Specifications include, but are not limited to: The System expects that its future enterprise system will meet the following expectations: • Serves students, faculty and staff the way they expect to be served and supports a positive user experience (i.e., is operable through mobile devices) • Is intuitive so casual users can readily maneuver, understand and use the system for decision-making ((i.e., those other than finance experts can easily use the solution) • Can be configured to be secure and compliant • Is integrated and allows for additional integrations with a robust set of third-party add-ons • Allows for immediate availability of current data • Is nimble, flexible, configurable, able to change and expand • Is consistently maintainable with constant updates • Is cost effective to operate – minimizes staff time to maintain • Is functionally and technically reliable with minimal or no downtime (i.e., stable) • Is well documented • Facilitates data extraction and leverages UNTS’s current investment in data modeling • Supports standardized processes where it makes sense but allows for institutional uniqueness • Is progressive (i.e. is not regressive relative to current capabilities) Is supported with tools for transitioning from the System’s current solution to the future state solution (e.g., cross-walk of current data to future-state software model). UNTS expects the enterprise system provider to have: • An eye to future needs and technologies • A sufficient client base in research and academic medical centers in the US to be well developed and tested for these types of institutions, particularly as it relates to compliance with Federal, State and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reporting requirements.
