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Title: Who moved my Cheese?


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  • Who moved my Cheese?
  • Migrating from SAM to ProSAM

2
Planning your move
  • Select the right house for your needs (Hardware
    Platform)
  • Securing the permits (Licensing)
  • Help Wanted! (Staffing)
  • Finding the right help (IT, Database etc.)
  • Moving (Conversions and Interfaces)
  • Learning the new digs (Training)
  • Financing (Cost estimates)
  • Closing Date (Timeframe)
  • Benefits of ProSAM
  • Audience Experience
  • Questions/Answers

3
Do Not
  • Do not go charging in blindly without a plan
  • Do not underestimate the project hours cost

4
Select the right house? (Hardware Platform)
  • Select Desired Platform
  • Unix - most typical platforms
  • AIX
  • Solaris
  • HP-UX
  • Linux
  • RedHat
  • SuSe
  • Windows Server 200x
  • z/OS SUSE Linux partition
  • Only available option for mainframe
  • Requires ACUCOBOL

5
Select the right house Continued
  • Multiple Regions Required
  • Dev, QA, Production
  • Relational Database
  • Separate or existing server
  • An instance needed for each region
  • Client runs on Windows OS
  • Thin client
  • Windows XP or 2000, Vista
  • Minimum 128 MB RAM
  • Minimum 20 MB Hard Drive Space
  • Minimum 800 x 600 resolution

6
Blueprints of new house
Application Server
Database
SOCKET
Request
Response
Socket Descriptor
Authentication
7
Securing the permits (Licensing)
  • Base Installation
  • No re-licensing fees from Sigma
  • C compiler
  • GNU C Compiler may be used in some cases. Verify
    with Sigma FIRST.
  • Some may come with Operating System
  • COBOL Compilers
  • Microfocus
  • Net Express IDE Runtime (contact Microfocus rep
    for price)
  • Windows Server 200x
  • Server Express Runtime
  • UNIX
  • AcuCorp (pricing varies due to platform)
  • ACUCOBOL-GT Compiler Runtime
  • Available for UNIX, Linux and z/OS SUSE Linux

8
Securing the permits - Continued
  • Open Source Tools (Free!)
  • XSLT transformation engine, Xalan
  • Available at http//www.apache.org
  • Java SE
  • Available at http//java.sun.com

9
Securing the permits - Continued
Baseline Installation Including Web Services and
Integration
  • All requirements of Baseline Installation
  • XML Exchange Service (provided by Sigma)
  • Web Service and Integration Servlets
  • Open Source Tools (Free!)
  • Xerces, Tomcat, SOAP
  • Available at http//www.apache.org
  • Java EE
  • Available at http//java.sun.com
  • JDOM
  • Available at http//www.jdom.org

10
Help Wanted! (Staffing)
  • Overall Project Manager
  • IT Resources
  • .75 FTE programmer/analyst
  • .3 FTE programmer/analyst
  • FA Resources
  • .75 FTE Process design/ testing
  • .75 FTE Revise existing procedures / train staff
  • Sporadic involvement
  • Process specialists (loan, etc.)
  • Policy decision authority

11
Project Manager
  • Project Management
  • Coordinate with
  • Sigma
  • IT Resources
  • FA Resources
  • Oversee the entire project
  • Make/Meet benchmark dates
  • Statement of Work

12
Techies
  • Unix/Linux Expertise
  • File permissions/Security
  • Create/Execute Korn Shell Scripts
  • Basic Linux/Unix commands
  • Create/Modify user .profiles
  • Use of make utility
  • Process scheduling and execution
  • Navigation / copying / moving files within Unix
  • More on Recommended List

13
Techies
  • Windows Server Expertise
  • File Permissions/Security
  • Create/Execute Shell Scripts
  • DOS
  • Windows Scripting
  • Basic DOS commands
  • Basic Administrator tasks such as
  • Launching Services
  • Setting environment variables
  • Create Users/Groups
  • Creating Logon scripts
  • Comfort level using IDE environments
  • Process scheduling and execution
  • Navigation / copying / moving files within
    Windows
  • More on Recommended List

14
Database Techie
  • Database expertise
  • Installation of DB software
  • Applying patches / upgrades
  • Defining / Altering DB tables
  • Growth monitoring
  • Name space and region management
  • Creation of backup / restore procedures
  • Effective structured queries / multi-table joins
  • More on Recommended List

15
Moving - Conversions/Interfaces
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Convert SAM data Utility transaction programs
  • Unload, unpack, transfer, pack, load
  • Corrupted data to fix
  • Bursar Interface for disbursement
  • Ad-hoc reporting requirements (new environment)

16
Conversions/Interfaces
Java Service
Application Server
Business Process Engine
SOCKET
SOCKET
Request
Request
Response
Socket Descriptor
Response
17
Learning the new digs (Training)
  • Executive Training Seminar
  • SAM to ProSAM Training Guide
  • ProSAM Documentation
  • Webex training sessions
  • http//sigmasys.webex.com
  • Train the trainers
  • Typically train the implementation team and they
    train everyone else.

18
Learning the new digs (Training)
  • Dealing with retiring the old system
  • Focus on the benefits to gain staff enthusiasm
  • GUI environment
  • Dynamic Labels of User fields
  • Online tools
  • Diagnostics
  • SAM vs ProSAM
  • TADD vs Workbench
  • SEC vs LockSmith

19
Financing (Cost Estimate)
  • No need to re-license software
  • ProSAM treated as upgrade
  • No increase in annual maintenance costs
  • 2500 software delivery fee
  • Six months dual maintenance (included)
  • Additional optional modules, available only in
    ProSAM such as
  • ISIR Management
  • Grant processing
  • Installation costs
  • Sigma Remote access lower cost
  • Training costs
  • Ballpark 20K - 35K

20
Timeframe - Benchmarks
  • Bare minimum of three months
  • Typical timeframe is six months
  • Run SAM/ProSAM concurrently for a month
  • Dont bring up ProSAM under two years at once
  • Sigma availability limited from Oct - Feb

21
Success!
Celebrate your Success!
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Questions?
prosam_at_sigmasys.com
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