He reported briefly on progress of the review of revenue- generating departments, indicating that processing the questionnaire has been completed and the number of departments to be tested has been increased from 20 to 30, which includes 100 percent coverage of the Medical School departments. He stated that he had hoped to report on detailed plans and milestones at this meeting, but is unable to do so at this time. He reported that CUFS has become a larger project than anticipated. The complexity and risks associated with this endeavor are high. Management infrastructure has been neglected so readiness is low.
Resources are in place but are insufficient to maintain the status quo.
Projects and estimated dollars required to finish the initial installation of the system were provided. Mr. O'Connor presented three approaches and timelines for proceeding with the project, indicating that he would like some guidance from the committee. After some discussion, it was the consensus of the committee that milestones should be presented to the committee at its next meeting and with those milestones identified, the project should proceed as quickly and as prudently as possible. Regent Keffeler stated that Mr. O'Connor had presented a very realistic and reasonable approach for proceeding with the project. She further stated that when the University budget is presented in June, it must include whatever is necessary to cover CUFS personnel resources.