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The R3 Project Phases: What are they and who is involved?

Six phases: Discovery, Design & Develop, Technical Testing, User Testing and Go-Live.

The R3 Project includes multiple phases, and you might be interested in finding out what each one does and how they will affect the AC Community. These phases allow Algonquin College’s R3 Project team and Thesis—the vendor providing the new Student Information System (SIS), Thesis Student Management (Thesis SM)—to plan and coordinate project milestones within targeted end dates.

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Breaking down the streams: Understanding three of the R3 Project streams (and what they will accomplish)

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When you hear the term, R3 Project, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the introduction of a new Student Information System (SIS). But there is so much more to the R3 Project than that.

In order to bring the Project to full life, there are streams involved that tie it all together. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today.

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Intro to Business Processes: What are they?

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Whenever someone brings up the R3 Project, you’ve probably heard the term, Business Process, mentioned many times. But what is a Business Process, exactly? How does it work? How does it play a role in the R3 Project? And… what does it mean for you, personally?

These are all great questions, and so we’re going to start from the beginning with the goal to make you know exactly what we’re talking about when we say we’re redesigning Business Processes in the R3 Project.

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