05.24.2012 User Meetup

Owned by Ed Cable
Last updated: May 30, 2012Version comment

Agenda

Before each meeting we'll post a proposed agenda.  You can add any item you would like to cover to the agenda by emailing the user list or editing this wiki page. 

Session

Description

Presenter

Time

Introduction

We will also have an introduction of everyone on the call so the community can get more personally connected.

Ed Cable

10 min

Implementer Show & Tell

Open Dialogue 

Thomas

10 min

Demo/Tutorial

Each meeting, we'll do a demo of a feature or a tutorial of how to do a certain task within Mifos or how to use a tool or resource in the online community infrastructure. 

Demonstration of  Mifos Android Client

 Keith W

30 min

On the Call

  • Arun (GK - India
  • Jakub (SolDevelo - Poland)
  • Lukasz (SolDevelo - Poland)
  • Lassaad (Enda - Tunisia)
  • Kakha (FinA - Georgia)
  • Ed
  • Marco (Quipu - Peru)
  • Milagros (Quipu - Peru) Cloud inclusion using Mifos
  • Patrick Maniraho - Rwanda

 Notes

 From: http://sync.in/ckJukhItRO

Agenda:

- Presentation from Implementer in Africa (changing)

- Demonstration of Android App

- Update on Vinolia I Release

- Update on 2012 Roadmap: http://mifos.org/product/roadmap/2012-product-roadmap

User Presentation Portion

(replaced by Open Dialogue: 

What is the top improvement you would like to see in the Mifos product or community and why?

Arun and GK:

  • GK would be interested in seeing integration of updated PPI scorecards in Mifos
  • Accounting package integration with Mifos application

Lassaad

  • Approval by loan value
  • Configurable workflow is other top priority:
  • Keith W (in Mifos X)
  • Need more statuses for client workflow - need additional statuses so can go in parallel with their processes.
  • Currently discussing to understand what's required from GK, enda, Al Majmoua
  • Will probably come in Mifos X but in current Mifos codebase it's touches so much of the core it would be difficult. 
  • Jakub: can create a JIRA ticket and investigate how much effort it would be implementing in Mifos. 

Android App Demo

Read: http://mifos.org/community/news/mifos-android-client-closer-look

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWlmuRbu6U0&feature=player_embedded

Questions:

  • Arun: Are there other main roles supported? Built from a loan officer perspective
    • Approval of loans would be useful
    • Lukasz: currently online only 
    • Jakub: Offline mode was in roadmap from very beginning - if enough requests we would like to add this.
    •  
  • Keith:
    • Desktop: can build lots of generalizing functionality - more screenspace can work with.
    • Figure that over time will be building mobile apps that will be very specific (could be job functions, regions, etc.)
      • Enable them out in the field with their mobile.
  • Other Use Cases: 
  • Divided at center level - from branch manager perspective might be better to view data from that level - which loans are pending disbursal/approval. 
  • Does this work on GPRS or does it require internet? Can it happen offline and then sync it at a later date.
  • Vision for Mifos X approach with platform approach - would expect lots of different applications to be developed against API