1 State of Connecticut Core-CT Project HRMS Users Group Meeting January 31 & February 1, 2006

2 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-Cluen Training Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

3 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-Cluen Training Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

4 Payroll Update Payroll – 8.9 Upgrade Important Dates System will be unavailable for approximately one week while data is converted to the 8.9 format –Beginning at 2pm, Thursday, 4/20/06 –REMINDER - this is the Longevity pay cycle –System access will resume as soon as possible –To assist agencies, we are planning to have the system available on Sunday, 4/30/06 –Please note – during this lockout period, Central Payroll will be unable to produce on-line checks. However, on-line check request forms should be sent to Central Payroll as soon as possible –We are also looking into the best way of getting reports out to you to aid in your reconciliation process during this time.

5 Payroll Update Benefits – 8.9 Upgrade Important Dates Key Benefits Billing Dates at the time of the Upgrade: The Billing Calculation for the Billing Period 0506 (Coverage Month May 2006) will run overnight on April 17, 2006 Billing Statements should be run on April 18, 2006 Note that agencies must process, print and deliver Billing Statements prior to the beginning of the Conversion blackout period (April 20 – 27, 2006) in order to meet the premium due date of May 3, 2006

6 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-Cluen Training Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

7 Human Resources Update Longevity First preliminary report will run on 3/1/2006 Second preliminary report scheduled to run on 3/15/2006 Third preliminary report scheduled to run on 3/29/2006 Final processing and reports will take place on Friday, 4/14/2006

8 Human Resources Update Longevity, Continued Please note these critical dates: Longevity is processed for pay period 3/31/2006 to 4/13/2006 Payroll will confirm on Thursday,4/20/2006 for check dated Friday, 4/28/2006 Core-CT will be shut down from Friday,4/21/2006 to Friday, 4/28/2006 Important: On-line (petty cash) checks can not be issued during Core-CT shut down period

9 Human Resources Update Mass Salary Processing Effective 3/31/2006, January 2006 Anniversary Increase (3 month delay) will be processed for BU-05 (AR) bargaining unit –Preliminary report will be run on 3/2/2006 –Final processing and report will be run on 4/12/2006

10 Human Resources Update HRMS – 8.9 Upgrade Changes Original Hire Date in 8.3 Currently Original Hire date is located in Personal Data>Identity Diversity tab –Field represents original hire date into state service –Field can be edited –Only one Personal Data record per employee

11 Human Resources Update HRMS – 8.9 Upgrade Changes, Continued Original Hire Date in 8.9 Original Hire date in 8.9 is located in Job Data>Employment Data tab –Field represents original hire date into state service –Field can be edited –Field exists for each concurrent job –Field will reset to newest hire date for every concurrent job added after conversion and must be manually reset to Original State Hire Date

12 Human Resources Update New Process for Temporary Service in a Higher Class Temporary Service in a Higher Class job aid was updated 11/28/2005 with new process New process for job data entries −will eliminate time and labor exceptions −will reduce refunds of health and life contributions to permanent job row

13 Human Resources Update New Process for Temporary Service in a Higher Class, Continued Employees will not be placed in TSHC assignment until the pay period following the completion of the 30 day waiting period Agencies requesting assistance with this new process may contact Lina Simonu at for a review.

14 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-Cluen Training Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

15 Time and Labor Update Schedules Schedule naming changes have been postponed until after the upgrade to 8.9 A future date will be chosen when the Schedule naming convention will be completed It is anticipated that employees will be automatically converted to the new Schedule Rotating Averaging Schedules will not include the Relative Start Dates as of the go-live date.

