Applications Development and EDUCAUSE_ENT08

Community source is designed to coordinate the work of different user IT organizations sharing the same purpose and requirements. An alternative to commercial applications and custom development, it gives users control and shares risk across peer organizations. Although several such public sector communities exist and yield great promises, many struggle with achieving critical mass and a viable business model. This panel will compare and contrast community source with more traditional software sourcing options and explore critical sustainability success factors.

Administrative systems should be affordable, flexible, and customizable. They should help end users plan for and achieve their goals, helping them complete tasks along the way. This presentation will show how the vision, principles, and design developed for Kuali Student can be applied to other next-generation administrative systems and outline some community source development opportunities.