[194] in magellan
Re: Third Barton Project Bi-Weekly Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joan M. Kolias)
Thu Jun 3 17:17:15 1999
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 17:16:28 -0400
To: Carl Jones <carlj@mit.edu>
From: "Joan M. Kolias" <kolias@MIT.EDU>
Cc: magellan@mit.edu, 3rdbc@mit.edu, 3rdbarton@mit.edu
Sorry I took so long getting to you - my machine is finally running with the
modem - another milestone!
This looks just fine. However,
Team Dynamics:
- None
I'd say we were pretty dynamic!
J
At 12:07 PM 6/3/99 -0400, Carl Jones wrote:
>
>Project Name: Third Barton Project (Project to find a replacement
>for the MIT LIbrary Management System)
>Project Management Team: Nina Davis-Millis, Joan Kolias, Carl Jones
>Report Date: June 3, 1999
>URL: http:/macfadden.mit.edu:9500/c3/3dbarton
>
>Accomplishments Past Period:
>
>- Finished Market Survey Report and final draft of the Request for Solution
>(RFS). Presented both documents to Library Steering Committee for feedback
>and/or approval at May 27th meeting. Also presented list of vendors to
>invite for first-round demonstrations. Steering Committee approved our list
>of recommended vendors to invite for initial consideration. Reception to the
>RFS was positive. In particular, discussed the extended testing phase of the
>vendor
>selection process outlined in the RFS and Steering Committe members made
>suggestions for wording changes to reflect a more flexible position
>regarding the in-depth testing.
>
>Goals for the Coming Period:
>- Complete cover letter to go along with RFS and send RFS to vendors by end
>of first or beginning of second week of June. Document will include request for
>the following items from vendors: official contact person name, introductory
>demo timetable, feedback on extended testing process, and letter of intent.
>
>- Update charts in Market Survey and RFS documents and put on the web for
>staff (MIT access only).
>
>- Schedule site visit to Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
>Institute (MBL-WHOI), to look at Endeavor Voyager implementation.
>
>- Begin making calls to a few customer sites to ask about their
>experiences with particular systems.
>
>- Schedule time to inform staff of the progress made so far (all-staff
>meeting?).
>
>Key Learnings:
>- None this session
>
>Team Dynamics:
>- None
>
>Issues: None
>
>Additional Comments:
>- Turning in the Market Survey, RFS, and recommended vendors was a milestone.
>
>
