Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Purchaser expects the contractor to furnish and install a system based on the following assumptions: Structured and guided pathways is a major strategy at CPTC for achieving student success and is supported by the board of trustees and leadership as part of our strategic plan. Core Advising Processes will be designed to support structured and guided pathways. Core Advising Processes will support Cohort Advising by Area of Study. An annual class schedule will be developed and then expanded into a two-year schedule supporting Guided Pathways. Core Advising Processes will support placement testing, multiple measures, and placement into general education and pre-requisite courses. The system needs to support instructional and advising processes that are core to a guided pathways approach: career exploration, degree/education planning, tracking student progress, course scheduling, course demand and wait-list monitoring, early alerts; predictive analytics, advisor dashboard, advisor appointment scheduling, and student communications. PeopleSoft transition implementation will begin in 2021. New technology will be expected to work with both the current student information system as well as with the new PeopleSoft system. With new technology and new processes, faculty and staff, especially advisors will require training and adequate resources.