Project Proposal Template

Overview
Project Name:
Organization:
Date:
Project Description:
Business Case
What Country or Customer is Requesting this Project/Feature Set? What is the Market Demand?
What is the benefit of this project/feature to the OpenLMIS product?
Project Plan
What date must this project/feature set be available?
Has a high-level requirements document been created?
Who will perform the software development?
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?
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?

Estimated project budget:
Does the project/feature set have committed funding? If yes, who? If no, who are the target funders?
Coordination
Does this project feature have dependencies on any other product backlog items or projects?
Are there related projects that are proposed or in-progress that could be coordinated with this project to provide maximal benefit? If yes, what is your plan for coordinating with these projects?

Committee Feedback & Questions
Commentor	Comment

Product Committee Review

Product Committee Review
Is the form complete?
Is the project/feature set within the domain space of LMIS?
Will the proposed feature add value to the OpenLMIS global product?
What alignment is needed with other ongoing software development efforts?
What are the risks to this project contributing to OpenLMIS global product?
Has this project been added to the OpenLMIS Roadmap?