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The ERP Sponsor Committee serves as the top-level support and
monitoring group for the ERP project. Members of the ERP Sponsor
Committee include:
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Dawn
Rhodes- Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
for Finance, Technology and Operations
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Brian
Bushong - Interim Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning
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Robert
Sheehan - Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs/Professor
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James Sciarini
- Associate Vice President for Human Resources
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Joseph
Sawasky - Interim Associate Vice President for Educational and
Information Technology,
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Lorinda Bishop
- University Registrar
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Anand
Kunnathur - Professor of IMES/Associate Dean
The key responsibilities of the ERP Sponsor Committee
are:
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Decision
Making Body for the Project
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Define
Scope
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Uphold
the Principle of a “Plain Vanilla” Installation
-
Advocate
for the Project
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Allocate
and Develop Resources
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Support
the ERP Implementation Team
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Celebrate Success
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Remove
Barriers to Success
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Resolve
Disputes
-
Evaluate
Priorities
-
Review
Goals and Progress
-
Support
the Implementation and Training of the University End-user
Community
The ERP Sponsor Committee
meets once a month with a typical agenda that could
include the following items:
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Project
Updates
-
Plan
Versus Actual
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Major
Accomplishments or Impediments
-
Issues
with Financial Implications
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Issues
with Campus Political Implications
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Current
Team Activities
The ERP
Sponsor Committee is an extension of other strategic computing committees on
campus. The University of Toledo strategic computing committees include those
depicted in the following diagram.
University of Toledo
Strategic Computing Committees

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