27 - 28 Aug 2018 - Reporting Scoping Meeting (JSI, VR & Ona)

27 - 28 Aug 2018 - Reporting Scoping Meeting (JSI, VR & Ona)

Time period: 2 days (Mon-Tue) 9AM - 5PM each day

Dates: 27 - 28 August

Location: VillageReach Office in Seattle, WA

Call In Information: Google Meet

Outcomes:

  • A documented understanding of:

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    • eLMIS reporting solution

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      • Database structure (why it was structured this way)

    • Core functional requirements for v3 reporting

    • User profiles

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      • Job function

      • Pertinent indicators

      • Data access

    • Indicator specifications

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      • Definitions

      • Summary Levels

      • Distribution methods (Superset, iFrame, extract)

      • Visualizations

      • Consumers

    • Limitations of our current reporting stack & necessary enhancements

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      • Role-based access

      • Drilldowns

      • Exports

      • Benchmarks / targets / highlighting

    • Lessons learned from in-country implementations

Attendees:

  • Ashraf (knowledgeable of reporting needs in both TZ and Zambia)

  • Clay

  • Craig

  • Josh

  • Muhammad (Remote) (expertise in report definitions for both TZ and Zambia)

  • Wendy (expertise in Zambia reporting and data for management needs)

Optional/Partial Attendees:

  • Brandon

  • Mary Jo

  • Wes

  • Christine (expertise in Malawi reporting needs)

  • Vidya (expertise in vaccine data for management and reports)

Day 1 Agenda

Session

Topics

Attendees

Duration

Session

Topics

Attendees

Duration

Intro & Level Setting

  • Introductions

  • Set ground rules

  • Level set with all participants reviewing the purpose of the meeting and expected outcomes

Clay and Craig Leading

1 hour

Overview of Requirements

  • Current state of reporting

  • Project plan

  • Overview of the current source material that has been reviewed

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  • Share trends that we have identified

Clay Presenting

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

2 hour

Lunch





1 hour

Group Discussion User Profiling

Session Output:

  • Wiki page created with defined user profile outline to be completed after the meeting.

@Clay Crosby (Unlicensed)

@Craig Appl (Unlicensed)

@Ashraf

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

@Mary Jo Kochendorfer (Deactivated)

@Wendy

@Christine Lenihan (Malawi experience)

1 hour

Zambia and Tanzania Lessons Learned

  • How is this different that what was just presented?

  • What are the pain points?

  • Critical success factors

  • Describe core users and journeys

  • Reporting needs that differ

  • Reporting gaps

Session Output:

  • Notes from meeting

Clay and Craig Moderating

1 hour

Group Discussion of Cross Cutting Functional Requirements based on eLMIS experience

  • Moderated group discussion determining cross-cutting functional requirements:

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    • Role Based Access Controls

    • Data Restrictions

    • Exports/Printing

    • Embedding Reports

    • Others

Session Output:

  • High level list of cross-cutting features

  • For each feature, a link to existing functionality in eLMIS for further research

  • Notes documenting each feature based on discussion

Clay and Craig Moderating

1 hour

Gap Brainstorming

  • What was not possible in eLMIS reporting and what could now be possible?

  • Operational gaps

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    • New indicators?

  • Technical gaps

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    • Visualization

    • Distribution

    • Feedback loop

Session Output:

  • Wiki page created with team notes

Clay and Craig Moderating

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

1 hour

Review

Recap of the day

Clay and Craig Moderating

0.5 hours

Day 2 Agenda

Session

Topics

Attendees

Duration

Session

Topics

Attendees

Duration

Recap of Previous Day and Level Setting



Clay and Craig Moderating

0.5 hour

Technical Report Analysis

Report-by-report review (12 reports total)

  • Purpose of report

  • Indicators in report

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    • Data elements

  • Visualization style

  • Distribution method

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    • Who, where / how

  • Is the report actionable for the user? Under what conditions, and how?

Session Output:

  • Each wiki page has been updated

  • New wiki pages created as needed streamlining reporting needs

Clay and Craig Moderating

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

2.5 hours

Lunch





1 hour

Malawi, Mozambique Lessons Learned

  • Review of implementation

  • Reporting needs

  • Reporting gaps

  • Successes

  • Pain points

Session Output:

  • Session Notes

Ashraf, @Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed) (Optional), Christine



1 hour

Indicator Review

Detailed review of indicators from multiple sources.

  • Which prescriptive indicators should we consider beyond the 12 reports?

Clay Moderating

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

1 hour

Gap Brainstorming

  • What was not possible in eLMIS reporting and what could now be possible?

  • Operational gaps

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    • New indicators?

  • Technical gaps

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    • Visualization

    • Distribution

    • Feedback loop

Session Output:

  • Wiki page created with team notes

Clay and Craig Moderating

@Muhammad Ahmed (Unlicensed)

1 hour

Wrap up

  • Review findings

  • Plan next steps

Clay and Craig Moderating

1 hour

Attachments

Team Photo 

Not everyone made it into this photo. @Josh Zamor (Deactivated)@Clay Crosby (Unlicensed)@Craig Appl (Unlicensed)@Ashraf, and @Wesley Brown.

Photo Credit: @Mary Jo Kochendorfer (Deactivated)

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