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BROWSING: October 2007

What is a system without good data? 24 October 2007

Well, the best answer is “not much.” As I work on an HRIS implementation in Kigali, Rwanda, this week, I have been giving the need for accurate, continuously maintained data a lot of thought. Many developing countries have embraced decentralization—the shift of decision-making authority from the central level to the regional or local level. While [...]

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How much data is too much? 22 October 2007

When we design information systems, particularly working with stakeholders who have had difficulties accessing data in the past, it can be very tempting to collect every piece of data we can think of, just because we now have a tool that can capture and store the data. But we have to resist such temptations, or we’ll end [...]

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Where Is the Documentation for iHRIS? 19 October 2007

We have completed the process of uploading all of the documentation for iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. You can find the vision statements, full use case models and supporting documentation on the software pages. If you are very interested in how we developed this software and how it works, the use cases should prove enlightening. [...]

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