16 Time and Labor Update Navigating in 8.9

17 Time and Labor Update Navigating in 8.9, Continued

18 Time and Labor Update Navigating in 8.9, Continued

19 Time and Labor Update Navigating in 8.9, Continued

20 Time and Labor Update Prior Period Adjustments Current process for prior period adjustments It is recommended that prior period attendance adjustments be limited to four pay periods Any attendance adjustment beyond four pay periods should be done in Adjust Paid Time and differences in pay are done in the current pay period There is no limitation in the system

21 Time and Labor Update Prior Period Adjustments, Continued Adjustments to Future Rows.010% 0.010% Adjustments done within 14 days %90.043% Adjustments done 15 – 30 days 4.337%94.380% Adjustments done 31 – 60 days 1.843%96.223% Adjustments done 61 – 90 days 1.024%97.247% Adjustments done 91 – 180 days 1.580%98.827% Adjustments done 181 – 365 days.881%99.708% Adjustments done greater 1 year.292% %

22 Time and Labor Update Prior Period Adjustments, Continued Process for prior period adjustments in 8.9 Agency users will have access to make prior period attendance adjustments up to 60 days Any adjustment beyond 60 days must be done in Adjust Paid Time and differences in pay will be done in the current pay period

23 Time and Labor Update Prior Period Adjustments, Continued Process for prior period adjustments in 8.9 Central Time and Labor will have access to make prior period attendance adjustments up to 1 year There will be guidelines set up to determine which type of attendance changes will be made by Central Time and Labor

24 Time and Labor Update Prior Period Adjustments, Continued Process for prior period adjustments in 8.9 Adjust Paid Time page will be modified to include Workers’ Comp Claim Number, Comments and Override Reason Code Adjust Paid Time attendance changes are reportable through the Attendance Report and TRC Usage Report.

25 Time and Labor Update Agency Clean Up Task Accrual Balances - Out of Balance Most out of balance conditions occur when agency does not complete Adjust Paid Time entries List of employees will be sent to Agencies in the near future

26 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-CluenTraining Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

27 Upgrade Overview EPM – Query Performance Query Performance Tuning Reminders: Use Indexed Fields in Criteria Reporting table Indexes and Join Criteria Always using Indexed fields on partitioned Tables EPM Hot Topics: 5/27/2005, 6/14/2005 & 6/27/2005 Always use Deptid and/or Business Unit in criteria

28 Upgrade Overview EPM – HRMS 8.9 Upgrade EPM table changes will mirror HRMS table changes and be barely noticeable: Acct Cd now called Combo Code Ethnic Group now called Ethnic Grp Cd Empl Status now called PR Status CT Position Descr now used for CT Pos Desc Long Task now used for Override Rsn Cd HR Status will be added to Employee table (at later date) FLSA Status will be added to Position Table (at later date)

29 Upgrade Overview EPM – HRMS 8.9 Upgrade, Continued EPM 8.9 Upgrade Timeline and Availability EPM will be available 4/20 – 4/25 with data a/o 4/19. EPM Upgrade is anticipated to begin on 4/26 EPM will not be available during 8.9 Upgrade EPM 8.9 Go Live anticipated for the 1 st week in May

30 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade EPM is upgrading from PTools Version 8.44 to 8.46 Implementation is targeted for the weekend of April 22 EPM will not be available during Tools upgrade implementation

31 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued Changes in Functionality from 8.44 to 8.46 will be minor: New ‘Folder’ Navigation Options New Edit Hyperlink - prompts ‘Read Only’ message for Public Queries and disables the ‘Save’ command Order/Sort Feature command now separate commands ‘Preview’ Tab renamed to ‘Run’ Tab in Query Component

32 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued New ‘Folder’ Navigation Options

33 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued New Edit Hyperlink

34 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued Order/Sort Feature command now separate commands

35 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued Order/Sort Feature command now separate commands

36 Upgrade Overview EPM – 8.46 Tools Upgrade, Continued Preview’ Tab renamed to ‘Run’ Tab in Query Component

37 Upgrade Overview EPM – HRMS 8.9 Upgrade EPM Reporting Table and Query Impacts: The EPM Team is making every attempt to make 8.9 HR changes and impacts to EPM Reporting Tables and Queries as transparent as possible User Acceptance Testing query labs are being targeted for some time in March – volunteers will be solicited.

