In December 2002 the University of Missouri Vice Presidents appointed the Task Force on Reporting Strategies to explore reporting strategies for the University of Missouri. The task force conducted focus groups and investigated other universities’ reporting strategies. In May 2003, the task force delivered their recommendations (Word 287 KB) to the University of Missouri Vice Presidents. The task force recommended that the University of Missouri create an information repository that uses a web-based tool for reporting. In addition, the task force recommended the appointment of system and campus executive sponsors and point people for the project. Over the last year, the University of Missouri Reporting Workgroup and UM IT have gone through a process to select and purchase a reporting tool and to lay the foundation for the information repository.
The University of Missouri Decision Support Project is the next step in building a decision support environment for University of Missouri faculty and staff. This project will test the reporting tool using HR data. An HR Requirements Team will be appointed to identify, prioritize and spec HR information needs on each campus.
The University of Missouri has purchased an initial Cognos license for a limited number of users—those involved in the Decision Support Project. UM has an offer to convert to an Enterprise agreement that UM can exercise until February. At the conclusion of the project, University of Missouri will review the project progress and success and determine if the Cognos tools justify the larger investment.
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