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If you feel that you require more familiarity with OpenIMIS, you can browse through the Material for Communication and Starter Kit in this Wiki.
Getting Started
When implementing OpenIMIS it is important to look at the bigger picture to see where policy, process, practice and technology come together. This holistic view will enable you to assess what type of changes (policy, process or technology) need to happen at each level of the implementation process and how these impact each other. Decisions can then be made on the approach to OpenIMIS implementation (design and planning) which will impact on customisation/configuration requirements and the project timelines and budget.
Within the context of OpenIMIS we recommend that implementation includes: resource planning, workflow review, system (OpenIMIS) deployment, training/capacity building and change management. This page is relevant with regard to training/capacity building and offers assessment tools as a prerequisite to resource planning.
Support of the OpenIMIS Global Initiative
While providing recommendations for implementation approach the openIMIS Global Initiative does not implement OpenIMIS itself. The OpenIMIS Global Initiative focuses on developing and maintaining the OpenIMIS software, building an open source community and promoting OpenIMIS as an open source option for health financing in low resource settings. The OpenIMIS Global Initiative provides the openIMIS software free of charge, as well as providing advice on how to conduct requirements gathering processes and implementation methodologies.
The OpenIMIS Global Initiative does not provide financial nor direct support for:
Country level requirements definition
Country specific software customisation/configuration of OpenIMIS
Implementation activities
Operational costs of using OpenIMIS system
Your organisation will need to make the investment or find partners in further advancing the adoption of OpenIMIS in your system.
You will find here information on some generic resources to help you roll out openIMIS.
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