38 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Cathy Bysiewicz-CluenTraining Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Mary Yabrosky EPM Update

39 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan Scope of training –All presentations and supporting materials will be customized to match software modifications and changed business processes impacted by the 8.9 upgrade Targeted audience for upgrade training –Current key users of HRMS Core-CT system

40 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Pre-requisite for training participation –Complete Introduction to HRMS Core-CT 8.9, a brief narrated and animated PowerPoint overview of Core-CT and the HRMS modules –Users will be able to download the presentation from the Core-CT website at their desks or a central location (i.e., computer training room) to view in group setting –Gives flexibility to agencies to determine when and where they want users to take class –Available in mid March; specifics will be sent out in daily mail and to training registration coordinators

41 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Training tools for delivery – HR and Time and Labor Modules –Training will include instructor led presentations for each module, practice exercises, job aids and Web Learning Assistants (WLAs) –Agencies will be grouped for presentations based on common factors as much as possible and assigned dates –Presentations begin on or about April 3 and will continue post production

42 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Training tools for delivery – practice exercises for HR and Time and Labor Modules –Simulated exercises will be created that duplicate the functionality of production –Instructors will demonstrate exercises in presentation classes –Exercises will be available on Core-CT website –Users will be able to repeat exercises as needed

43 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Training tools for delivery – Payroll and Benefits Modules –Minimal changes occurring due to 8.9 upgrade –Communications (i.e., Daily Mail) and job aids will capture any changes for users

44 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Pre and post labs for upgrade changes –Instructors will be available to help end users with exercises prior to go-live –After go-live end users can bring real work to labs –Labs will have resources who can address transactional questions related to upgrade

45 HRMS Upgrade Training Plan, Continued Training Locations –Most presentations and labs will take place at DOIT Training Registration –Schedules and any related logistics will be sent to agency training registration coordinators, announced in daily mails and posted to the Core-CT website.

46 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Mary Yabrosky EPM Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Training Update Cathy Bysiewicz Cluen

47 HRMS Upgrade Testing Phases

48 HRMS Upgrade Product Test Identification of test conditions Organization of test conditions into logical groupings or cycles Creation of test scripts that include the conditions and expected results

49 HRMS Upgrade Product Test, Continued Test Scripts document the steps that testers must execute to validate a condition within a cycle. Each script will include: Steps to Execute Input Data Expected Results Product Test execution occurs between 1/17/06 and 3/31/06

50 HRMS Upgrade Simulated Payroll Test (SPRT) Compares the Gross to Net pay calculations between the Production and Upgrade environments Compares the TL Accruals between the Production and Upgrade environments 2 Cycles are planned

51 HRMS Upgrade Simulated Payroll Test (SPRT), Continued Cycle 1 – Full employee population for check date 2/17/06. Based on Production values as of 2/9/06 Cycle 2 – For the next check date, 3/3/06. Subset of employees based on targeted criteria (ex. FT/PT, bargaining unit, schedules, agencies). Requires agency input.

52 HRMS Upgrade Simulated Payroll Test (SPRT), Continued Agency Role: Assist in reconciling Production to test values Assist in identifying employees based on specified characteristics Collect Production transactions (HR, TL, BN, PY) for PPE 2/2/06 & 2/16/06 for entry into the test environment Actual Dates of participation are being finalized

53 Wrap Up Thank you for your participation today. We look forward to continuing our work together to make Core-CT a success! Look for this presentation on the Core - CT website ( Next meeting – Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 1:30pm - 4:00pm and Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 9:00am - 12:00pm Room 1002A and 1002B 101 E. River Drive

54 Agenda – Welcome Anne North and Sue Martin Testing Mary Yabrosky EPM Update HRMS Team Questions & Discussion Belinda Thibedeau Time and Labor Update Lina Simonu Human Resources Update Nancy Ribes Payroll Update Business Process Updates Anne North and Sue Martin Welcome Training Update Cathy Bysiewicz Cluen

55 Questions/Discussion