Category: Updates

  • February 16, 2018 Update

    News of Note: One of the things that is being considered is to have a cut-off date for using Banner 8 once a Banner 9 administrative module goes live. The HR consultant will be on-site the week of Feb. 27. Both Advancement and Financial Aid administrative modules have successfully transitioned to Banner 9. University Registrar…

  • Banner 9 project continues on course to success

    The Banner 9 implementation project is continuing on schedule and under budget. There have been a few manageable hiccups along the way, but the project remains on track. That progress can be seen in some of the milestones on the Administrative portions of Banner 9 that have been completed over the past few months. These…

  • First Banner 9 Modules to Go PROD on 9/1

    After many long months of planning and many long hours of behind-the-scenes work, the Banner 9 project is ready to hit its big first milestone. Four major Banner modules will be installed on their production server on Sept. 1.  The Banner 9 Advancement, Banner Document Management System (BDMS), General, and Student modules have been tested…

  • Update: 7/17

    These Banner 9 modules have been created in Test General Advancement Student Banner Document Management System (resolving issues) Accounts Receivable (in progress) Production environment hardware installation should be complete today – 7/14. Software prep will begin next week.   Current activities: Advancement Installed Advancement, BDMS, General, Student (baseline) modules Testing/Training consultant starts on Monday, 7/17 Go…

  • Banner 9 Update: 4/10/17

    Mods Business analysts and client subject matter experts are in the final stages of reviewing mods to determine the appropriate disposition: retire, rewrite, keep with no change. Preparing a presentation of the mods recommendations for the IT governance group, the CCIC (Continuous Improvement and Change Committee). This group owns the final decisions regarding the direction…

  • Plan for the Journey: March 27

    Program manager, Frank Pahlke, was onsite the week of 3/27 and the core team focused on lots of project logistics. Here are some of the highlights: Presented draft project charter to the Implementation Committee at its regular meeting. Continued to plan training on the Ellucian Extension tool for IT Services developers. High-level project timeline being…