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Introduction

Information systems are not built all at once. Instead, they are designed and populated a step at a time, and as such, are evolutionary, not revolutionary

Planning information systems, as the information themselves, is multi-dimensional. All dimensions must be taken into consideration

The following are steps that should be used in the planning of any organizations.

Steps:

The first step before any project is started is to do your homework...background research. Check all previous information and on going research. The work of your proposed project may have already been done, or is being done by someone else. Many times, even if there is no current literature, there may be other projects in the process of being implemented. 

Avoid Duplication 

1. Identify the issues and areas of concern to be addressed in the Project
   The issues to be identified or analyzed first are those that have been identified in previous studies or research. The second set of issues are those that are "new," that a created manager has sought to identify that he feels will benefit the work to be preformed. This process is cyclic in that it is repeated again and again through out the development and implementation of a project. 

2. Establish the results that are desired (Objectives)
   The objectives of the project

3. Establish how these results are to be measured Qualitatively
   Many projects try to measure quantitative measures that have no relevance to what is most meaning to the population under study. Before quantitative measures are developed, a good qualitative investigation should be performed. Do the project team members use Qualitative Research Methods to backup their “indicators” and “outcome”  measurements. Are procedures followed correctly? Are all the questions asked? Is each step in the “teachings” followed? Is time given to discussions? Does the clinic staff member present a “knowledgeable” presentation?

4. Establish how these results are to be measured Quantitatively (Outcomes/Indicators)
   Determine the indicators that are used to measure the objectives of the project and the results of the qualitative study.

5. Establish Base-line information on the Indicators (Past, Present and Desired)
   Past base-line indicators are often ignored. However, in any research project, the trend before the project, is as important as the base-line data at the project’s interception. Data includes demographic information such as population, geographic distribution, sex distribution, age distribution, wealth distribution, employment distribution,  distribution of health care centers and types, distribution of physicians and nurses, etc

6. Determine the Processes that are to take place to product those outcomes
   Number and amount of time spend in “teachings”, number of house visits, number of pamphlets distributed, number of “videos” shown, number of “VIP’s in the community visited, number of social groups formed, Number of other local health care workers involved in processes, etc

7. Determine the resources that should go into the processes
   Calculated financial, human resources, physical equipment, buildings, and time (often left out of the calculations) that should go into the process.

8. Obtain a consensus from all stakeholders
   Without an agreement of all stakeholders in the project on the initial 7 steps...then STOP here. 

9. Measure the resources actually going into the processes
   Actual financial, human resources, physical equipment, buildings, and time spend.

10. Measure the actual Outcomes/Indicators
    The actual number of women who are using contraceptives, actual number of abortions, actual number of pre-natal visits by women, actual infant mortality,

11. Compare the actual with the desired Outcomes/Indicators
    Determination of the effectiveness and efficiency of the project

12. Determine if the Outcomes produce the desire results
    Determine the “Impact” of the project. Using the Data Warehouse, it is possible to measure impact better than ever before. Trend analysis can easily be performed. All analysis can be performed automatically at a central location where the staff are skill in the use of time and impact statistics.

13. Start all over again

Control of Planning Process

• Version Control systems and Change Management

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