AdvantageME

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AdvantageME

• MFASIS Upgrade review
• Thursday, May 18, 2006

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• A project is currently underway to replace the
  states financial system (MFASIS) by upgrading to
  the CGI-AMS ERP suite for state and local
  governments, called AMS Advantage Financial
  Management.
• The Maine implementation includes the following
  components
• AMS Advantage Financial Management Base System
• AMS Advantage Procurement Professional
• AMS InfoAdvantage

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Advantage Financial Business Areas
General Accounting
Procurement
Accounts Receivable
ADVANTAGE Financial 3.6
Accounts Payable
Cost Accounting
Fixed Assets
InfoAdvantage
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State Controllers BulletinFY06-10

• MFASIS Upgrade Deployment Update
• The revised go-live date of the project is now
  planned for 10/01/06.
• Extended deployment strategy will reduce any
  risks to a more acceptable level.
• This deployment strategy requires that ongoing
  development and testing efforts continue toward
  their current planned completion dates and that
  additional testing occur with all interfaces.

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Navigation -- Login Page
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Primary Navigation Panel Home Personalize
Help Accessibility Logout
Workspaces Procurement Budgeting Accounts
Receivable Accounts Payable
Secondary Navigation Panel Message Center
Search History Favorites Administration
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Navigation -- Page Search
Search Criteria
Results
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Table Page Layout
Grid
Scalar
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Inquiry Page Layout
Results from the search, or list of all records
Details of the selected record in the grid
(yellow)
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Document Catalog
Document Actions
Direct Link
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Document - Header View
Header Section
Subsections
Detail Sections
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Error Messages (Error Message Bar)
Error Displayed in Message Bar
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Error Messages (Pop-up Windows)
Select View All in Error Bar to view Error
Details.
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Chart of Accounts
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• Training

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• Up to 600 State employees will require training
  as required by their agency.
• Due to the magnitude of employee training, the
  project will primarily use a Train the Trainer
  approach.
• Trainers identified by each participating agency
  will be responsible for training supervisors and
  employees in their agencies.
• Agency trainers will be trained by project staff
  to carry out this role.

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Training Assumptions

• Multiple training facilities with individual
  access to machines will be used to train agency
  trainers.
• Trainers will be selected from Financial,
  Procurement, InfoAdvantage, and Security sections
  at each department.
• It is intended for agencies to provide help desk
  support.
• Agency trainers will provide ongoing training to
  new employees after the project close down.

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• Project staff (SOM CGI) will train
  approximately 50 agency trainers.
• The project will provide training for central and
  agency support staff, both business and
  technical, allowing them to respond to and
  resolve user questions and problems associated
  with AdvantageME.
• Training will occur through instructor led
  training and a Premier Conferencing delivery.

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• Train the Trainer

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Using ADVANTAGE (an application overview)

• Navigating through the application
• Entering, saving, searching data
• Viewing historical information
• Basic troubleshooting / using help screens

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Training Methods, Tools and Logistics

• Effectively presenting training sessions
• Access to SMEs during post class
• Use Aspen scheduling tool for online registration
  and tracking.
• Trainers to use Premier Conferencing for remote
  training.

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• End User Training

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Baseline computer skills provided by Agency as
needed

• Using a computer
• Navigating the Internet and Maine State intranet
• Using personal IDs and passwords
• Moving within and manipulating spreadsheet
  environments
• Understanding computer terminology
• Moving within and manipulating web applications

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Using ADVANTAGE (an application overview)

• Navigating through the application
• Entering, saving, searching data
• Viewing historical information
• Basic troubleshooting / using help screens

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Training Matrix
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Questions?????