PS 9.2 and Tools 8.55 Upgrade plan

PeopleTools 8.55 is a prerequisite of PS CS 9.2, and will provide facelifts to the user interface, such as a more contemporary look to different menus and functions. Released in December 2015, PS CS 9.2 delivers new visual guides to help casual users better navigate the system and execute activities more easily.
ASR has begun the initial stages of planning for this project. Carrie Otto has agreed to lead the PS CS 9.2 upgrade project and is transitioning to full project management mode. Carrie is forming the team of people that will be working on the project and is also collecting documentation and information to assist getting everyone educated and to define what the scope of the project will be.
A rough timeline has been developed by the Administrative Computing Steering Committee (ACSC) and the Operation Advisory Steering Committee (OASC).

• July 2016-January 2017
• July-August
• Educate IT staff and gain familiarity of PS9.2/T8.55
• Review release notes
• Release test instance, OIT
• September-January
• ASR fit gap kick-off, October
• Fit gap & priority determinations
• Review/redesign business process
• MIDHEUG updates from other schools upgrading
• January-April 2017
• Testing of tools
• Update documentation for tools
• Determine tech resources for code, design, and testing
• May 2017-February 2018
• Finalize CS 9.2 design changes
• Retrofits and coding, developers
• Testing
• Training, communication, documentation, and change control
• February 2018
• Go live