| Service Area | Prime Number Project Name |
Project Description | IS&T Project Manager |
| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
658012 – DW/BI Data Modernization, Consolidation, & BUworks Conversion File creation |
Migration of data from legacy stores to Oracle repository in preparation for importation into SAP (BUworks) and the Enterprise Data Warehouse for integration and reporting requirements and services. Non-ADABAS files required for ERP or enterprise reporting will be migrated to the consolidation repository directly per requirements.
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Faria, Mark
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
869063 – Occupational health clinic system upgrade |
The objective of this project is to migrate Occupational Health Manager (OHM) software from the current desktop version to a web (SaaS) version for Occupational Health Clinic at Boston University.
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Alturu, Hari
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
471606 – Dean Performance Assessment Survey |
Create a template survey instrument that is composed of a variety of questions regarding assessment of a dean’s job performance — the responses will all be in free-text format (so — no rankings, radio buttons, yes/no questions). The goal is to receive thoughtful feedback in essay format / short response. Respondents should have the option of identifying themselves or submitting without attribution.
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Ramaswamy, Sundar
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
270174 – Curriculum Submission/Global Activity Research and Educational Program Document Management System | The goal of the project is to create a fully automated, paperless system for the Provost’s Office to efficiently receive and manage proposals for changes to the curriculum submitted by school/college deans, where input and approval from various university constituencies is required on the proposal’s academic and intellectual merits. In addition, the Office of Global Operations submits requests for research sponsored program activity and educational program activity to the Provost’s office for approval. A second objective of this effort is to also manage OGO’s requests |
LaSalle, Charles
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
219457 – Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence and Reporting for BUworks | The delivery of information, reporting, and analytical capability which will complement and complete the reporting requirements from Finance, Purchasing, and Human resources with information not migrated to or generated by SAP. This includes blended information from Student, Alumni, and Ancillary systems as well as historical finance and human resource data. In addition, complex SAP reporting will be augmented in this environment. |
Faria, Mark
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
603046 – Long Term Renovations – assessment phase | The objective of this project is to assess the effort involved in eliminating non-value added interfaces between legacy systems and SAP and to reduce current dependency on SAP replenished data on legacy systems |
Alturu, Hari
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
229623 – Kuali Coeus Phase 1 | Implementation of a Research Administration system to address grant proposal development, submission, and reporting required by the Federal government and other granting institutions. |
Halliday, Jen
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
697730 – Legacy Systems Integration for BUworks | The Legacy Integration with BUworks project will support the Phase 1, July 1, 2011 migration of BU General Ledger, Human Resources, Payroll, and Procurement business functions from Legacy applications to the SAP Enterprise Application suite and implement required modifications to the remaining Legacy applications to successfully integrate processing with BUworks. |
Thomas, Robert
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
491664 – Global Program Information Repository | Global Operations seeks to create a Global Program Information Repository to enable accurate collection, processing, and reporting of operations abroad. The repository may be populated from the activities questionnaire or similar survey as well as from existing data sources where possible. Current data collection and reporting methods are driven by the compliance requirements for governmental reporting, but Global Operations would like to increase the value of this data by creating a repository to improve internal operations and to enable schools and colleges to view specific reports throughout the year. |
Alturu, Hari
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
216454 – Kuali Coeus – Phase 1B | Phase 1B Continuation of Phase 1 for KCRM Implementation. Scope includes: Interface with SAP and Proposal Log conversion. |
Halliday, Jennifer
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
851788 – Degree Audit Update | PHASE I: Upgrade of the Degree Audit service to the current version of the DegreeWorks product offering. This project will implement a new hardware platform, a new database (Oracle 11g), and new Degree works software (4.08). The current technology is end of life or will be no longer supported. PHASE II: On-boarding of new schools and colleges. School catalog maintenance and the scribing of new requirements will be transitioned to ENSA. Benefits of this project include: Alignment with One BU – Standardize SunGard Product Interface, Improved Audit Generation Performance (Speed), Allow Student “What-If?” Functionality, Allows Focus on Enhancements Rather Than Maintenance of Individualized Sites, Facilitates Future Upgrades |
Yoest, Peter
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
259168 – Advancement System (BlackBaud) for Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) | Boston University is replacing its existing Development and Alumni Relations UIS system with a robust Development and Alumni Relations CRM solution that will support its overall goals of improving business processes and enacting best practices while establishing a comprehensive view of Boston University’s constituencies. The Enterprise CRM (from Blackbaud Inc.) solution must accommodate the growing needs of the Development and Alumni Relations department and provide operational efficiency while maximizing the results of fundraising and engagement activities |
