Enterprise Readiness Phase

• Prepared the State of Alaska (SOA) for business process changes and system implementation.
• Established IRIS Project Team and governance.
• Documented current SOA "AS-IS" business processes.
• Deployed the Debt Manager module.

Envision Phase

• Formed "TO-BE" business case scenarios and identifies related configuration specifications.
• Facilitated joint evaluation and agreement regarding agency systems which will be decommissioned as IRIS is deployed.
• Addressed data conversion from AKSAS and AKPAY, plans for system interfaces, and determines data warehouse and reporting strategies.
• Determined the overall business design of IRIS which serves as a blueprint for configuration of the software.

Build Phase

• Aligns training with the SOA's needs.
• Configures system to represent business design determined during Envision Phase.
• Maintains ongoing engagement with stakeholders and agencies to monitor readiness for organizational and process change.
• Addresses business implementation and assists departments prepare their people for new processes and technology.
• Builds interfaces identified in Envision Phase with existing SOA and departmental systems to facilitate data exchange once IRIS goes live.

Achieve Phase

• Implements training for trainers and for end users.
• Maintains ongoing engagement with stakeholders and agencies to monitor readiness for organizational and process change.
• Establishes IRIS help desk.

Stabilization and Optimization

• Implements financial management, procurement management and vendor self-service modules in Summer 2014
• Implements human resource management, payroll management and employee self-service modules in Winter 2016.
• Provides for post-implementation support and problem resolution as first financial and procurement modules and later HR and Payroll modules are optimized by the SOA.
• Monitors people and systems to ensure successful adoption of new processes and technology.

On-going activities through all phases:

• Communicates project information.
• Provides a feedback loop for concerns to be addressed and expectations to be managed.