1. This newsletter informs WIC grantees
and stakeholders of changes to WIC
Policy and Procedures (PP) and program
resources requiring updates and
reflecting the design and functionality of
the SPIRIT system. Some program
policy and procedure changes will need
USDA approval before implementation.
Simple Nutrition Decisions (SND) is
analyzing differences and documenting
changes between how AKWIC supports
and how SPIRIT will support WIC
Program business.
There are six project deliverables.
Project phases include obtaining,
reviewing, and analyzing existing
data and project documents,
summarizing analysis results,
drafting updated program resources
and submitting to the State.
SPIRIT Requires Policy/Procedure Changes
Special points of
interest:
 Three key WIC
functional
documents provide
background to
identify needed PP
changes
 Sixty-eight (68)
identified WIC (BR)
will need PP
changes
In this issue:
Policies/Procedures
Changes due to
SPIRIT
1
WIC Functional
Documents
1
WIC Business Rules
Requiring Changes
are Identified
2
Next Steps 2
Three WIC Functional Documents
Final System Requirements
Document (FSRD) identifies
Alaska’s final system
requirements with
modifications necessary to
transfer SPIRIT to the State of
Alaska. It includes mail order
enhancements. The FSRD
describes primary, secondary,
and tertiary system
requirements for the Alaska
WIC SPIRIT system.
Simple Nutrition Decisions October 31, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 1
WIC Policy and Procedure Revision for SPIRIT
Project
The following three SPIRIT business
processes functional documents were
reviewed and analyzed. AKWIC
policy and procedures were also
reviewed.
1. SPIRIT Implementation- Final
System Requirements
Document (FSRD) Final
January 31, 2012
2. Business Rule (BR) Mapping to
FSRD Requirements, January
12, 2012
3. SPIRIT Implementation-GAP
Analysis, Final (v2)-February
27, 2012
The Business Rule (BR)
Mapping to FSRD Excel
spreadsheet includes all of the
business rules in Alaska’s
transfer and implementation of
the SPIRIT system.
SPIRIT Implementation-GAP
Analysis is organized into func-
tional areas. Within each func-
tional area, the information is
organized into topic areas which
coincide with the organization
of the Final System Require-
ments Document (FSRD) to aid
in readability and cross-
referencing.

2. Fatima S. Hoger, Owner
20389 IceFall Drive
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
Simple Nutrition Decisions
W I C B u s i n e s s R u l e s ( B R ) R e q u i r i n g C h a n g e s a r e I d e n t i f i e d
The SPIRIT Implementation-GAP Analysis and the Business Rule Mapping to FSRD Requirements were
cross referenced and analyzed and summarized Alaska WIC Business Rules (BR) needing policy and
procedure changes to conform to SPIRIT and supporting WIC Program primary, secondary and tertiary
functions.
Sixty-eight (68) Business Rules (BR) needing policy and procedure changes to conform to SPIRIT
were identified by WIC Functional Areas.
WIC Function Business Rules Needing Policy/Procedure Changes to Conform to SPIRIT
WIC Function Number of Business Rules (BR)
4.1 Certification 22
4.2 Nutrition Education, Health Surveillance
And Referrals 11
4.4 Food Benefit Issuance 3
4.5 Food Benefit Redemption, Settlement and Reconciliation 1
4.7 Caseload Management 1
4.9 Vendor Management 7
4.10 Scheduling 4
4.11 System Administration 16
4.12 Reporting 3
Next Step
Identify changes needed in Alaska WIC program resources to transition to the SPIRIT MIS system.