KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Office of Information Technology January 22, 2016 Cooperative Extension Building Conference Room Frankfort, Kentucky
Oracle Update
TCS has defined and discussed high-level business processes with the KSU Project Executive and KSU User teams.
N'Namdi Paskins has been hired as the Oracle Project Manager to drive and manage the project full-time.
The detailed project plan has been reviewed by the KSU Project Executive team. The project plan has not been approved due to additional information needed for data migration, quality assurance, testing, and project go-live strategy.
The go-live date for the project has been tentatively set for the last week of December 2016.
Project Concerns or Issues
The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) team has not met expectations at this point. Deliverables related to the approval of the detailed project plan have not been provided by TCS. These issues have been escalated to TCS leadership. The KSU Project Executive Team is awaiting formal response from TCS. Based on the response from TCS leadership, the project timeline may be impacted and the project may be delayed.
Oracle Project Organization Structure:
The TCS team has been mobilized and the project teams have been determined.
TCS Implementation Team
The team consists of the TCS technical staff. This team will bring in-depth technical knowledge and will conduct the technical tasks of the project.
KSU Project Executive Team The team consists of: Wendy Dixie, Melinda Impellizzeri, N'Namdi Paskins, Ingram Quick, Gordon Rowe, and Gregory Rush. This team will review and sign off on project deliverables, make recommendations to President Burse on project matters, and act as the escalation point on all concerns related to the project.
The team consists of: Wendy Dixie, Melinda Impellizzeri, N'Namdi Paskins, Ingram Quick, Gordon Rowe, and Gregory Rush. This team will review and sign off on project deliverables, make recommendations to President Burse on project matters, and act as the escalation point on all concerns related to the project.
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