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Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Business & Industry Services. ISRS/CECT Update. Background.
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Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Business & Industry Services ISRS/CECT Update
Background • In September of 2008, a month long pilot was conducted at five campuses to determine the advantages and functionality of using Lumens, a software vendor for online student registration and payment. • The pilot campuses used the vendor’s software for the CE/CT online student registration and payment process. • The results of the pilot showed advantages in using the vendor’s software in these identified areas: • Registration Management • Student Management • Course Management • Marketing • Business Procedures and Financial Concerns • Data Management Reporting • System Support, Training and Ease of Use • System Access
Strategic Actions • Steps in understanding the overall business needs for a successful CE/CT online student registration and payment process: • Three business needs gathering sessions were scheduled in March at these facilities with a user focus group comprised of CE/CT campus staff from various campuses: • Anoka Tech • Hennepin Tech • Inver Hills • The business needs gathering sessions focused on CE/CT online registration and payment for these areas: • Student Registration and Payment • Business Group Registration and Payment • Back Office Management of Registration and Payment • The CE/CT IT Project Manager (Kris Gerber) and the IT Business Analyst (Michelle Dowell) facilitated all three sessions.
The business needs gathered from these sessions are being formalized into a formal Business Requirements document in draft format and will be distributed to other service units within MnSCU including Finance, Marketing, Registrars, Financial Aid, and International Research. • These service units will provide additional feedback on the already gathered business needs of the CE/CT campus staff. The feedback session will be facilitated by Kris Gerber and Michelle Dowell which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2009. • The final Business Requirements document stating the business needs of the CE/CT campus users along with the additional feedback from the MnSCU service units will distributed to all key stakeholders for final review. • The reviewed Business Requirements document will be used as the basis in identifying a CE/CT solution that supports the campuses future growth opportunities and needs.