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EmpowHR 9.0 Upgrade. Status Meeting Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. (EDT). Meeting Agenda. Welcome/Introductions Oracle Assessment 9.0 Upgrade Project Status Project Schedule Changes 9.0 Testing Approach Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
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EmpowHR 9.0 Upgrade Status Meeting Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. (EDT)
Meeting Agenda • Welcome/Introductions • Oracle Assessment • 9.0 Upgrade Project Status • Project Schedule Changes • 9.0 Testing Approach • Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) • User Acceptance Testing (UAT) • Training Update/UPK Initiatives • Overall Timeline • Data Warehouse Project • What’s Next? • Questions
Oracle Assessment Brenda Mandella Billy Dantagnan
Oracle Assessment • Assessment Completed • Executive Summary Distributed • Findings highlighted three focus areas • Customer Satisfaction • Technical Challenges • Reporting
Oracle Assessment • Improve Customer Satisfaction • Create Governance Board • Configuration Control Board established • User group established • Release planning • Assist in change management • Create ‘Tiger’ teams to evaluate projects • Provide PeopleSoft functionality demonstrations • Establish improved performance measures
Oracle Assessment • Technical Challenges • Maintain existing 8.8 functionality • Component Interface • PeopleSoft delivered PPS interface • Person Model • Replace custom code • Maintenance packs • Consulted with Oracle • Apply individual maintenance packs • Strategy for maintenance packs
Oracle Assessment • Reporting • Requirement for enhanced reporting • Ability to report EmpowHR and Payroll Personnel System data • Establish “Tiger” team to identify requirements • Decision to purchase HCM Warehouse
EmpowHR 9.0 Upgrade Project Status Brenda Mandella
EmpowHR 9.0 Upgrade Project Status 8.8 Support - Through September 2008 • Continue supporting all high-level IRs • Deploy data synchronization fixes piloted by DHS to all customers • Expand data synchronization project to additional data areas • Support USDA NEIS efforts • Migrate FSIS • Migrate USDA OCFO HDQ
EmpowHR 9.0 Upgrade Project Status 9.0 Upgrade - By the end of September 2008 • Use 8.8 push views • Use data component of Person Model for employees only • Support conversion of customer queries • Complete DHS Enterprise Requirements I • ePerformance pilot with LoC
Project Schedule Changes Billy Dantagnan
9.0 Project Schedule Changes • Revised Implementation Date • September 22, 2008 (Processing for Pay Period 19) • Quality Assurance Test (QAT) Window • July 14, 2008 – August 8, 2008 (4 Weeks) • User Acceptance Test (UAT) Window • August 11, 2008 – September 5, 2008 (4 Weeks)
9.0 Testing Approach Jane Ladner Chris Elwood Billy Dantagnan
Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) – Status To Date • Functions Tested • Portal • HR Setup • Position Management • Security • Payroll Documents HR • Reports
Quality Assurance Testing – Status To Date • Test Scripts • Executed - 334 • Total Created - 532 • Defect Problem Reports (DPRs) • Closed - 56 • Post 9.0 - 13 • Open - 13 • Total - 82
New Test Dates QAT: July 14, 2008 – August 8, 2008 UAT: August 11, 2008 – September 5, 2008 New Environment New data as of June 14, 2008 (Pay Period 11) New UAT PPS environment: IDMS61, Paymain2 9.0 Testing Approach – Current Status
Quality Assurance Testing – Status of Remaining Test • Functions • ESS Tasks, ESS View, MSS Tasks, MSS View, Labor Relations, Manage Performance (8.8), PAR, History Override, Payroll Processing, Payroll Interface, Mass OIP Update , Recruitment (LOC), Queries, Transit Subsidy, Fill-a-Position/Job Classification, Who Has the PAR, Worklist Admin, ePerformance, System Interfaces • SCRs scheduled for 9.0 • DHS-104, DHS-099, DHS-105, DHS-050a, DHS-053, DHS-051, DHS-055, DHS-107, 70529a, GAO-033a • All open IRs
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) • UAT Dates: August 11 – September 5 • Establish a Command Center for all four weeks (Location to be determined) • Onsite assistance: • EmpowHR QA staff • Publications and Communications staff • Human Resources Applications Staff • Help Desk staff • Unisys staff
Training Update/UPK Initiatives Theresa Trentacoste
9.0 Upgrade Training • Award for Contract Trainers in its final stage. • Sessions are expected to begin in early August through September 19, 2008. • Need facilities that are available during August/September timeframe with computers/internet access for 20 students per class.
UPK Status • Licenses have been purchased for a pilot of UPK. • UPK developer software being installed at NFC. • UPK Developer training scheduled for July 2008 at NFC. • Goal: UPK product for use in conjunction with 9.0 rollout.
Overall Timeline Brenda Mandella Larry Barreca
Overall Timeline – Post 9.0 Activities 9.0 Release 1 - December 2008 • 9.0 Security deployment • DHS Enterprise Requirements II • Additional data synchronization enhancements • USDA OCIO migration • FEMA Migration Reporting and Agency Migrations - February 2009 • HCM Data Warehouse • GPO Migration
Overall Timeline – Post 9.0 Activities Future – To be scheduled • CI views • DHS AWE Basic Pilot • DHS AWE MSS Pilot • Enhancement of HCM Warehouse capability • Expanded deployment of ePerformance • Tri-Bureau’s migrations • Talent Acquisition & Candidate Gateway pilot • Assessment of full Person Model capabilities • USDA NEIS enhancements • Future functionality deployment plan • Expanded Deployment of AWE • Customization Baseline • Monster interface • USDA Migrations
Data Warehouse Project Larry Barreca
Data Warehouse Project • Purchased PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), HCM Data Warehouse, and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) Software License • Contracted with Oracle Consulting Services for Implementation • Kick-off meeting next Wednesday, June 18, 2008 • Train Technical Staff (DBAs and Developers) • Ready for Testing in October • Ready for Production in February • Initial Implementation will have Out-of-the-Box functionality • Next Phase will include necessary customization from EmpowHR
What’s Next? Billy Dantagnan