Project Type: Streamline Administrative Overhead
Faculty Workload Data Collection
Completed, Key ProjectWhat is it? A new policy on faculty workload reporting has prompted a review of data collection processes. ITS is working with IT leaders across the campus to create a process and mechanism for collecting and reporting faculty workload data. All applicable schools will collect and submit workload activity for their faculty members to a shared platform. Some schools already collect the required information. Other schools will need to develop processes to start collecting the… Read More about Faculty Workload Data Collection.
PaymentWorks Implementation
CompletedWhat are we going to do? ITS Enterprise Applications together with Finance is replacing the self-service supplier portal in ConnectCarolina with PaymentWorks. PaymentWorks is a cloud-based application that allows suppliers to update their own information, such as contact and banking information. Why are we doing it? Moving to PaymentWorks streamlines the onboarding process for suppliers and mitigates the risk of fraudulent supplier payments for the University. How does this impact our UNC community? This will… Read More about PaymentWorks Implementation.
Position Funding Enhancement Project
Completed, Key ProjectWhat is it? This project will redesign the existing Position Funding form, increasing the ease of use and capability for UNC users. The redesign will also move the form to an updated version of the application software used for eForms from Gideon Taylor “GT” and allow UNC to deliver additional features more easily. Why are we doing it? The new form allows users to see all an employee’s funding sources in one distinct place,… Read More about Position Funding Enhancement Project.
Lump Sum ePAR Redesign
CompletedWhat is it? This project will redesign the existing Lump Sum ePAR form, increasing functionality for UNC users. The redesign will also move the form to an updated version of the application software used for eForms from Gideon Taylor “GT” allow UNC to deliver additional features more easily. Why are we doing it? After this project, there should be a significant reduction in manual effort when updating lump sum payments. The updated form will be… Read More about Lump Sum ePAR Redesign.
Credit Bearing Certificates
CompletedWhat is it? The University is looking to expand and centrally manage certificate programs within the Graduate School by updating ConnectCarolina and creating a central administration model for graduate credit-bearing certificate programs. Why are we doing it? Credit-bearing certificate programs are currently managed in multiple units. This project aims to develop a common administration platform so the Graduate School can manage programs in one space. Ultimately, centralizing programs is critical to support the University’s goal… Read More about Credit Bearing Certificates.
TIM System Update
Completed, Key ProjectWhat is it? We are updating the University’s time reporting and accruals system, TIM (Time Information Management). TIM is the University’s branding for “Workforce Central,” a product made by the company UKG. The TIM System Update project will replace Workforce Central with “Data Dimensions,” another product by UKG with similar or better features. Why are we doing it? UKG is ending support for the Workforce Central product. The vendor is providing support to UNC to… Read More about TIM System Update.
Carolina Talent Performance Appraisals
CompletedPhase I of Carolina Talent Performance was implemented last year, but the performance appraisals were still being done on paper forms. For the 2021-2022 performance period, we are implementing online performance appraisals in Carolina Talent along with with additional changes related to: Second level manager signatures HR checkpoint review step Employee Self Assessments Automation of currently manual task creation Non-compliance reporting and procedure Comments on Development Plans
Background Check Phase Two
CompletedPhase one of the Background Check project went live in May 2021, but a second phase is needed. Phase two has multiple parts. First, our contract with CastleBranch, the existing Background Check vendor, ends in December 2021. We’ve chosen InfoMart as the University’s new vendor, so phase two will switch all integrations from CastleBranch to InfoMart. This phase needs to be completed by the end of this calendar year. The second part of phase two… Read More about Background Check Phase Two.
Upgrade and Transition of Software Distribution
CompletedThe PHP platform that the Software Distribution service operated on was no longer supported by the vendor, so this project upgraded the platform. The project also transitioned support of the service from ITS Infrastructure and Operations to the University Services team in ITS Enterprise Applications.
Remedy Decommissioning
CompletedThe Remedy application infrastructure has been running on unsupported versions of BMC Remedy AR Server, Oracle DB, Java, and Linux OS, which is a risk for ITS while also consuming team resources to maintain. The purpose of this project is to transition all remaining Remedy applications to other supported ServiceNow applications or application platforms. This project needs to be completed by mid-October at the latest to prevent renewal of the Unix Support contract for another… Read More about Remedy Decommissioning.