Interoperability Project Proposal 2011 Sahana Software Foundation Annual Meeting

1. Interoperability Project
●A result of the 2011 Bar Camp
●Has support of the SSF software project
leaders.
●Establishes a new set of goals for the
Standards and Interoperability Committee
● Sets up a new project and product
● Requires funding and dedicated project s
2011 Members
Meeting
Chad Heuschober,

2. Interoperability Project
●Three types of interoperabiltiy
● Data Federation
● Integrating Functionality
● Consistent User Experience
● user activities and tasks
● visual design
● consistent ontology
2011 Members
Meeting
Chad Heuschober,

3. Interoperability Project
●Ontology defines the terms by which other
forms of interoperability may be implemen
●More than just aligning terminology
●Specifically avoids focus on data standard
but may be informed by them
●Produces both an ontology and a path for
certification of SSF applications.
2011 Members
Meeting
Chad Heuschober,

4. Interoperability Project
●Path to Success
● Find a project leader (and funding)
● Find a project team (potentially academi
● Create the ontology, starting with what
already exists in SSF applications
● Publish
2011 Members
Meeting
Chad Heuschober,

5. Interoperability Project
●Provides value as its own product of SSF
●Might provide revenue chains for certificat
●Enables SSF to participate as a meaningfu
peer (not just a consumer) in groups like
OASIS
●Additional interop can follow implementati
of the ontology
2011 Members
Meeting
Chad Heuschober,