The 21st Century Project team will work with stakeholders throughout all phases to ensure an efficient and effective transition to the new system.

Refer to the Project Timeline.

The Project Preparation phase is complete. In this phase:

• The Project transitioned from a procurement effort to an implementation effort which kicked-off in June 2006.
• There was a large recruitment effort and the state and BearingPoint (the system integrator) staffed positions to form the 21st Century Project Team.

The Business Process Blueprint Phase is complete. In this phase, the project team:

• Assessed the State’s business, infrastructure, interface, and conversion needs
• Performed a fit/gap analysis to identify and resolve any functionality gaps
• Conducted sessions with stakeholders to identifiy and validate the State’s current and future business processes
• Documented the organization required to support the new processes

During the Design Phase:

• Preparing to initiate departments' deployment activities.
  
• Gathering additional information from departments to refine business processes, design and configuration.
  
• Resolving gaps in business process and design identified in the Business Blueprint.
• Developing more detailed design requirements, based on gap resolution and additional information gathered from departments.
  

During the Realization Phase:

• The SAP software will be configured and customized to meet the State's business requirements based on the blueprint documentation.
• Interfaces and conversion programs will be built and testing will be conducted to validate the entire business system.
• Training plans, training materials, and the implementation strategy will be finalized.

During the Final Preparation Phase:

• Support will be provided to department staff assigned to the deployment process in preparation for Go-Live.
• Instructor-led training will be provided to key staff working with the system.
• Training information and instruction materials will be implemented for all levels of system users.
• Human Resources data will be loaded into the system.
• The project team will work with end users to test the system.

During Go-Live and Support:

• The project team will provide departments with post-implementation support.
• Opportunities will be identified for continuous improvement through training evaluations and hands-on deployment experience