
CalACES and CalSAWS Planning Project Progress
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CalACES PSC Agenda 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) CalACES-CalSAWS Progress CalACES-CalSAWS Planning Timeline CalSAWS User Labs Update Requirements Gathering Status CalSAWS Executive Leadership Team Update 2
CalACES PSC CalACES-CalSAWS Progress The PAPDU has been updated to support a larger overall effort and additional concurrent activities in support of CalSAWS CalWIN and CalACES have planned contract amendments/change orders to accommodate additional services by the 3rd Party Independent Contractor Approval of the additional change order for CalACES is planned for the April 26, 2018 JPA meeting Review and approval of the CalWIN change order is planned for April 13, 2018 # Key Task Conduct CalACES Alternatives Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis CalWIN/CalSAWS Requirements Analysis CalWIN/CalSAWS Business Process Gap Analysis CalWIN Ancillary Systems Analysis CalWIN/CalSAWS Data Conversion Strategy CalWIN Initial Data Mapping Contract CalACES First Data (Current) 1. CalACES First Data 2. 3. CalWIN Infosys 4. CalWIN Infosys CalACES First Data 5. 6. CalWIN - Infosys 3
CalACES PSC CalACES-CalSAWS Planning Project Progress Task Description Status Hosting strategy identified as government cloud Additional analysis in progress Analyze options for CalACES hosting strategy Analyze options for CalACES datacenter consolidation Analyze options for CalACES database consolidation Analyze options for SAWS Shared Services e.g. Single SAWS Consolidated Portal Conduct CalACES Alternatives Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis 1 User labs in progress Requirements sessions being planned Plan Requirements Assessment Conduct CalSAWS User Labs Facilitate Requirements Sessions Assess Impact of Alternatives Analysis and Update Requirements (Existing & New) CalWIN/CalSAWS Requirements Analysis 2 Document As-Is and To-Be Business Processes Compare CalWIN Functionality to CalACES/CalSAWS Functionality Document Gaps in Business Processes and Identify Requirements to Address Gaps Determine Impact of New Requirements Update Existing Requirements Kick off meeting planned Information gathering in process CalWIN/CalSAWS Business Process Gap Analysis 3 4
CalACES PSC CalACES-CalSAWS Planning Project Progress Task Description Status Kick off meeting planned Information gathering in process Complete Inventory Request Complete Targeted Demonstrations Identify Essential Functionality & Gaps Update Requirements CalWIN Ancillary Systems Analysis 4 Kick off meeting planned Gather CalWIN Database Information Analyze Preliminary Data Mapping Document Conversion Strategy Options CalWIN/CalSAWS Data Conversion Strategy 5 Compare Database Table & Elements between CalWIN & CalACES Identify Required Core Tables & Elements Document Initial Data Mapping Kick off meeting planned CalWIN Initial Data Mapping 6 5
CalACES PSC CalACES-CalSAWS Planning Timeline CalACES-CalSAWS Planning January February March April May June July August September October November December + LRS Cloud Enablement Begins 7/1/18 Technical Analysis (Step 1 - Cloud, Database, Data Center, Portal) 1/19/18 - 3/28/18 Technical Analysis (Step 2 - Ancillary, Shared Services) 3/14/18 - 5/25/18 1 CalACES/CalSAWS Implementation Advance Planning Document and Updates 6/18/18 1/2/19+ CalWIN/CalSAWS Requirements Planning & Analysis 2/1/18 6/26/18 2 Update Statement of Requirements 6/25/18 - 7/3/18 Plan Requirements Analysis 2/1/18 - 3/16/18 North-South User Labs 3/15/18 - 5/11/18 Requirements Gathering Sessions 5/14/18 - 6/26/18 3 CalWIN Business Process & Ancillary Systems Analysis 3/26/18 6/29/18 CalACES Migration Begins 1/3/19 4 CalWIN/CalSAWS Data Conversion Strategy 5/7/18 6/22/18 CalWIN Initial Data Mapping 6/25/18 8/13/18 5 6 Acquisition Strategy 4/9/18 5/11/18 Non-Competitive & Competitive Acquisition 5/1/18 11/30/18 Cloud Service Contracting/ Acquisition 4/16/18 6/22/18 Complete Process Alignment, Change Control, Project Readiness 6
