UWP SOLAR System v 8'9 Upgrade Schedule

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UWP SOLAR System v 8.9 Upgrade Schedule
2006/2007

• Planning Phase Major Activities
• Define project objectives, scope, approach
  schedule
• Establish project team, roles, responsibilities
  budget
• Define project standards and administration
  processes
• Develop project communications, testing,
  training quality assurance plans
• Monitor track project schedule, issues,
  change, cost, progress, results quality

• Transition Phase Major Activities
• Perform full system testing 11/6/06 to 11/17/06
• Correct all system test issues and problems
• Perform 2nd move to production test
• Perform full integration testing12/5/06 to
  12/12/06
• Correct all integration test issues and problems
• Perform 3rd move to production test
• Perform parallel testing 12/19/06 to 12/22/06
• Correct all parallel test issues and problems
• Perform 4th move to production test (as needed)
• Develop and conduct end user demos training

• Structure Phase Major Activities
• Prepare certify technical environment
• Prepare package UWP database for Oracle
  Upgrade Lab
• Assess packaged delivered UWP custom
  functionality to be implemented
• Evaluate business technical process changes
• Finalize and conduct project team new
  functionality training/mentoring
• Finalize end user training objectives, scope,
  approach and schedule

• Deploy Phase Major Activities
• Conduct end user demos training
• Freeze SOLAR System access 1/4/07 (430 pm) to
  1/9/07
• Perform move to production 1/4/07 to 1/8/07
• Perform Go-Live testing 1/9/07
• Correct all issues and problems
• SOLAR System access resumed 1/10/07
• Provide post Go-Live Support

• Construct Phase Major Activities
• UWP database upgraded at Oracle Upgrade Lab
• UWP database upgraded on-site in UWP technical
  environment
• Functional staff assess, refine validate
  package functional setup configuration
• Technical staff assess, refine, recode test
  package data access application code
• Security staff assess, refine validate
  application security
• Technical staff assess, refine, test validate
  custom functionality 3rd party interfaces
• Finalize testing plans, approach and test cases
  for all levels of testing
• Install and setup end user training tools
  environment
• Freeze upgraded database refresh with current
  SOLAR System data

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System v 8.9 Upgrade Project Overview

• Critical Dates Events
• System Testing - 11/6 through 11/17
• Integration Testing - 12/5 through 12/12
• Demo Days Web Based Tutorial Information
  Sessions 12/4 through 12/13
• Faculty, Students Staff take Web Based
  Tutorials 12/5 through 1/9 as available and
  personal schedules permit
• Parallel Testing - 12/9 through 12/22
• SOLAR v 8.0 unavailable 430 PM 1/4/2007
  through 1/9/2007
• Go-Live Testing 1/9/2007
• SOLAR v 8.9 access resumed 1/10/2007