My contribution
- Led defect remediation and regression testing of fringe calculation logic.
- Coordinated environment promotions and aligned rollout timing with the RMS UI upgrade window to minimize duplicate testing.
- Managed stakeholders across finance, HR, and research administration.
Intended impact
Improves budgeting accuracy and reduces manual workarounds through more reliable fringe calculation logic.
Overview
Fringe Benefits Phase III refines RMS budget calculation methods—supporting promotions and non-inflationary increases, allowing precise adjustments to sponsor salary caps, and reducing manual updates required today. The work continues previous fringe rollouts and is delivered with a structured validation plan.
Status: Schedule aligned to the RMS UI Upgrade timeline to avoid change collisions and enable a single regression pass; contingency allows Fringe-only PROD in December if fully ready and the UI upgrade shifts.
In Scope
- Budget calc updates for promotions/non-inflationary increases
- Manual salary-cap adjustment capability (where needed)
- Defect remediation and regression testing
- Environment promotions (TEST → STAGE → PROD)
Out of Scope
- Unrelated net-new features
- Non-fringe functional redesigns
Objectives
- Restore prior fringe functionality and close known gaps
- Reduce manual workarounds via targeted calculation logic
- Deliver a safe cutover aligned with the RMS UI Upgrade
Objectives summarized from kickoff materials.
Why It Matters
- Improves budgeting accuracy and auditability
- Minimizes late-cycle corrections and hotfixes
- Provides clearer communications with fewer change collisions
Rationale per approved change request.
Timeline
- • June 2025 - July 2025
Key Risks & Mitigations
- Open defects (incl. showstopper) → prioritized burndown & exit criteria before PROD
- Submission-cycle constraints → align to upgrade window; avoid close-in collisions
From the change request and approvals.
- Environment churn → single regression pass; coordinated promotions
- Stakeholder confidence → clearer comms via bundled release
Approach and rationale per change documentation.
Project Team Roles Managed
- Project Manager (my role)
- Business Alignment / Product Owner
- Business Analyst / Calculation Analyst
- Application Analyst / DevOps (environments & deployments)
- Developers (InfoEd config/patches)
- QA / UAT Testers
- OCM / Training & Communications