This ensures that dollars spent will be utilized in the best possible manner and not in completing routine project tasks. Approximately 45 full-time central office staff and 5 campus staff members are dedicated to the project. Campuses are responsible for undertaking and funding certain activities to ensure the successful implementation of the Oracle applications. In addition to the campus share of the project cost, campus responsibilities include staffing, training, changes to processes, network, and equipment. Campus input into the project is crucial and was requested when the project began.
Campuses participate in the project in different ways.
Some campuses have designated people to work directly on the project team. Desktop computers are the campuses' responsibility. Refer to the question on campus fiscal responsibility. The new system is intended to provide end users with access to more data and information at their desktops. However, changes in jobs or in the ways any one individual accomplishes work will vary depending on the nature of the position.