Re: [Gnumed-devel] Project Management (Again)

[Syan Tan]

since gnumed is more than half built, largely by karsten, may be backpeddling to requirements documentation

is too early in the spiral ; the first cycle of the spiral process isn't quite finished ( or the second ) , and I think

requirements documentation can go into the next cycle.   despite some people hating the most popular emr in oz,

it's still got an interface that can be emulated , and some possible subprojects come to mind ;

- build a "clone" emr that uses gnumed as a backend ; all the requirements are concretely stated because we

are "reinventing the wheel" ; no one has a copyright on tabs, lists, popup menus etc

- vaccinations ; medications; referrals ; and a unified document viewer ( 2 gps in oz have written software to hijack the common

unsorted results in box view;  one person wrote the a  secretary at front desk to gp in consultation messaging deliverer for the

results in box, and another person wrote a scanned image wrapper for the in box, which suggests people find a unified in box

for results, documents, and messages better than different tabs for each , as a user interface feature ) .

- checkbox export of any items accessible in an emr browse tree to a  referral letter.

- wrt to a unified clin_medications ,  only if everyone wants one ; otherwise why not reinvent it several times depending on locality?

it would be a lot quicker , and Karsten doesn't mind, ( he just won't use it , and can market his own later, if he wishes).

- with respect to a clone,   instead of mass transfering from one emr to another,

you could write a frontend that calls an intermediate backend that calls gnumed backend , and one that reads/updates

the original backend ( the file format doesn't seem to be too difficult ).  This way, you could maintain the original backend

, reverting to it with the updated data if needed,  wean people onto gnumed,  and  leech the data into a gnumed database.




On Fri Dec 2 8:18 , J Busser sent:

> I have compiled some links that may be useful 
> (below). Suggest Richard, Hilmar and anyone else 
> interested to put together any ideas offline 
> email me and we can pursue a thread offline. 
> Better to do that and then come back to the group 
> with how anything we might like to see can be 
> made *feasible* especially recognizing the 
> limited numbers of participants. We can shape 
> what needs to be done (ultimately if not 
> immediately) and then within that what is 
> possible in the shorter term. My initial thoughts 
> include:
>
> Vision - visit openehr, also free software 
> foundation? We have a bit in FAQs at gnumed.org
>
> Values
>
> Guiding principles - not *what* is to be done but 
> on what basis we make decisions. There may be 
> competition among the reasons. Recognizing this 
> and visiting the list when we feel conflicted 
> permits thoughtful deliberate choices.
>
> Prioritization principles
>
> Requirements
>
> Management "pieces" - what is to be "managed"? 
> There is the roadmap (which should be guided by 
> all I mentioned above), there is the need to 
> align and keep consistent the pieces in the 
> roadmap including gui consistency in visual 
> context, keybindings etc. But there are more 
> things outside and around the software to be 
> managed.
>
>
> TASKey® TEAM - Turning Vision Into Reality
> 	http://www.taskey.com/Doing.htm
>
> STSC CrossTalk - What Is Agile Software Development? - Oct 2002
> 	http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2002/10/highsmith.html
>
> Overcoming Requirements Modeling Challenges
> 	http://www.agilemodeling.com/essays/requirementsChallenges.htm
>
> Estimating software requirements (among other topics)
> 	http://www.rgalen.com/presentations.htm
>
> Roadblocks and Speeding your software to Market
> 	http://www.grapecity.com/us/pdf/whitepaper_us.pdf
>
> 10KeysToSuccess.pdf
> 	http://www.issre2001.org/10KeysToSuccess.pdf
>
> e-Course: Project Management Best Practices $295
> 	http://www.processimpact.com/PMBP/
>
> Course description Delivering Results Through Project Management
> 	http://www.processrenewal.com/courses/sdpm98.html
>
> Integrating Usability Techniques into Software Development ($) article
> 	http://csdl2.computer.org/persagen/DLAbsToc.jsp\?resourcePath=/dl/mags/so/&toc=comp/mags/so/2001/01/s1toc.xml&DOI=10.1109/52.903166
>
> PM community (basic membership free)
> 	http://www.gantthead.com/loginMain.cfm\?action="">
>
> Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for 
> Software Project Leaders - $31.49
> 	http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp\?isbn=0321268776&rl=1
>
>
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