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To date, over 400 members of staff across units involved in the UT Works Program have had the opportunity to take part in UT Works demo sessions since they began back in February. These sessions have ranged from small in-person meetings with individual shops to a virtual town hall held for all Utilities & Energy Management (UEM) staff. With more demo sessions being scheduled, the number of folks getting their first look at UT Works will continue going up this summer.

In this issue: UT Works Phase 1 Update — Testing Ensures a Successful Launch / Demo Sessions Introduce Teams to UT Works / Welcome UT Works Trainers / Looking Ahead

Over the past ten weeks, the Unit Testing of UT Works modules achieved an important milestone by ensuring all the parts of the Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM), Go Mobile modules, and their related components perform as expected before End-to-End (E2E) testing can begin. The inclusion of teams from each involved in the UT Works Program was critical in completing testing. These participants completed over 70 different test scenarios during the unit testing period, providing valuable feedback to the implementation team.

In this issue: UT Works Program Phase 1 Spring Update / Business unit involvement key to UT Works’ success / Benefits of UT Works — ReADY / Looking Ahead

At every step in the process, through planning, initial design, and design confirmation, the UT Works Program has worked with the units that will be using the final product to gain insight and feedback on their processes and how UT Works can help each unit successfully implement the new system.

UT Works Program Phase 1 Spring Update shares the latest news for each module included in Phase 1, including Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM), and ReADY (Request Forms).

In this issue: Updated Phase 1 Timeline Supports Fall 2024 Goal / UT Works Program Phase 1 Fall Update / Change Management Training Supports a Successful Transition / Benefits of UT Works / Looking Ahead

UT Works Program Phase 1 Fall Update shares the current status of each module included in Phase 1, including Operations & Maintenance (O&M), Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM), and ReADY (Request Forms).

With the approval of Executive Sponsor Jim Davis (SVP/COO), the UT Works Program recently released an updated Phase 1 Timeline. The updated timeline includes input from the leadership of units involved in the program and endorses the shared goal for campus to begin using UT Works in the Fall of 2024. To meet this goal, the program will adopt methodologies and practices that prioritize the timeline.

On Tuesday, June 20, the UT Works Program will release Prototype 2 (P2) of the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) module at a launch event kicking off the Design Confirmation process. This milestone comes after obtaining approvals from the units taking part in the program of the design recommendations documents generated by the two rounds of design sessions, which concluded at the end of March 2023.