Planning & Design
Donor: CHMP International, Kenya
Project: Departmental Data MIS
The KPIS development will be guided by the following tenets;
- Results that are targeted to be achieved, through which activities, their timing and
causal relationships. - Who need to know? For this, we posit three levels of responsibilities as follows;
a. Strategic Management (Policy Level)
– Makes decisions on overall budgets
– Needs data for long term planning’
– Supervises the coordination management
b. Middle-Level Management (Coordination Level)
– Supervises the implementation of activities
– Advises the strategic management on long-term plans and budgets
– Requires data for short term plans
c. Operational Management (Implementation Level)
– Specific intervention activities
– Running day-day data for immediate decision making - What do they need to know?
– Areas to be monitored
– How they will be reported
Design Methodology
The solution comprised several components and some of them were programmed, while others implemented on open-source programs. The language implemented was dictated by its purpose and both administrative and user interfaces were designed using Java and JavaScript Progressive Web App (PWA) to communicate with the backend, and PostgreSQL to retrieve, insert, delete, and update the system. The interfaces were developed using react-based libraries, and then the mobile app developed using react native. The front-end design was easily applied to the entire site to assist in the overall navigation and usability of the dashboard. The application allowed for multiple users to login and interact with the dashboard at the same time.
The key system architecture comprised;
- Data Entry Layer (Desktop-based offline data collection capabilities)
- Data Storage Layer (Secure central database)
- Processing Layer (Data validation and quality control, Analytics engine for KPI calculation)
- Presentation Layer (Real-time dashboards)
- Security Layer (Access control and authentication, Data encryption, Audit trails)
45 days
Kenya
USD 32,500
August – October 2022
Design Process
The design involved several phases;
- Phase 1 – Needs Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement
- Phase 2 – System Design and Development
- Phase 3 – Data Integration, Validation, and Management
- Phase 4 – Development of a visualization dashboard
- Phase 5 – Deployment, Testing, and Support
- Phase 6 – Training and Capacity Building
Design Report
Upon completion in designing the system, a completion report was compiled that included; a user manual, compliance with data protection regulations, 6-month technical and user support, and access and authentication guidelines.
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