Sydney, Australia–Here We Come! - HL7

Dave HamillUpdated Project ApprovalProcess DocumentationThe HL7 Project Management Office(PMO) released a revised version ofthe Project Approval Process. Detailedinformation was added regarding specificwork necessary to accomplish eachapproval step and the person responsiblefor conducting that work. The documentwas expanded to identify the tasks andowners based on the sponsor (e.g. HL7work group, Board appointed work group,TSC sponsored projects, Board sponsoredprojects) or the rationale for the project,(e.g. a revised project scope statement or aproject reaffirming a standard).Additionally, the PMO, in conjunctionwith the HL7 International Council leadership,expanded the project approvalprocess to incorporate International Affiliateprojects.The document can be found on www.HL7.org via Participate > Templates >Project Scope Statement and ProjectApproval Process.Upcoming INTERNATIONAL EVENTSMedInfo 2010Cape Town, South AfricaSeptember 12 – 15, 2010For more information, please visithttp://www.medinfo2010.org/ISHEP 2010 –Interoperability andStandards in Healthcare –European PerspectiveZagreb, CroatiaSeptember 16 – 17, 2010For more information, please visithttp://ishep.org/24th Annual Plenary andWorking Group MeetingCambridge, MAOctober 3 – 8, 2010For more information, please visitwww.HL7.orgNewsPMOfrom theBy Dave Hamill, Director, HL7 Project Management OfficeSAIF and Sound – Fast Trackto Standard DevelopmentThe Project Services Work Group hasteamed up with Service Aware InteroperabilityFramework (SAIF) projectleadership to align the Project Life Cyclefor Product Development (PLCPD) withSAIF. The result is Project #676 - SAIFand Sound – Fast Track to StandardDevelopment.The intent of this project is to depicthow HL7 could leverage the well-definedballot process, the project managementtrack record, and the analysisand design practice in HL7 to adopt amore robust architectural approach tostandards development, thus introducingimprovements as an evolution ofcurrent best-practices. The approachoutlined intends to introduce predictable,one-year approval cycles that leverageboth methodology and architecturebest-practices and builds on HL7’spast successes.Have questions regarding this project?HIMSS Asia ‘10Health IT CongressDaegu, South KoreaOctober 26 – 28, 2010For more information, please visithttp://himssasiapac.org/congress10/index.aspxeChallenges e-2010Warsaw, PolandOctober 27 – 29, 2010For more information, please visithttp://www.echallenges.org/e2010/HL7 UK TechnicalCommittee & RIMBAAJoint Working MeetingLondon, EnglandNovember 4, 2010http://www.HL7.org.uk/committees/agendas/HL7UK_TC_RIMBAA_Agenda.aspContact project facilitators Rick Haddorff(haddorff.richard@mayo.edu) orIoana Singureanu (ioana.singureanu@gmail.com).Monthly WebinarsBe sure to look in eNews for the datesand times of the monthly webinar“HL7 Project Management Tool Overviewfor HL7 Project Facilitators”. Thesessions are targeted for co-chairs andthose leading HL7 projects (i.e. ProjectFacilitators) and will demonstrate HL7project tools including Project Insight(HL7’s primary project repository),the HL7 Searchable Project Database,GForge, as well as review HL7 projectprocesses and methodologies.HL7 Project Tracking ToolsAll of HL7’s project tools, including theSearchable Project Database, GForge andProject Insight, are available on www.HL7.org via Participate > Tools & Resources> Project Tracking Tools.January Working GroupMeetingSydney, AustraliaJanuary 9 – 14, 2011For more information, please visithttp://www.hl7.org.au/Sydney2011.htmMIE 2011-MedicalInformatics Europe 2011Conference and ExhibitionOslo, NorwayAugust 28 – 31, 2011For more information, please visithttp://www.mie2011.org/SEPTEMBER 201017