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	<title>ITS in touch &#187; 1. Projects in the works</title>
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		<title>Next Generation Email and Calendar: Solutions to Enable Student Success</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/10/next-generation-email-and-calendar-solutions-to-enable-student-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following recommendations from the 21st Century efforts, MCCCD will soon move to the next generation of Email and Calendar applications after careful consideration of all these factors. At the May 2011 Governing Board meeting, the Board approved a proposal to replace our current Email and Calendar system (MEMO/Corporate Time) and move Maricopa faculty and staff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRMS 9.1 Upgrade: Update</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/10/hrms-91-upgrade-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/10/hrms-91-upgrade-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCCCD Human Resources Division and DSSC ITS have been deeply involved together in the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) upgrade to Oracle (PeopleSoft) Human Capital Management (HCM) Version 9.1 for well over a year. 
Significant progress has been made during that time.  The first technical upgrade pass was completed in spring 2010.  Board approval for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFS Upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/10/cfs-upgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/10/cfs-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The College Financial System (CFS) is in the middle of a major upgrade from Oracle eBusiness Suite version 11.5.10 to 12.1.3.  The initial planning for this project began in Spring 2009 with final board approval granted in December 2010. After Board approval, the planning transitioned to formal upgrade work beginning in April of this year.  A great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Datacenter (&#8221;Airpark&#8221;) Update</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/2nd-datacenter-airpark-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/2nd-datacenter-airpark-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCCCD&#8217;s 2nd Data Center (Airpark) continues to move forward at a steady pace to bring Internet and core system redundant services to our students, faculty and staff.  
 
DSSC ITS is happy to report that the facility is now operational!  This new facility provides protection from service outages, and also improves the speed of access the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRMS 9.1 Upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/hrms-91-upgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/hrms-91-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCCCD Human Resources Division and DSSC ITS have partnered to work on the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) upgrade to Oracle (PeopleSoft) Human Capital Management (HCM) Version 9.1.  This is a normal life-cycle activity for a major enterprise application such as HRMS.  Vendor releases occur every four to five years, and once released, have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Performance Reviews (ePerformance)</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/online-performance-reviews-eperformance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2011/03/online-performance-reviews-eperformance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCCCD is moving toward online, interactive performance reviews.  The system is called ePerformance and is a module within the Human Resource Management System (HRMS).
Automation of performance reviews was specifically targeted as a priority by the 2009 Consultant-based study requested by the MCCCD Governing Board.  This finding resulted in the formation of a 21st Century Maricopa team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automated Personnel Action Requests (PARS)</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/automated-personnel-action-requests-pars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/automated-personnel-action-requests-pars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In partnership with Gideon Taylor (GT) and their ePAF™electronic forms platform, MCCCD went live last spring with a powerful Job Change eForm after less than six project weeks.  This marks the fastest yet that a major GT ePAF™ based form has been brought to production.  In those six weeks the joint MCCCD-Gideon Taylor project team successfully completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management Update</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/project-management-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/project-management-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since our last update in the February 2010 edition of ITS InTouch, DSSC ITS has been working with several internal processes to facilitate large project plan development.  These processes include initial planning, funding, a Team Charter, Human Resource and Communication Management plans, Stakeholder Register, Project Timelines and Closure documents.  Most recently our teams have discussed how we might also incorporate small project planning to better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grants Module</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/grants-module/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/grants-module/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 12, 2010, MCCCD began the implementation of a Grants Management module in CFS.  DSSC ITS is partnering with Business Services and CedarCrestone to integrate the module into CFS.  The Oracle Grants Management module is specifically designed to manage the complex tracking and reporting needs for grants accounting and will help MCCCD track over 160 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SIS Release 9 Upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/sis-release-9-upgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/sis-release-9-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MCCCD Student Information System (SIS) implements four to five bundle upgrades every year.  Each bundle provides new functionality, fixes for identified issues, and regulatory and technical updates.  The latest bundle was installed in late September 2010 as a cross functional effort by the DBA, Server and SIS Development and Functional teams, along with DSSC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Person of Interest (POI)</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/person-of-interest-poi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/10/person-of-interest-poi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shelly.laug@domail.maricopa.edu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is this &#8220;Person of Interest&#8221; thing I have been hearing about, and why does it sound like the FBI might want to talk to me?
No, this has nothing to do with the FBI, law enforcement or event Campus Safety.  A Person of Interest (or POI) is simply terminology chosen by the HR and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Recovery Site - 2nd Data Center</title>
		<link>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/02/disaster-recovery-site-2nd-data-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maricopa.edu/its/newsletter/2010/02/disaster-recovery-site-2nd-data-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major services such as CFS, HRMS and SIS, to name just a few, are an integral part of the operation of MCCCD and ensuring student success.  As the number and criticality of services has grown, DSSC ITS has become increasingly aware of our stewardship obligation for ensuring the continuation of such services.
While the risks of fire, flooding [...]]]></description>
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