Chunk #17 — Building and Supporting the REDCap Consortium: A Phased Approach — Phase 3: Creating a Small Consortium of Partners (4–10 sites; ~ 2006–2008) — Benefits:
for in-kind contribution from adopting sites allowed the Vanderbilt team to request and expect help from external experts. In turn, sites that actively contributed to REDCap development felt a positive sense of ownership towards the project. Remote collaboration with partners across the country was intellectually stimulating and provided an expanded expertise base. Additionally, having more partner sites enhanced REDCap’s reputation and credibility, while more end users provided invaluable feedback that ultimately enabled feature prioritization.
