Banner 9 Student Upgrade Banner 9 Student Project Team Kelly Ducharme Senior IT Manager Maureen Johnston Information Technologist IV Marty Dyer Information Technologist IV Kim Therrien Information Technologist IV

What? - Banner Student will be upgraded from Banner 8 to Banner 9 in 2018. - Banner 9 will provide a more modern, and user-friendly, experience. Changes are generally cosmetic in nature and all Banner functionality will remain intact. The Banner Student Administrative System will be upgraded from Banner 8 to Banner 9 in 2018. UNH IT has been preparing for this upgrade for well over a year, and Banner user testing is currently underway. The production implementation timeframe is still being determined, but will likely begin in the late spring/early summer and be completed by October 2018.

Why? - Vendor support for the current version of Banner (Banner 8) terminates at the end of 2018, making the move to Banner 9 a necessity.

Who is impacted? All Banner Student Users across all 3 UNH campuses as well as Granite State College. Durham, Manchester, Law, GSC

Banner 9 Benefits Improved User Experience Modern web user interface with standard controls Shorter learning curve for occasional users Enhanced usability and navigation for power users Ability to run in any modern browser Banner 9 will provide a more modern, and user-friendly, experience. Changes are generally cosmetic in nature and all Banner functionality will remain intact

Banner 9’s New Look & Feel

Benefits of Banner 9 Ellucian Solution Manager Simplifies the upgrade process Minimizes system interruptions and risk Reduces time and cost for installation and deployment

Banner 9 Student Communications & Training Task Group Purpose: Create a communication plan Identify training needs Members Kelly Ducharme Judy Muller Richard Wiechert Kathy Derby Kim Therrien Maureen Johnston Ember Ludwig Purpose - Task group will: Create a communications plan, including the identification of: target audience timing of communications methods of communication content Identify training needs Who needs to be trained How to meet those needs – reference guides, demos

Approach Two phases of implementation Phase 1 (current phase) Banner 9 Admin pages Tentative Admin page implementation dates Financial Aid 5/31 Accounts Receivable 5/31 Student 6/8 General 6/15 Admissions 6/29 Custom 7/6 Phase 2 Business process review Banner 9 Self-Service(Webcat/Webrock) Purpose - Task group will: Create a communications plan, including the identification of: target audience timing of communications methods of communication content Identify training needs Who needs to be trained How to meet those needs – reference guides, demos

Project Timeline Task Date User Training 3/12 - 8/31 Banner 9 Database Prerequisites 3/25 Forms transformation testing Ongoing thru 4/30 Banner 8 Release Prerequisites 4/8 or 4/15 Banner 9 Test Database Refresh 4/16 – 4/25 Banner 8 Test Database Refresh 6/1 – 6/15 Banner 9 Admin Page Implementation 5/31 – 8/31 Banner 8 Forms Retirement 10/31

Project Status Banner 9 Test Environment: Forms transformation All custom and baseline modified forms have been delivered. User testing transformed forms are currently being tested by each office. User familiarization All Banner Student users are encouraged to log in to the new Banner 9 interface to become familiar with new layout and navigation Building communication plan Directed Communication sent out to all Banner Student users on 3/12 Additional communication will be sent out through UNH Signals

What is Next Production Environment Preparation Banner 9 Database Prerequisites – 3/25 Banner 8 Release Prerequisites - 4/8 or 4/15 Schedule overview and training sessions

Phase II Starting Q1 CY19 Banner 9 Self-Service Functionality Business Process Review to leverage baseline functionality where possible

Ellucian Training Resources Banner 9 Guide www.ellucian.com/banner9guide Ellucian Live Banner 9 Videos https://banner9guide.ellucian.com/content/ellucian-live-videos

Questions? For additional information: UNH IT - Banner 9 Student Upgrade Project Page https://www.unh.edu/it/banner-student-banner-9-upgrade Send questions to the Banner 9 Student project team banner9.student@unh.edu

Banner 9 Student Upgrade