IMan

New IMan Lite is here

The next generation of data collection and incident management software is here.

IMan has been rewritten using the latest development tools to make it easier for people to use.
IMan Lite features a single screen data entry area. Advanced log functions can be hidden for novice users.
It still works with the same databases as IMan.

The current version of IMan Lite only provides for Log entry.
Future upgrades will add the rest of the IMan screens.

IMan Lite is FREE. You still need to register IMan Lite, as with IMan, but there is no cost for the process.

The Price of IMan will increase to $300 plus GST on 20th December 2008.

IMan the Incident Management tool
Iman has been developed in response to the rapid changes occurring in Search and Rescue (SAR) in New Zealand during the last few years.

Years ago search management focussed on finding the lost party by using lots of search parties. Modern search management is a detailed investigation of all factors related to the missing party. One aspect of the investigation may involve search parties looking for clues in the bush or outdoors where it is believed the lost party should be found.

The changed focus of these search management processes has resulted in far more information being made available. This includes far more detail from the field parties – information or clues related to where the lost party may have been – and has not been. In addition there is the information gathered from relatives, friends, acquaintances and work associates.

IMan is intended first and foremost as a tool to manage this information. Each and every piece of information should be logged into the system. The process of recording this information needs to be consistent, simple and seamless. If the process of recording and managing information at Search Base is perceived by the search teams as being tedious then the teams will raise their filter levels for the clue related information they supply.

IMan allows search managers to manage the information efficiently, to focus on the relevance of the information and the analysis of its significance rather than the means of recording it.

Although developed for SAR the principles and processes available through IMan apply to any emergency event, whether Civil Defence, fire or earthquake.

In addition to managing information IMan provides the means to manage resources such as people, equipment, teams and tasks.

IMan featured on TV1 Telstra Business show during December 2003

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