FARS 5.0 Implementation: Steps Towards Your Future Success
This guide focuses on the strategic implementation of FARS 5.0, addressing key questions that organizations must answer: Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How do we get there? It includes a detailed implementation plan with necessary internal control procedures, documentation needs, and a clear outline of business processes. Emphasizing the unique needs of each organization, the guide also reviews current systems, identifies missing components, and discusses potential enhancements. Let’s create a roadmap tailored to your organization’s objectives and ensure a successful transition to FARS 5.0.
FARS 5.0 Implementation: Steps Towards Your Future Success
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Presentation Transcript
Implementing FARS 5.0 • Where Are You? • Where Do You Want To Be? • How Do We Get There? • Everyone Is Different!
Where Are You? • Documentation • Internal Control Procedures • Business Processes • Current Accounting and Reporting System • Other Systems • What Is Missing? • What Needs Changing?
Where Do You Want To Be? • What FARS 5.0 Modules? • What Current Systems Do You Want to Eliminate? • What Other Systems May Be Added? • What Processes Do You Want to Eliminate or Change? • FARS Enhancement or Customization
How Do We Get There? • Implementation Plan • Each Stage of Implementation • Resource Planning: Staffing and Hardware • Point Out Missing Items • Point Out Items That Require Further Analysis • Measurement Tool • Dynamic
Staffing • Level of ACS Involvement • DWD Project Manager • FARS 5.0 Implementation is their #1 priority • Committee of Users • Accounting/Finance Staff • IT Staff • Take Ownership
Hardware • Best You Can Afford • Consider a second server for WEBTS
Dial Up Support • High Speed Modem Connection to Server • Recommend Dedicated Toll Free Phone Number
Contracts • Develop Implementation Plan • Perform Implementation