Leonard, Timothy
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
604453 – Support January offers of Admission to September applicants | A decision has been made to Previously submitted as INC11094508 on 9/23/11. Business requirements are: 1. Create a new decision that will indicate an offer of January entry (JA?). 2.The semester of application for students offered January admission should not change until the student pays a deposit. 3.Students offered admission to January will not be counted as accepted on any report of September applicant numbers. 4.Students offered admission to January should have a decision letter produced via BEN1200 (or BEN1210) and be able to see decision text on the Applicantlink. 5. Students offered admission for January should see all appropriate invitations on the Applicantlink — the same links they would see if they had been admitted for September — with the (current) exception of the housing link. Applicants should be able to pay a deposit and decline admission via the Applicantlink. (NOTE: should possible available links be controlled via a table?) |
Jaeckel, Roland
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| Administrative Systems and Reporting |
719238 – University-wide automatic electronic receipt of GRE & TOEFL scores | Automate the collection of GRE and TOEFL test results, to reduce manual entry of official score results into UIS records, especially as more grad schools at BU migrate to the UIS Grad App. |
Yoest, Peter
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| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
383386 – Academics Website Archive Process | Update the Academics website course descriptions, requirements and policies for Fall 2011/Spring 2012. View degree requirements for a particular year. Create annual archive for historical documentation of course descriptions, requirements and policies. | Weller, Rebecca |
| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
412583 – BUToday CMS | Reimplement BUToday in the centrally supported BU WordPress CMS. BUToday is the University’s primary vehicle for communicating news, events, and emergency information to the BU community. Moving it to WordPress will improve stability, add fault tolerance, and reduce University resources required for support and administration. |
MacDowell, Trevor
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| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
323941 – Summer 2011 Classroom Upgrades (29 rooms) | Media Installations to 29 classrooms as well as some modifications to existing systems. |
Gineitis, Algimantas
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| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
263798 – Outsource Student Email | Investigate, recommend, and implement a new email provider for student email. Email has become a commodity service and inhouse systems are expensive to maintain when it comes to maintenance, storage and security. We are looking to outsource this service to a more robust service with larger storage capabilities. No need to keep storage and no maintaining the interface once everyone is up. The number one benefit is the cost savings and with that savings we can put it to great use on other inhouse projects. |
Gup, Peggy
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| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
144912 – 590 Comm Ave. 1st Floor Renovation (SCI) | Installation of AV systems in Metcalfe Science Center first floor |
Gineitis, Algimantas
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| Communication/ Collaboration Sy |
347321 – Nuance Speech Attendant Implementation | Implementation of the Nuance Speech Attendant product will enable automated processing of University directory services. The Nuance speech recognition engine and associated data base will rely on an automated feed of University directory information updated on a daily basis to maintain accuracy |
Maw, Cheri
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| Communication Collaboration Sy |
431973 – BU ID (Terrier) Card Upgrade – Update DataCard to support new iClass BU ID Cards – Investigation | To comply with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts standards for the protection of personal information (201 CMR 17.00) the University has determined that it needs to cease utilizing the BU ID number or the U number for Dining and Convenience Point transactions on campus. The majority of these transactions require the use of the Terrier Card; therefore the card must be modified to be able to carry a newly created financial account number as well as to continue to carry the BU ID number. |
MacDowell, Trevor
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| Communication Collaboration Sy |
634987 – BU Libraries Website Redesign | This project will provide new functionality including: a custom theme with improved user interface/experience, ability to search MetaLib, WorldCat Local, the Library catalog, and 5 additional repositories, integration of 7 custom forms and 6 custom applications. This update will improve the usability of the Library website and allow broader access to the wealth of resources and subscriptions available for research. |
MacDowell, Trevor
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| Support and Infrastructure |
116856 – Service Management Ticketing Tool Implementation | IS&T will implement the service-now.com suite of IT Service Management Ticketing tools and services . The project will have four phases with associated deliverables: P1 – Service Mgt Tool Implementation, Configuration and integration to existing IT infrastructure P2 – Change Mgt Process Implementation P3- IncidentManagement and Request Fulfillment Process Implementation for select IS&T groups P4 – Incident Management and Request Fulfillment Process Implementation for additional IS&T groups | Kelley, Annemarie |
| Support and Infrastructure |
885219 – Storage Assessment and Backup Roadmap | Develop a long term implementation strategy for storage and backup taking into consideration the recommendations made by Cambridge Computer. The strategy will support several client facing services as well as necessary underpinning services to support these, the result of which is a Storage and Backup Program comprised of several related projects. | LaSalle, Charles |
