This "project request" form should be completed anytime a significant projected is being planned or proposed. The purpose of this process is to ensure all community members are aware of upcoming projects, provide donor confidence that projects have been reviewed and vetted by the community, and, for projects targeted at the OpenLMIS Global Product, ensure alignment with the global team. This form should be filled out or any of the following scenarios:
- Partner is requesting that a project be started up and built by the OpenLMIS Global Team (via existing BMGF grant funding)
- Partner is seeking donor funding to support a project
- Partner wants to suggest a project that should be part of OpenLMIS, but as of yet there is no specific approach to how the work would be funded
- OpenLMIS Global Team is recommending a new project, regardless of funding source
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Requestor |
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Project Description |
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What Country or Customer is Requesting this Project/Feature Set? |
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What is the benefit of this project/feature to the OpenLMIS product? |
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What is the market demand for the proposed project/feature set? Beyond the requestor, who needs this project/feature set? |
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What date must this project/feature set be available? |
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High-Level Requirements Document Created? | Y/N |
Estimated project budget |
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Does the project/feature set have committed funding | Y – Who? N |
If No, How do you propose the project/feature set be funded? | __ OpenLMIS BMGF Grant __ Proposal to _________ __ Not Yet Determined |
Who will perform the software development? |
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Will the code that is created be contributed back to the OpenLMIS Community via the GPL Aphero 3.0 license? Are there any IP barriers to making the code available under this license? |
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Does this project/feature set depend on any other items in the backlog? |
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Are there any other materials, such as a concept note or requirements, that can be shared with the product committee to support their review of this project? |
Is the form complete? |
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Is the project/feature set within the domain space of LMIS? |
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Will the proposed feature add value to the OpenLMIS global product? |
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What alignment is needed with other ongoing software development efforts? | |
What are the risks to this project contributing to OpenLMIS global product? |
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Has this project been added to the OpenLMIS Roadmap? | |
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