Track 1 Agencies Only!
To ensure agencies maximize the time we have available for
User Acceptance Testing (UAT), we want to encourage agencies to finalize their Chart
of Accounts as soon as possible. We have some agencies that have completed
their Chart of Accounts and have already begun testing. Many agencies have decided to wait until their
Chart of Accounts is finalized before starting testing. Although this is an understandable approach, we
recommend agencies begin testing with central data to reduce the learning curve
and expedite testing once you start UAT using your agency’s Chart of Accounts.
This will help to accelerate testing and improve the likelihood of your agency
completing UAT by the deadline in June 2015.
To keep everyone informed of our progress on UAT, we
recently posted a STAARS progression chart on SharePoint UAT
page indicating the number of documents generated per Core Business Process. Although not a clear indication of how much
testing we have remaining, it does show levels of activity for each area, which
may reveal areas where we should concentrate our testing effort.
Finally, some agencies have already taken
advantage of our test labs. Using one of our test labs supported by experts
from the project team, agencies have been able to more easily work through test
scenarios. We recommend all agencies reserve time in one of our test labs.
Contact staars@finance.alabama.gov
to reserve time for your agency.