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Project Ensemble Update
Hello all -
As we transition from summer into fall, I wanted to provide you with a brief update on Project Ensemble, our collaborative effort in implementing transformative solutions for our institutions. Since we went live earlier this year with Oracle Finance, we have implemented two upgrades, and have transitioned to quarterly upgrades, the next one being in November. We continue to make progress in stabilizing Oracle Finance, and readily admit it is a learning process for all. A large focus for the next several months will be on reporting. The Finance teams at each of the colleges remain deeply engaged in establishing collective priorities, problem solving and moving towards stabilization.
The Advancement teams at all three institutions are actively engaged using Blackbaud on a daily basis and a pulse survey from late summer indicates strong user adoption. It also helped us identify specific areas for follow-up training which is being implemented now.
The Oracle HCM Project has had its challenges. Slated to go live in September, we moved our go-live to a later date and are closely monitoring the success of key milestones, such as User Acceptance Testing and (of course) validating payroll, on the way to a go-live date. The HCM Project Team continues to demonstrate utmost diligence (and patience) in ensuring the product is implemented with our needs in mind, and working accurately.
Similar to our governance structure for the implementation of our new systems, that brings together stakeholders from each area affected by the implementation and from each school, we also need to ensure that in a live environment we continue talking to each other about changes that are being made that might affect us cross-module and cross-institution. The ERP Operations Committee, representing leads from each module, has been established to do just that and will help us strengthen prioritization, skills and knowledge across all three institutions.
Thank you all for your support in the collaborative efforts of the Consortium, formed by the institutions over 6 years ago. Due to your efforts, we have made significant progress from our first brainstorming possibilities to where we are at now. While not always easy, the engagement across our community is inspiring, meaningful and beneficial to all.
Sincerely,
Corinna Noelke
GMHEC Executive Director
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