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Connec T ech Project Kick-Off Connecting Our Universities with an Integrated Information Environment. Kay Rhodes Connec T ech Project Manager Office of the CIO, TTUS June 9, 2006. What is Connec T ech? Connecting our Universities with an Integrated Information Environment
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ConnecTech Project Kick-Off Connecting Our Universities with an Integrated Information Environment Kay Rhodes ConnecTech Project Manager Office of the CIO, TTUS June 9, 2006
What is ConnecTech? • Connecting our Universities with an Integrated Information Environment • Joint endeavor by TTU and TTUHSC during the next three years • Large project to replace and upgrade our legacy administrative computer applications used by Students, Faculty, and Staff • TechSIS (Student and Financial Aid Systems) • TechFIM (Financial Accounting System) Purchased the “Banner” suite of products from SunGard Higher Education • TecHRIS (Human Resource System) • TechPAY (Payroll System) • Budget Systems • Purchased the “Banner” suite of products from SunGard Higher Education
Why a Kick-Off for an Upgrade of Computer Applications? • Impacts every student, faculty and staff across the entire spectrum of Texas Tech • Avenue to provide awareness of the project • Largest project impacting business processes and computer applications at Texas Tech in 25 years
ConnecTech Benefits • Integrated web-enabled environment • Move from SSN to Banner ID for identification purposes • 24x7 access via the web for Students TechSIS (Student and Financial Aid Systems) • Access to information via a web interface from any internet connection • Alignment of business processes with digital workflow • Unified Financial Aid solution • Elimination of redundancy and duplication of information entry • Improved data for reporting and analysis of institutional information • Better reporting and data access strategies • Systems built upon modern relational database technology (Oracle) with contemporary hardware
ConnecTech Project Structure • Project Organization • Project Management Team • Steering Committee • Executive Steering Committee • Work Teams • Functional and Technical • Cross-Functional and Technical
ConnecTech Projected Timeline • Content Management – Calendar Year 2006 • Student Admissions – June 2007 (for Fall 2008) • Operational Data Store/Enterprise Data Warehouse – June 2007 • Student Registration and Financial Aid – February 2008 (for Fall 2008) • Finance – September 2008 • HR/Payroll/Budget – December 2008
ConnecTech Participation, Communication, • Information • Updates to Councils, Senates, and Various Groups at all campuses • Opportunities for input • Articles • Website: www.texastech.edu/connectech
What About Training? • Today, early beginnings • As implementation dates grow closer, training will be provided to all departments, schools, and colleges on the new systems and processes