Project Timeline

Project kick-off (including invitation letters to work group appointees) and adoption of guiding principles by the strategic direction and steering committee.

Communicate guiding principles to the campus community and begin gathering bench-marking data to work groups.

Work groups receive charges and guiding principles, then work to develop draft recommendations on identified factors and budget technology needs.

Steering committee reviews recommendations and provides feedback to work groups and the core project team.
Core project team conducts mid-process review to ensure all budget factors are addressed and implementation timeline is on target with any potential modifications communicated to project champions for approval.
Infrastructure work group begins assessment of infrastructure and reporting needs.

Core project team continues to model with FY 2019-20 data with input from the advisory group, provide feedback to the Strategic Direction and Steering Committee, and update stakeholders as needed.
Infrastructure finalizes reporting and infrastructure recommendations which will be available to stakeholders at implementation of new budget model.
Training work group begins assessment of training needs and review and update of business policies and processes.

Core project team integrates would-be model with annual budget planning process.

Training work group completes assessment of training needs and review and update of business policies and processes.
Start implementation activities, execute training plan and complete business process documentation.
Run would-be model in test environment, follow up on feedback during test/learn period, finalize any necessary policy changes and provide update to stakeholders.