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Blue Mountain and Best Practices Jim Erickson, President September 17, 2013

Blue Mountain and Best Practices Jim Erickson, President September 17, 2013. What Best Practices Mean T o U s. A specific s et of practices Gathered from m any sources Selected as the most common and the “best ” Engineered into Commercial-Off-The-Shelf a pplication.

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Blue Mountain and Best Practices Jim Erickson, President September 17, 2013

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  1. Blue Mountain and Best Practices Jim Erickson, President September 17, 2013

  2. What Best Practices Mean To Us A specific set of practices Gathered from many sources Selected as the most common and the “best” Engineered into Commercial-Off-The-Shelf application

  3. Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software Vertical application software Industry specific Best practices are inherent Matched functionality Flexible platform

  4. Software Development Process User stories Functional requirements Filtering and prioritization Conflicting approaches Flexibility must be designed in

  5. Sources of Common Practices • Customers • Company leadership & employees • Regulatory bodies • Professional societies • SMRP • NCSL • ISPE • Conferences • LinkedIn groups – congregated • Best practice guidance documents

  6. Competitive Advantage Blue Mountain and our customers Peace of mind – safety in numbers Cost effective Saves time

  7. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Perform audits • Interviews • FDA findings • Prioritize importance

  8. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing to be fixed • Important to frame it up as a problem • Helps in establishing approach • Ensures buy-in that it is worth fixing

  9. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Develop and define current negative outcomes • Associate pain or costs to problem • Builds case for fixing

  10. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Select criteria • Worth the effort? • Is doing nothing an option? • Decision to proceed

  11. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Select criteria • Project outcomes • State the desired outcomes • Probability they can be achieved

  12. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Select criteria • Project outcomes • Confront trade offs • Look at the whole picture

  13. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Select criteria • Project outcomes • Confront trade offs • Decision • Draw conclusion to support or not

  14. Implementing Best Practices • Identify current issue • Define issue as a problem needing fixing • Find evidence of issue/problem • Select criteria • Project outcomes • Confront trade offs • Decision • Tell the story • Make the business case • Prepare business case for change

  15. Implementing Best Practices • Will the best practice work for you • Be realistic • Do the hard work analysis • Observe the practice • Analyze vulnerabilities • Check that the context is right • Can you implement it across departments or sites • Can you pilot the solution

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