Mainframe Upgrade Testing Coordination

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Mainframe UpgradeTesting Coordination

• Presented to
• Service Center Executive Committee
• October 2, 2007

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Agenda

• Overview
• Impacts
• Timeline issue resolution
• Discussion

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Overview

• Purpose
• Replace aging hardware
• Upgrade unsupported software
• Phase 1 minimum necessary
• Phase 2 fully supported software
• Reason
• Deferred upgrade during APBS project
• Current system now risky
• Goals
• Critical testing of functional applications
• Minimal negative impacts on other projects
• Approved, low-risk cutover

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Impacts

• Critical Functional Impacts
• Payroll // Human Resources // Budget
• Accounting // Grants
• Resolved Timing Impacts 6-month cutover delay
• Program Release project
• Effort audit
• Critical business cycles (CY-end, FY-end, Budget)
• Unresolved Cost Impacts
• Software hardware licensing
• Labor

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Timeline Issue Resolution

• To Date
• 9/4 week discussions with critical functional
  offices
• 9/17 week issue evaluation resolution
• 9/24 week primary IMS testing satisfactory
• Near-Term Dates
• 10/1 week complete IMS tests approve cutover
• 10/7 IMS cutover final production ok
• Next Steps
• November/2007 critical testing by Payroll, HR,
  Budget
• Spring/2008 critical testing by
  Accounting RSP
• June 1, 2008 Phase 1 cutover
• See Attachment for timing issues resolution

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• Discussion