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BROWSING: Lessons Learned

Why Software Projects Fail 13 April 2009

There is a high risk of failure with any software implementation project. In my experience, there are two main reasons why software projects fail (there are plenty of other reasons as well, but these are the ones that seem most prevalent):

No one “owns” the data: No one is responsible, as part of their job, for [...]

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Information Technology Transfer: Succeeding Where Others Have Failed 17 February 2009

The critical need for strong information systems to manage and deliver better data about national health resources is widely acknowledged by development agencies, donors, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and USAID. Others have attempted to provide human resource information systems (HRIS) for developing countries, with little success. Understanding these failures has informed the [...]

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iHRIS Manage Saves Time Locating Employee Records 29 January 2009

Last spring, the HR management (HRM) department at the MOH in Uganda requested the Capacity Project’s assistance with implementing iHRIS Manage, the Project’s free and Open Source HR management software, to monitor the number of health workers deployed in the country by cadre and district. In response, iHRIS Manage was installed at the MOH and [...]

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