The project is progressing well and is on schedule. The Discovery and Planning phase is complete. This phase involved project team members viewing demonstrations of the new system modules, evaluating their current business processes, and providing feedback to aid in the design of our comprehensive research system. These meetings provided the information necessary for developing the project plan. Notable accomplishments from the work performed thus far are the completion of a project charter to guide us on the work ahead, detailed project deliverables, and the implementation timeline for each module. The estimated go-live dates for each module are as follows:
- ACUC – January 31, 2019
- IRB – June 21, 2019
- Agreements (Phase I) – August 30, 2019
- Grants – July 1, 2020
- Agreements (Phase II) – July 1, 2020
- Export Control – November 6, 2020
The ACUC team completed the onboarding phase. This involved detailed training/discussion sessions and gathering of system requirements to determine best approach for alignment with FSU business processes and higher education best practices. Huron developers are now working on these requirements to fulfill the necessary changes to meet FSU’s needs for the ACUC module. Members of the project team have met with the ACUC Committee and committee members have been offered opportunities to be closely involved in the process. Once completed, the implementation period will begin which will include testing, training and ultimately deployment of the system. Broad communication will be provided to all who interact with the ACUC.
Further information about the project, as well as training opportunities, will be shared with campus as we continue to progress through the project path this fall. A project website will be launched in late October and will contain detailed project information. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact one of us.
Kerry Peluso, Assistant Vice President for Research Administration and Finance
kpeluso@fsu.edu
(850) 644-8664
Angie Rowe, Project Manager, Office of Research
arrowe@fsu.edu
(850) 644-8659