Specifications include, but are not limited to: The benefits of completing the Lawson Project include the following: • Automated business processes • Improvements in data accuracy and quality which will allow better governmental compliance (No Child Left Behind) and Colorado Department of Education reporting which impacts funding • Review and implementation of best business practices • Lawson product (base functionality) vs. customization • Guaranteed customer and technical support from Lawson by upgrading to a supported environment and application version • One central training product • Ability to create, track and report multiple employee positions and or locations • Absence Management utilization • Prepare landscape for Landmark Applications