Adding my two cents - I think the other key option here would be for the individuals to then customize those "surveys" (I can't get around this question-groups name). IE, they might download something and think "This is nearly perfect but I also want to know this and this".
Another way to promote this possibly might be to have funder groups, reporting groups, etc. design their own surveys that they'd like their partners/clients to use. r On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Udai Gupta wrote: > This how I think this can be done. (easy way then XML parsing and > loading to the database) > > On a fresh Mifos install, create Questions and Question Groups using > UI, make the mysql dump. > > Extract the question groups tables to have sql script which will > probably be called question_group_templates.sql > > This sql file can be shipped with Mifos and user can load this sql if > they want to load the templates. > > Instead of shipping templates with Mifos if we create a repository > from where user can download such templates then there can be multiple > such sql files where user can choose which to load and which not to > load. > > Udai > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Ed Cable <edca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> I wanted to discuss the feasibility of an idea I had a while back that has >> just come to mind again when discussing client exit surveys. >> >> I think a powerful way to leverage our question groups feature to >> differentiate Mifos and offer nice functionality that the community can >> openly contribute to is the concept of Question Group templates available in >> a Question Group repository or shipped with each Mifos release. These would >> almost be an a >> >> Knowing that there are common surveys or question groups that might be >> relevant to many MFIs, we could make available pre-configured question >> groups that users can choose to enable/install. >> >> Think of it as being similar to Microsoft Templates or Google Doc templates. >> You can upload the question group and then modify it to suit your needs. >> >> The specific use case that I had in mind now was around the client exit >> survey - these are becoming ever more important for MFIs in measuring their >> social indicators and their overall level of client satisfaction. There is >> also movement to standardize on certain templates. It would be a nice >> commitment to emphasizing social performance in Mifos by beginning to >> package up these pre-configured question groups and offering them. >> >> My main questions are: >> >> 1) Is packaging these up doable? Would they be similar to the format in >> which PPI XML Surveys are uploaded and activated as a question group in >> mifos? >> 2) What would be best way to ship them? Like we do with PPI XMLs? >> 3) Is this something users are interested in? What Question Group templates >> would you like to see? Checklists? Exit Surveys? Performance Surveys? >> >> I'm discussing some of these ideas around client exit surveys built into >> Mifos and wanted to explore any possible limitations. >> >> Ed >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization >> This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of >> discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model >> of a cloud services business. Read Now! >> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Mifos-users mailing list >> Mifos-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > _______________________________________________ > Mifos-users mailing list > Mifos-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users --------------------------------------- Ryan Whitney r...@greenlikeme.org US mobile: +1.206.734.5110 global: +1.206.235.4479 "Pessimism is a luxury of good times. In difficult times, pessimism is a self-fulfilling, self-inflicted death sentence." --Norwegian social scientist Evelin Lindner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ Mifos-users mailing list Mifos-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users
