Project Scope
Third Barton Transition
Project Scope
The Project Team is responsible for:
Communication
- Regularly communicating with staff about transition issues
- Responding to staff concerns and questions about the transition process
- Developing a plan to communicate with users about the transition process
Building relationships with project partners
- Establishing a strong working relationship with Ex Libris
- Responding to the concerns of Ex Libris
- Continuing working relationship with IS and other MIT staff
Planning
- Developing an implementation plan with Ex Libris
- Setting deadlines and insuring that we are in a position to meet deadlines already set
Conversion
- Identifying what clean-up projects must be completed prior to migration
- Designing the basic configuration of the installation with Ex Libris
- Determining how data will migrate into ALEPH (conversion)
- Identifying problem areas for data conversion with Ex Libris
- Converting as close to 100% of the data as possible from the Geac ADVANCE system into the ALEPH 500 system
Testing data and workflows
- Examining converted data in the test database
- Testing feeds and internal workflows
- Working closely with departments to modify workflows as needed
OPAC Design
- Designing and testing the OPAC for usability
Training
- Providing training in technical writing to appropriate staff
- Providing the Ex Libris training to appropriate staff
- Coordinating systemwide training in staff modules and the OPAC with the staff trained by Ex Libris
- Providing Ex Libris documentation to all staff prior to the live date of 7-1-01
Follow-up
- Following up on problems between the live date of 7-1-01 and the final acceptance date of 9-1-01
The Project Team is NOT responsible for:
- Creating new features and/or services during the implementation process
- Writing local documentation concerning ALEPH
Contact 3rdbc@mit.edu with comments.
Last updated 01-04-30