EgyptFOSS Tender

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http://wiki.egyptfoss.com/index.php/FOSS_portal_TOR

[Mohamed Sayed]

Hi,

I haven't read the whole thing in detail yet, but here are my comments so far:

0-The scope seems huge, maybe the sub-portals can be in separate bids or dropped. please see point #2
1-There doesn't seem to be a coherent identity for the site. If the purpose is to support and state an official Egyptian position towards FOSS then I think you don't need such a big site
2-Lots of duplication with other well established, well maintained portals around the world.
3-Where is the mission statement for this portal? what metrics will be used to measure its success/failure in achieving its purpose
4-I find the overall time line inadequate. 20 months total?  I recommend re-considering this and make it such that that there are 1-3 months and adopt  a real agile approach.
5-There is an architecture diagram, and then there is a 0.5 month deliverable for architecture. So based on a very long experience , I will tell you that 2 weeks is not enough for a well thought out, reviewed and adjusted architecture especially if you really end up with that much stuff in scope
6-There is a lot of bloat, I would like to see justifications of the requirements for an API. The non-functional requirements should be explained better. When you talk about scalability you need to qualify this a bit. In the very simplest of terms, a scalable system is one that is able to utilize the resources available in an efficient matter. Scalability is not one size or one direction. A scalable system should be scalable up or down. Referring to a horiztonally scalable system without some qualification on how well the resources will be utilized can simply mean We will pay to waste.

I would like to iterate the idea that we should consider refining the sub-portals and their missions and then think of them as autonomous units bound by a coherent strategy.

Regards
Mohamed