Simon Hettrick
Professor Simon Hettrick is Deputy Director of the Software Sustainability Institute, and a Director of the Southampton Research Software Group.
By Simon Hettrick
The Institute is a highly distributed organisation:
Works over five teams
With staff at four universities
With communities of thousands
Across most, if not all, disciplines
Over a significant number of countries
Over the last nine years
How do we keep track of our work and maximise the return on our investment?
Decide on a more reliable method of measuring the progress of the Institute's work
Report metrics at each Advisory Board meeting
Have the system in place by the mid-term of the current grant when we are re-assessed
Achieve the above goals with the minimum investment of effort and resources... more on this later
What particular challenges does SSI address?
How will the world be different if SSI is successful?
How do you think SSI is thought of now (and by whom?)
How would you like SSI to be thought of 5 years from now (and by whom)?
Initial scoping meetings to identify the vision and goals of the Institute
Meetings with all senior staff
Individual meetings with senior staff
Literature review of previous Institute documentation
Produce and agree objectives
Development of SSI Impact Evaluation Framework
"Researchers engaging with software will have a basic level of awareness of best practice concerning development of software and know where to go to get further support"
"Usage of relevant SSI online resources (& help desk) increase following outreach & training events"
"There will be career paths across the full range of seniority for people who contribute to research through the creation of software (e.g. “research software engineers”)."
"Number of institutions with job titles for "research software engineer"
"Funding agencies provide resources for software development, preservation, and archiving"
"A diverse set of funding agencies provide resources for software development, preservation, and archiving"
How?
By Simon Hettrick
Professor Simon Hettrick is Deputy Director of the Software Sustainability Institute, and a Director of the Southampton Research Software Group.