This article outlines the standard implementation process for Faculty Success. This process is designed to be goal-based, providing administrator training for faculty activity data collection and reporting, and guidance on best practices for standardizing and streamlining reviews.
Implementation Highlights
- Goal-based implementation & administrator training for faculty activity and accomplishment data collection and reporting
- Best practice guidance for standardizing and streamlining data collection
- Faculty Credentialing and Institutional Accreditation (Data Collection and Reporting)
- Annual Review Workflows and Web Services (API)
- SAML SSO with Watermark Navigator (login system)
- Opportunity to ask questions and engage with Product Consultant and Project Manager during implementation
Implementation Process
Planning & Setup
Project Foundation
Timeline: 3 Meetings | 1 Month
Key Campus Stakeholders: Executive Sponsor, System Administrator, Campus IT
Meeting 1: Kickoff Call
- Meet your Implementation Team
- Define your goals & timeline for success
Meeting 2: Rollout Considerations
- Discuss communication plan
- Discuss training considerations
Meeting 3: Project Planning/Initial Data IT
- Confirm project plan
- Confirm users creation file
- Confirm SSO & integrations (if needed)
Design & Build
Administrator Training
Timeline: 9 Meetings | 3 Months
Key Campus Stakeholders: System Administrator, Executive Sponsor (Optional)
Meeting 1: System Overview & Data Entry
Meeting 2: CSV Imports & Work Requests
Meeting 3: Overview of Reports
Meeting 4: Instrument Setup Review & Launch Prep
Meeting 5: Faculty Accomplishments (FA) Completion
Meeting 6: Transition to Reviews Workflow
Meeting 7: Reviews Templates & Configure Step Forms
Meeting 8: Role Groups & Introduction to Schedules
Meeting 9: Launch Test Schedule
Validation
Go Live with Base
Timeline: 3 Meetings | 1 Month
Key Campus Stakeholders: Executive Sponsor, System Administrator, Faculty
Meeting 1: Reviews Workflow Check-In (Optional)
Meeting 2: Reviews Workflow, Validate Test Schedule, and Prepare for Official Launch
Meeting 3: Graduation Call
Note: Implementation timelines are highly dependent on the institution's access to clear, clean data and project resources, as well as engagement in the implementation process.