[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Status update for software performance evaluation

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I just wanted to let you know that I have begun the process of 
contacting consultants to get proposals for this project. I've sent 
along the attached project description to consultants/firms that have 
been recommended to me as well as those that have contacted me to say 
they are interested in this project. If you know a possible consultant 
who might be a good fit for this project, feel free to send this 
information along to them.

All proposals are due to MassLNC by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, April 
24, 2013. Any questions about the project scope should be submitted to 
me by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

Thank you,
Kathy

Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

On 3/28/2013 4:12 PM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just wanted to send along an update on MassLNC's efforts to bring in 
> a consultant to conduct a software performance evaluation of 
> Evergreen. I plan to begin the process of getting quotes from 
> potential consultants on Monday. Thank you to everyone who contributed 
> to the list of performance issues at 
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dev:testing:performance_issues. 
> There is still time to add concerns/questions/ideas to the page if we 
> missed anything. I also still welcome any feedback to the RFP draft 
> posted at 
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dev:testing:performance_draft_rfp.
>
> Rogan Hamby from SC LENDS and Sharon Herbert from SITKA have agreed to 
> help me and other staff from MassLNC member consortia (C/W MARS, MVLC 
> and NOBLE) with the selection of a consultant(s). Thank you Rogan and 
> Sharon! If there are others who are interested in helping with the 
> selection of the consultant(s), please let me know. In particular, 
> since the results of the evaluation may lead to discussions on future 
> development decisions, I would love to hear from other developers (we 
> already have some developers from MassLNC consortia who will be 
> involved) or from people who have any experience with software 
> performance evaluation tools or processes.
>
> I also would be interested in hearing from any potential funding 
> partners for this evaluation. At this time, I don't need firm 
> commitments since we don't know what the final cost of the project 
> will be. However knowing what the potential funds are will help us 
> determine what we can afford as we review proposals. MassLNC is 
> committed to contributing funds to this evaluation and will have some 
> grant funds available to put towards the project. However, we also 
> would like to have funds available when the evaluation is over to put 
> towards the subsequent performance improvements we hope to see.
>
> Thanks everyone!
> Kathy
>
>

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