| Support and Infrastructure |
949871 – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Program | Replace a small number of staff PCs with thin clients as a pilot. Replace some kiosks with thin clients; replace desktops in some training rooms with thin clients. Processing and storage are handled by a central server so that the burden of installation and workstation management is greatly reduced. Software installation, updating and removal is easier as it is located in one place. Changes can be made quicker and rolled out over a larger audience. Thin clients do not contain a hard drive, processor or video card which makes them greener as they use less power then the conventional workstation | Gup, Peggy |
| Support and Infrastructure |
757949 – Classroom and Dining wireless expansion | Complete communications cabling in all dining facilities and all University Registrar classrooms. Activate 802.11n wireless services in all dining facilities by start of fall semester 2010. Align classroom 802.11n activations with Media Services upgrade projects phased across three fiscal years. | LeBlanc, Brian |
| Support and Infrastructure |
972391 – IS&T Desktop Asset Management Pilot | Proof of concept on broader use of KACE for desktop asset management. Pilot will determine if we can offer desktop asset management as a University service, integrated with Service management |
Hagen, Mark
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| Support and Infrastructure |
892780 – Undergraduate Housing Wireless | Buildout wireless services in BU Residence buildings in three phases. The first phase includes West Campus, Warren Towers, and Towers on Bay State Road. This is due by start of the fall semester 2010. The second phase is broken down into two sections. Phase II Section 1 includes Myles Standish Hall, Shelton Hall, Danielson Hall, 575 Comm. Ave., and other large dorms located in Central and East Campus. The expected completion date for these locations is 2/28/11. Phase II Section 2 includes all South Campus properties and is due by 6/28/11. The third phase covers all Bay State Road properties. This phase is scheduled to be completed by 6/30/12. A possible expedite of this phase could be attempted with the goal of completing the work by 8/31/11. |
LeBlanc, Brian
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| Support and Infrastructure |
857532 – Laptop Encryption | Investigate offering a laptop encryption service for University-used laptops that contain sensitive information. Scope will also include protecting other University-used mobile devices including smart phones and USB external drives including thumbdrives. Service will provide full disk encryption (rather than encrypting individual files and folders). Peggy Gup |
Gup, Peggy
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| Support and Infrastructure |
249073 – Track BU Facilities Management 881 and 25 Buick Electrical Infrastructure enhancements | This is a shadow projcet tracking BU Facilities Management work. |
Tomeo, Thomas
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| Support and Infrastructure |
257428 – FDR/Upstream Replacement | This project was recommended as a result of a consulting study on IS&T backup and recovery methods in use by Cambridge Computer. The team will review current deployments, recommend new and migrate to the new backup platform. |
Lentz, John
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| Support and Infrastructure |
216383 – Enterprise Desktop Asset Management Software Evaluation – Microsoft System Center Configuration Mgr | This project will define requirements for an Enterprise Desktop Asset Management solution which can be used by IS&T to manage our internal resources as well as be used as the platform through which IS&T can offer Desktop Asset Management as a shared service offering to our IT Partners. Additionally we will evaluate the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager software as a potential tool for this solution. |
Kelley, Annemarie
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| Support and Infrastructure |
399836 – Enterprise Desktop Asset Management Software Evaluation – KACE Pilot for IT Partners |
§Pilot on use of KACE for desktop asset management with 4 IT Partners. Pilot will determine capability of KACE as a desktop asset management tool which IS&T can offer as a shared service to members of our IT Partner Community.
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Kelley, Annemarie
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| Support and Infrastructure |
405974 – Data Center Modernization Investigation |
Develop a strategy for the consolidation and operation of BU non-research data centers, including administrative, academic and medical campus unit server rooms. Aspects of the assessment include physical computer room space, electrical power capacity, backup power and cooling requirements. Considerations include virtualization opportunities and the examination of data center co-location options both on and off campus.
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Boucher, James
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| Support and Infrastructure |
190143 – ServiceNow Release Upgrade |
The purpose of this project is to validate current functionality for ServiceNow is working as designed,upgrade the application to a more current release and then re-validate that functionality still works as designed on the new release. Through this project we will also review the existing application and integration architecture in preparation to expand the functionality of ServiceNow within Incident Management and open new modules of ServiceNow such as Problem Management and Release Management. Expansion and new modules will be implemented through separate projects.
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Kelley, Annemarie
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| Teaching and Learning |
419207 – Distance Education LMS Upgrade to Blackboard Learn 9.1 |
Upgrade from Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn 9.1
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Jaeckel, Roland
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