4/17/13: The Implementation Team has been identified. It will be led by Jacque Honda and include Dan Saveliff, Dana Deason, Noah Zerbe, Tom Trepiak, Tracy Smith, and Peg Blake; Mike Bradley will be the technical lead. A MAP-Works "Getting Started" webinar with the Implementation Team & Advising Working Group will take place 4/23/13, followed by a review of the MAP-Works implementation project plan ("Intake Interview") with the Implementation Team on 4/29/13. The first consulting visit will take place 5/7/13 and 5/8/13 with the Implementation Team and will include time for strategic planning as well as administrative training on the set up and use of MAP-Works. The project is on schedule.
3/25/13: The contract, including the Statement of Work, has been signed, allowing work to commence. The first draft of the project task list has been sent to MAP-Works for review. Next steps are to identify the project team and schedule the "intake interviews" to be led by MAP-Works in April and their onsite consulting visit in May. The formal name of the project has been changed from the original Early Academic Warning System to the more concise Early Alert System.
2/25/13: Notice of Intent to Award and associated documents have been accepted by selected vendor MAP-Works. We are currently working with them to create the Statement of Work needed to issue the contract, and expect to complete this work by 3/1/13. The first draft of the project task list is in progress.
1/28/13: Following December's product demonstrations, Request for Quotes (RFQs) are under review by the evaluation committee and a decision is expected by 2/8/13. The project scope will then be defined to support a Fall 2013 semester go-live date and a project timeline to run from March through August 2013.
12/5/12: Project approved and scheduled.