ASSIST: Next Generation Making a New ASSIST a Reality CIAC Conference - San Diego, CA April 22 and 23, 2010 Shawn Brick, Glenn Dunkle, Bob Quinn
Next Gen: Presentation Agenda ASSIST Overview and Introductions ASSIST: Next Generation History Next Generation Project Plan
◦ Funding ◦ Scope ◦ Timeline
Consultation Plan ◦ Workgroups ◦ Other opportunities for feedback
Questions
Next Gen: ASSIST Overview
ASSIST is intersegmentally funded and managed
Executive Management and Oversight Committee (EMOC)
◦ CSU ◦ CCC ◦ UC – (fiscal agent for ASSIST)
◦ Jim Blackburn (CSU) ◦ Jeff Spano (CCC) (EMOC Chair for 2009-10) ◦ Sue Wilbur (UC)
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) ◦ Rick Fletcher (CSU) ◦ Bob Quinn (CCC) ◦ Jane Meyer (UC)
Next Gen: ACS
ACS: ASSIST Coordination Site ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Glenn Dunkle – New ACS Manager Art Gross – Contractor for Next Generation RFP Established ACS staff remain on board ACS seeking a programming lead
Next Gen: History
ASSIST started in mid-1980’s In 2008, it was recognized that ASSIST needed upgrading ◦ Visioning committee ◦ Goal is a robust, flexible, extensible database ◦ Laying the foundation for future enhancements
August 2009 Meeting of Executive Sponsors
◦ Commitment to co-equal funding of ASSIST ◦ Unanimous support to initiate the Next Generation project
Next Gen: Climate for Change
Support for investment in ASSIST ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
UC Commission on the Future Inter-Segmental Transfer Task Force Numerous research papers Legislative hearings on the Master Plan CA Education Roundtable State-wide attention on articulation and transfer
Business plan estimating costs in hands of Executive Sponsors ◦ CCC committed over half of their estimated contribution ◦ UC, CSU in the approval process ◦ Estimated costs = $2.7M
Next Gen: Scope - What it is… and is not
Next Generation project is to: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Create a robust, extensible database Streamline processes Modernize technology Ability to feed other academic systems
At this time, Next Generation is NOT to: ◦ Create or host campus specific tools ◦ Simply recreate what it can do today
Next Gen: Consultation, Consultation
RFP Work Sessions planned with representatives appointed by all three segments ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Articulation Professionals Transfer Advising Professionals Admissions Evaluators Technology Experts Transfer Bound Students Third Party Solution Providers
Consultation does not end there… ◦ Updates available via website and bi-annual CIAC conference ◦ Community involved in RFP response review ◦ Community involved in implementation
Next Gen: Requirements Lite (Less Filling…) Software Development Life Cycle Project Initiation
Testing
Design Project Plannin g
Implementation
Maintenance
Requirements
We are here!
Next Gen: Project Timeline
April, May, June – RFP Requirements Gathering July – Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) August – Final RFP, Distribute to Software Providers for Bid September through December – Review of RFP Responses Implementation 2011 - 2012
Next Gen: Q & A Questions now Questions later
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Glenn Dunkle:
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[email protected] Provide your feedback directly:
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Link to public Next Gen stuff: http://info.assist.org ◦ Documents ◦ FAQs & Feedback email link
