ConnecTech Project Kick-Off
Connecting Our Universities with an Integrated Information Environment
Kay Rhodes
ConnecTech Project Manager
Office of the CIO, TTUS
June 9, 2006
What is ConnecTech?
 Connecting our Universities with an Integrated Information
Environment
 Joint endeavor by TTU and TTUHSC during the next three years
 Large project to replace and upgrade our legacy administrative
computer applications used by Students, Faculty, and Staff
• TechSIS (Student and Financial Aid Systems)
• TechFIM (Financial Accounting System) Purchased the “Banner” suite of products from
SunGard Higher Education
• TecHRIS (Human Resource System)
• TechPAY (Payroll System)
• Budget Systems
 Purchased the “Banner” suite of products from SunGard Higher
Education
Why a Kick-Off for an Upgrade of Computer
Applications?
 Impacts every student, faculty and staff across the entire
spectrum of Texas Tech
 Avenue to provide awareness of the project
 Largest project impacting business processes and computer
applications at Texas Tech in 25 years
ConnecTech Benefits
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Integrated web-enabled environment
Move from SSN to Banner ID for identification purposes
24x7 access via the web for Students TechSIS (Student and Financial Aid
Systems)
Access to information via a web interface from any internet connection
Alignment of business processes with digital workflow
Unified Financial Aid solution
Elimination of redundancy and duplication of information entry
Improved data for reporting and analysis of institutional information
Better reporting and data access strategies
Systems built upon modern relational database technology (Oracle) with
contemporary hardware
ConnecTech Project Structure
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Project Organization
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Project Management Team
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Steering Committee
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Executive Steering Committee
Work Teams
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Functional and Technical
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Cross-Functional and Technical
ConnecTech Projected Timeline
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Content Management – Calendar Year 2006
Student Admissions – June 2007 (for Fall 2008)
Operational Data Store/Enterprise Data Warehouse – June 2007
Student Registration and Financial Aid – February 2008 (for Fall 2008)
Finance – September 2008
HR/Payroll/Budget – December 2008
ConnecTech Participation, Communication,
Information
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Updates to Councils, Senates, and Various Groups at all campuses
Opportunities for input
Articles
Website: www.texastech.edu/connectech
What About Training?
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Today, early beginnings
As implementation dates grow closer, training will be provided to all
departments, schools, and colleges on the new systems and processes
Door Prize Acknowledgements
Bank of America
PNC Bank
Citibank
Red Raider Club
City Bank
Sallie Mae
College Loan Corp
Savanna’s
Collegeboard
State National Bank
EFSI
Student Capital Corporation
First Financial Bank
Student Loan Express
First National Bank
SunGard Higher Education
Frost Bank
SunTrust Education
Herring Bank
Texas Tech Credit Union
Panhandle Plains
TTU Extended Studies
PlainsCapital Bank
Wells Fargo