Weekly Updates
Weekly Update for 05.05.2008 to 05.11.2008
- Functional Requirements and Software Development
We are still in the process of developing the Wiki. Once development starts the code and documentation for the application will be available on this Wiki. The option to change the information will be available to all who request access. We will provide the link in next week’s weekly update.
The voice prompt system requirements are completed and will be posted on the Wiki next week.
The menu driven system requirements will follow.
- Partner Updates
As you probably read in her email from 05.13.2008, Vanessa has worked with Qualcomm on a press plan.
Qualcomm hopes to announce our partnership at the Global Health Council at the end of May, if you agree.
- Operations
Internally, we submitted paper timesheets for all work done prior to 05.2008 and IntraHealth’s contracts unit will submit them to SRA along with monthly invoices.
Weekly Update for 05.12.2008 to 05.18.2008
- Functional Requirements and Software Development
The LMI Wiki on which we will post the code and the documentation for the applications has been developed and can be found at: http://wiki.ihris.org/wiki/index.php/Last_Mile_Initiative The draft for the voice prompt system requirements has been posted on the Wiki. The draft for the menu driven system requirements will be posted on the Wiki by the end of this week.
- Partner Updates
Dave and Vanessa will be in Washington, DC from May 27 to 31 for Global Health Council. If Kim is in town that week, they would love to stop by and say hello.
The press plan has been approved by Qualcomm and is pending with SRA.
- Operations
This week, IntraHealth will submit a monthly invoice summarizing travel costs in February and March along with paper timesheets for all work done prior to 05.2008.
Weekly Update for 05.19.2008 to 05.25.2008
- Functional Requirements and Software Development
The draft for the menu driven system requirements is slightly delayed and will be posted on the Wiki during the week of 26 May.
Equipment specifications are currently under development. A draft will be posted on Wiki in early June.
We hope you have had the chance to view the LMI Wiki on which we are posting the code and the documentation for the applications (http://wiki.ihris.org/wiki/index.php/Last_Mile_Initiative) and we look forward to your feedback on the Wiki itself as well as on the voice prompt system requirements which have been posted there.
- Partner Updates
Dave and Vanessa are in Washington, DC from May 27 to 31 for Global Health Council. Please call or email if SRA staff are available for a quick meeting. Vanessa’s mobile number is 919 616 3482 and Dave’s mobile number is 919 260 9158.
Bi-weekly update calls are scheduled with Qualcomm. The first call will be on 2 June. Linda Lee is the new project representative from Qualcomm.
We look forward to your review and feedback on the press plan that has been approved by Qualcomm and is pending with SRA.
- Operations
Scopes of work for travel for August and September are currently under development.
We thank you for your feedback on the submitted monthly invoice and timesheets for all work done prior to 05.2008 and will make sure to follow your comments/requests.
Weekly Update for 05.26.2008 to 06.01.2008
- Functional Requirements and Software Development
The draft for the menu driven system requirements will be posted on the Wiki during this week.
We look forward to your review and feedback on the requirements for voice prompt system. These are posted on the Wiki (http://wiki.ihris.org/wiki/index.php/Last_Mile_Initiative).
Equipment specifications are currently under development. A draft will be posted on Wiki in early June.
- Partner Updates
Dave and Vanessa were very glad to meet you last week during their time in DC for Global Health Council.
Dave gave a talk on Open Source and Community Building and mentioned LMI at a roundtable at Global Health Council.
Bi-weekly update calls are scheduled with Qualcomm. The first call has been rescheduled for 5 June—please let us know if you will be back in town and would like to participate.
We look forward to your review and feedback on the press plan that has been approved by Qualcomm and is pending with SRA.
We are thinking about posting all project documents (including weekly updates) on the Wiki. This is a process we have already used in Uganda and which turned out to be successful there. We will go ahead and begin posting information this week. Please let us know if this raises any issues for you.
- Operations
Scopes of work for travel for August and September are currently under development.
