Innovation Projects Meeting NSW eResearch Strategic Needs Chris Mendes, September 1st 2009

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Goals 1.  Create an overview of NSW eResearch strategic needs 2.  Create projects that are aligned with Australia’s &

NSW’s research priorities 3.  Create projects of significance to the NSW research

community 4.  Create projects which meet Intersect’s strategic goals:

a.  Address needs across research groups, disciplines and members b.  Develop re-usable technologies c.  Develop ‘package-able’ solutions which can become services in the

future

5.  Provide a fair and equitable distribution of project services to Intersect’s members

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Overview

•  This process has been designed to meet the goals set out earlier

•  Gathering and prioritising projects is a fairly expensive exercise. We are trying to make this as efficient as possible

•  In summary, this process comprises: –  an on-going collection of potential projects for consideration

maintained in a short-list –  an annual selection of projects for execution –  a quarterly review of progress and possible re-prioritisation

•  Criteria and process will be public

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Resourcing

•  Innovation projects can currently be resourced with approximately 4 EFTs. –  2 or 3 Developers –  HCI/UID, QA, Project Management

•  In kind contributions from participating stakeholders are welcome and encouraged.

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Innovation Projects Selection Process Determine

NSW eResearch Strategic Needs

➊ Define

Candidate Projects

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Review

NSW eResearch

Strategic Needs Report

Candidate project scope

documents

Assessment

Suggested Priority List

List of Candidate

Projects

Proposed List of Candidate

Projects

Priority List &

Selection

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Intersect Team

Intersect Executive

Innovation Committee

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NSW Govt’s Strategic Research Priorities

Consultation across

member institutions

Consultation with other

key stakeholders

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Review and Select Projects

Quarterly Review

1. Strategic Needs •  Intersect will determine the NSW eResearch Strategic Needs •  Prepare the NSW eResearch Strategic Needs Report

•  Prepared by Intersect eResearch Analysts •  Intersect will work with researchers across our member institutions to create a

list of candidate projects

•  Consultation will take place with: •  NSW Chief Scientist & OSMR •  DVCRs & interested researchers of member institutions •  Intersect Board and eSAS Committee members •  Intersect Executive •  Other prominent members of the NSW eResearch community

•  Needs to cover a wide range of research projects •  Candidate list is expected to contain about 12 projects. Projects will span

research groups and member institutions.

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2. Review

•  The Intersect Executive Team will review the ‘Needs Report’ and produce a list of possible candidate projects for further consideration

•  About 10 projects will be selected

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3. Define Candidate Projects

•  Preliminary scoping will be carried out for all candidate projects

•  A short list and summary will be proposed to the Innovation Committee.

•  The work will be performed by Intersect’s eResearch Analysts and the project business analyst in close consultation with stakeholders

•  Data for the assessment steps will be gathered at this time

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4. Assessment

•  The assessment process involves evaluating each project against key selection factors

•  Selection factors have been designed to meet the goals of the selection process (TBA).

•  Data for this stage will be collected by Intersect’s eResearch Analysts in close consultation with stakeholders

•  Priority will be suggested by the Intersect Executive

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5. Review & Selection

•  The Innovation Committee will meet annually to review and prioritise candidate projects

•  They will then select 3-5 projects which are estimated to fit within the resourcing that Intersect has available for execution in the following year

•  At this time, other factors will be considered such as balancing of service levels to members

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6. Quarterly Review

•  The Innovation Committee will meet quarterly to: •  Asses progress to date •  Review the situation for up-coming projects

•  Is the project still valid/needed? •  Have any of the key criteria changed? •  Has the project received funding through some other means?

•  If required, replacement projects may be selected from the candidate list.

•  As required, the Executive team may review the order of project execution based on the quarterly review.

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Calendar SEPT OCT NOV DEC Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Project…

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Project

Project

Project

Project

Project

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