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HarmoniQuA MoST

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affiliation name - country


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IndexModelling Support Tool - MoST

What are its capabilities?How is it used?How does it look?How to get detailed instructions?How to obtain your copy of MoST?How to participate?

Methodology?Effectiveness / efficiencyConclusion


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The Capabilities of HarmoniQuA MoST

Enables set-up of a multidisciplinary model-based project for water management

Facilitates fine-tuning of modelling process definition by skipping irrelevant tasks from templates

Monitors the work of modelling teamsFacilitates reporting for specific audiencesAdvises using experience from previous modelling

projects


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How to use HarmoniQuA MoST (1)

Project administrator defines a project in terms of:Subproject, disciplines / domains (GW, HD, PR, FF, WQ, BI, SE)Tasks of the model projectUsers and their roles (Water manager, modeller, auditor,

stakeholder, public)Authorisation of usersEtc.

Start project


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How to use HarmoniQuA MoST (2)Client –server, with

Server application stored on a central server (LAN, Internet)Client application (= MoST) on a local PC

Users undertake a task within their ‘role’ byStarting itDoing one or more activities (or skipping them)Several users can conduct an activity simultaneously

Doing an activity involves describing it, (automatically) fill-in start/end dates, selecting methods, attaching files to the activity, making decisions, etc.

How does MoST look?


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How to get detailed instructions?Training material includes:

PresentationsInstructional movies on MoST (flash screen recordings):

HarmoniQuAGuidelines (KB)Model project set-upProject executionReportingAdvising

Hands-on exercises / workshops / case studiesBackground information


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Obtaining your copy of MoST?

http://harmoniqua.wau.nl/most/install.htm www.HarmoniQuA.org/deliverables.htm CD-ROM


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How to participate?

Go to www.HarmoniQuA.org/tools Register (for free)Login

Give comments on modelling guidelinesGive comments on glossary

Participate by filling in and returning questionnairesEtc.


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MoST = methodology?MoST:

Guides modelling teams through a network of tasksKnowledge base with guidelines:

Collected and improved by experienced modellersDiscussed with many others Therefore shared by substantial parts of the professional community

Monitors the work of modelling teams and allowsAuditing (with scoreboards)Reconstructing model projects

Provides a conceptual framework for multidisciplinary modellingIs MoST a methodology? yes !


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Effectiveness / efficiency

Some opinions / prejudices:It’s too cumbersomeToo prescriptiveInefficientToo rigid, a straightjacketToo complex

Is this true?Find out yourselves !


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Conclusions

Complex, but easy to learn Flexible Guiding, but not forcing Training material aims at flattening the steep learning curve Hands-on experience is MoST persuading to use it

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