CSLO 7

7.a. Describe THOUGHTFULLY why is it important to be able to apply the five steps of
an HMIS implementation process. (At least one paragraph)\
Ans: It is very important to understand the theory behind HMIS. Most of the
implementations fail because of lack of clear understanding of underlying principal
behind it. There are five steps of a typical HMIS implementation:
a) Assessing the Available Resources
b) Assessing Data and Data Inventory
c) Profiling Data
d) Reviewing Processes
e) Reviewing Personnel Responsibilities
Understanding these steps in detail give us clear idea and theory behind a succeful
HMIS implementation.

7.b Describe THOUGHTFULLY how you learned to be able to apply the five steps of an
HMIS implementation process. Give two (2) examples from your personal experience of
each learning process. (At least one paragraph)
Ans: I used text books, case studies and other study material available with this course
apart from intensive internet research for learning and understanding various SDLC
approaches. Also my job as a BI consultant in a major ERP implementation firm helped
me in getting hands on experience in understanding SDLC methodology which in turn
helped me in understanding HMIS implementaions.
7.c Discuss in at least two WELL-DEVELOPED paragraphs your ORIGINAL personal
insights about being able to apply the five steps of an HMIS implementation process.
Ans: The implementation steps for a typical HMIS implementation are more or less
similar to the SDLC approach. Five steps of HMIS implementation process are:
f) Assessing the Available Resources: This process is similar to the requirements
gathering phase of the waterfall model. It comprise of assessing internal skills
and resources, hardware and software architecture requirements etc.
g) Assessing Data and Data Inventory: Find out who handles the organizational
data
h) Profiling Data: We eliminate redundancy and check data quality during this
phase.
i) Reviewing Processes: revisit the implementation and document the whole
process.
j) Reviewing Personnel Responsibilities: Beware of who is getting final data and
what manipulations are performed on the data
7.d Do you think this learning outcome was valuable or should it be changed? Justify
your answer.
Ans: The learning was valuable. It is very important to understand the theory behind
HMIS implementation before actually performing it. The lecture gave us clear
understanding of the principal and logic behind a successful HMIS implementation.