the same page and all needed
functionalities are described
and the data collection
determined
practitioner coordinator
technical coordinatotrial
trial owner
In a nutshell
What this step
is about
The trial integration meeting (TIM) aligns the perspectives of the practitioners, solution providers and trial committee. To draft the later trial script, the participants discuss the integration of solutions into the practitioners’ operations, the required information exchange as well as the data collection and evaluation criteria to address the trial objectives.
In depth
All you need to know
about this step
This will be the first physical meeting with all solution providers, the test-bed technical infrastructure and CM practitioners. So use the time for the following: make sure people understand each others needs - CM practitioners need to understand the solution - solution providers need to understand the CM gaps/processes/needs. Based on the baseline and the solution functionalities, you can define solution use cases. Those will be transferred to the Innovation Line. This is the base on which you can discuss data exchange - both with practitioners and test-bed technical infrastructure (what data & how). Be aware of measurements and your evaluation approach!
Tools
Flow diagram, whiteboard, sticky notes,
solutions, test-bed technical infra., trial action plan, common information space,
common simulation space, trial management
tool, observer support tool
Output
Clear definition of practitioner and
solution needs, innovation-line,
data integration plan, scenario input
Checklist
- Initial list of external stakeholders made
- Advanced draft baseline ready
- Draft innovation line prepared
- Draft data integration plan among solution providers and test-bed technical infrastructure personnel created
- Draft solution interaction plan created
- Usecases per solution and key event formulated
- Preliminary data collection plan and evaluation approach checked for feasability
- As this is the first physical working meeting between solution providers and the the trial committee, make sure legal issues relevant for the cooperation (e.g. NDA) are covered. If a SIA was not carried out during the solution selection process, this is a good time to do it.