CalSAWS User Lab Updates Week 1 Eligibility CalWORKs/CalFresh Focus - (As of Wednesday EOB) CalACES PSC Challenges & Status Technical Issues User Log Ins Process change initiated Security Issues Pending resolution for topic weeks Training Validations - Resolved Operational Changes Additional Roamers needed in the North - Resolved Documentation Capture all comment forms and debrief feedback in a central spreadsheet Parking lot forms have written response, shared with user lab participants and captured on the central spreadsheet 7
CalACES PSC CalSAWS User Labs Week 1 (As of Wednesday EOB) Lessons Learned Update process and validate that all security forms have been received and C Numbers so that everybody has a login in day one More roamers in the North Shortening the Project Logistics slide deck in the South Reduce background information in Orientation Slide Deck and reduce overall detail to shorten the time Do quicker and higher level demos Hold questions during the demo until the end Improvements Week 2 - Log In issues were resolved within hours Orientation overview was completed prior to User Lab by CalWIN Project Staff Orientation and demonstrations were completed much quicker on day one Additional staff available for roaming in the North 8
CalACES PSC CalSAWS User Lab Overview CalSAWS User Labs Comment Form and Parking Lot Form Tracking All comment forms and parking lot forms will be documented in a tracking spreadsheet Staff will document all potential gaps and the gaps will be reviewed in Phase 3, Requirements Gathering Sessions CalSAWS Tracking Spreadsheet Categorize all items into 4 categories: Design Difference Identified Existing CalACES Requirement Suggested Enhancement Duplicate 9
CalACES PSC CalSAWS User Labs Outcomes User Lab Comments Existing Requirements Design Difference Identified Suggest Enhancement N/A Totals North South 36 24 14 5 79 38 28 26 6 98 Each comment was categorized into one of four categories: Existing Requirements: Have an existing requirement and User Lab Participant is indicating a status change in the indicator as defined from the CalWIN Project Review Design Difference Identified: A gap has been identified as a difference between LRS and CalWIN that affects efficiency or functionality Suggest Enhancement: CalWIN Participants have identified a suggested enhancement* to the system *Note: Identified as an enhancement by Migration Planning Team and must be reviewed by CalWIN Project N/A: These have been identified as Not Applicable due to being retracted by the User or an environment issue and it is not really a gap. Note: There were 72 items across North/South that were determined to be duplicates of the items above. 10
CalACES PSC CalSAWS User Labs Outcomes Explanation Positive Comments Immunizations functionality, Verifications List Page, Message Center, Address Pre- Population functionality during case creation, Task Navigation for easier access to specific pages, Codes on Citizenship page, Hide Person functionality, Universal Journal Template, Relationship Page, ICT process including images, Itemized Deductions in EDBC No Workflow, Display reasons for failing EDBC, Application Registration, Expedited Services/Immediate Need, FPL information not on EDBC, Medi-Cal behind the scenes evaluation for eligibility for other programs, Employment information in multiple places, Journal displays vertically Change Management Concerns 11
CalACES PSC CalSAWS Guided Requirements Gathering Sessions When May 14 June 22 (6 weeks) Sessions scheduled by specific topic area Each topic expected to be no more than 1 week Number of sessions to be determined Participants Attendance 40 CalACES (5 per Region) and 40 CalWIN (2 per county) plus Project and State Staff County Staff should be able to make decisions for the counties they represent and ideally will have participated in the user lab sessions Recruiting Process: CalWIN-CalACES CRFI Travel costs will be covered (but not staff time) Each participant would be expected to attend 1 or more sessions Output Updated statement of requirements to be presented to the stakeholders 12
CalACES PSC CalSAWS Executive Leadership Team Update Governance Planning In Progress Agreed to form a JPA between CalWIN and CalACES Identified tasks to develop the JPA Agreement Working on Schedule Drafted a Memorandum of Understanding (See Attachment) 13