Editor's notes

These notes are only for the editor of this document. Others should avert their eyes!

• work estimate at google docs

RFI development

I have been asked to participate in and facilitate RFI development, but not to write the document. MHS staff will be responsible for authoring. I propose that my role be planning two meetings for MHS staff to discuss use cases and requirements of a next generation GRN. I will work on agenda and timing of these meetings with MHS staff, but in any case, both meetings will be complete before the end of February 2009.

Brainstorm meeting <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

Followup meeting <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

Use cases document <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

In addition I will review a draft RFI generated by MHS staff and provide notes on the draft. This should be complete by the middle of March 2009.

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Provide vendor ideas <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

• ask ELM <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

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Vendor response

I will help MHS devise a tool for reviewing the RFI responses. I will assemble these responses and facilitate a meeting (or two, if necessary) where MHS staff discuss and weigh the responses. I recommend that we set a goal of selecting two or three most likely approaches to a next generation GRN by mid-April 2009.

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• make suggestions for visits

Any vendors associated with those two or three approaches would be invited to join us for a briefing about their platforms (demonstration, conversation, and so forth). I would help develop and agenda for these vendor meetings and provide a review of each visit. Vendor visits would be in May 2009.

Draft agenda for vendor visits <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

Attend vendor visits <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

Review vendor visits <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

Any final choices of vendor or strategy for the next generation GRN remain with MHS staff, I will help with process, but not make any decisions. Decisions are expected to be made in June 2009.

Vendor evaluation meeting <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('

MDL liaison

Both MHS and the Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) understand that I am consulting for the other. Since some of the MDL work corresponds quite closely with the GRN effort, I will serve as a liaison between the two efforts. This in no way replaces liaisons already present between MDL and MHS, but it does add another channel of information between the two. In this role I will expect to attend two or three meetings during the course of January-June 2009 as well as participate in email conversations and writing updates on activities of one for the other.

Attend MHS / MDL Meetings <span class=todosurround onmouseover="tooltip.show('