Getting started

When implementing openIMIS, it is important to look at the bigger picture to see where policy, process, practice, and technology come together. Initial steps of conducting resource planning, workflow review, identifying training/capacity building needs, and overall change management before starting to work on customization, deployment of openIMIS is recommended. These processes will provide a holistic view will help inform organizations on what (policy, process, or technology) changes need to happen at each level of the implementation process and how they impact each other.

While openIMIS functional modules can be used in various combinations to meet the needs of different social protection schemes, some pre-packaged solutions, powered with openIMIS are available to help you get started with specific use cases. Specific steps for implementing each solution are available.

General Requirements

Technology Stack

The technologies used in openIMIS are

HR requirements

While the specific HR requirements for every implementation will be different, an example HR requirement based on some existing implementations of openIMIS (depolyed on-site) is presented here.

IT related HR Requirements

License requirements

Support from the openIMIS Coordination Desk

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 various types of social protection schemes. The openIMIS Global Initiative facilitates the provision of openIMIS as a software that is free of charge, as well as providing a platform for sharing knowledge related to implementations, software development, and capacity development.