rows per team or site.
v1.1
May 2026Adds credible intervals across the Workspace so every estimate now carries a confidence range, a new Calibration tab and Model Fit panel that show how well the model fits your data, sharper rankings that reflect what would happen if you actually moved a factor rather than just observed it, confidence-tier framing in the generated report, and a new Training Course section in the sidebar with Beginner and Advanced tracks of eight chapters each.
v1.0
April 2026 · Full launchFull launch after the soft-launch period. Adds the experimental Budget Lab, a clearer Diagnostics 'From → to' view of where each factor's probability is moving, and a 'For investigators' paragraph in both reports naming the top factors to check when a fresh signal appears. An example generated report is now linked from the Report page.
v0.11
April 2026Pre-launch positioning pass. The homepage now leads with what makes Prior Work different - showing how psychosocial hazards interact - and new FAQ and About content explains where it fits and acknowledges the People at Work team it builds on.
v0.10
April 2026Workspace rebuilt as three focused tabs: Overview (how the workforce sits on each factor), Scenarios (the factors that keep showing up across the strongest combinations), and Diagnostics (where to look first when an outcome shifts). The main report tightened from seven sections to five and the pulse report from six to four, with sharper section writing.
v0.9
April 2026Process streamlined from 9 steps to 7 - the Interventions Library now lives inside Action Planning, and Pulse Survey and Monitor & Evaluate have merged into a single Track & Monitor page. The Introduction page has been refocused on why Prior Work exists and the architecture behind the measurement set, with the full 20-construct detail moved to a new Glossary page. Model-fitting copy has been updated to reflect the current work stress research foundation.
v0.8
April 2026Pulse reports now have a download button for the companion consultation guide, and several pages were widened to match the rest of the site.
v0.7
April 2026Pulse data now updates the whole model - recording new evidence on the factors you measured shifts the connected factors too. Baseline and pulse reports now share a single consultant voice grounded in current work-stress research, with a cost estimate shown before you generate.
v0.6
April 2026Report architecture overhaul - both the baseline and pulse reports now draw on the full model, recommend an intervention set, and generate a companion consultation guide automatically. The Workspace merges the Where to Focus and What-if views into a single Explore & Focus tab with dominant-state highlighting.
v0.5
April 2026Soft-launch review pass covering Interventions, Pulse Survey, Pulse Report, and About. Jurisdictions removed from the interventions library; pulse reporting now distinguishes chronic vs emerging hazards; About page updated with author bio and self-serve positioning.
v0.4
April 2026Accuracy improvements for small samples, and a site-wide content review.
v0.3
April 2026Survey instruments released; demographic handling added to CSV upload; Option C redesigned for instrument flexibility; Glossary, FAQ, Privacy, and Changelog pages added.
v0.2
March 2026Pulse survey and pulse report released; sidebar and nav footer consistency fixes; ISO 45003 hazard list expanded on the Survey page.
v0.1
February 2026Initial soft-launch build - 10-step process scaffold, data-model workspace, Report page with AI narrative generation, and sector benchmark models.