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Current Enterprise Projects

Current Enterprise Projects

Below is a list of projects currently being managed by the Enterprise Project Management Office.

Transfer Student Success Initiative
Transfer Student Success Initiative
Value 
To increase access to MSU for students transferring from 2- and 4-year institutions by creating clear and well-supported pathways for transfer students and deepening MSU’s relationships with Michigan community colleges.
Business Function  
Improve the transfer credit evaluation process, expand credit for prior learning opportunities, create a physical space for a Transfer Student Success Center, establish academic mapping for top transfer programs, expand Envision Green program to other community colleges, and establish a Transfer Advocacy Council to reform policies and practices to create equitable pathways to bachelor’s degree completion for transfer students.
Purpose 
MSU will enhance efforts already in place to support transfer students by improving credit evaluation, implementing innovative practices that empower student success and expanding Envision Green, a partnership with community colleges that helps students navigate between the institutions.

 

 
 
 

We’ve already made significant progress, completing key projects that drive impact and excellence.

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Endowment Management
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Value
To better manage endowments, improve customer communication and service, and to enhance reporting on endowments and gift agreements.
Business Function
Ensure spending on endowed funds can be fully maximized to allow more strategic use of the University’s budget. Increase the size of financial aid awards for students through effective spending and administration of scholarship funds. 
Purpose
Implement an endowment accounting solution with a modernized reporting structure that centralizes and automates endowed fund agreements. 
  

 

Strategic Enrollment Plan

 

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Value 
The Strategic Enrollment Plan (SEP) operationalizes MSU's 2030 Strategic Plan, specifically Enroll for the Future and Student Success, by aligning overall enrollment strategy, student support, and institutional resource investments with the university's mission, academic priorities, and long‑term sustainability.  
Business function 
Current and emerging conditions require an enterprise, forward‑looking approach that enables disciplined, data‑informed decision‑making. The SEP will align enrollment size and composition with academic and research priorities, support, access and student success at scale, and coordinate pricing and financial aid strategies that support both affordability and long-term financial sustainability.   
Purpose 
Develop a comprehensive, institution‑wide Strategic Enrollment Plan focused on the undergraduate segment under a unified framework that integrates recruitment, retention, financial aid, pricing, academic capacity planning, and student success initiatives. 
  
Green and White Council

 

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Value
Expands equitable, enterprise-wide access to digital tools that enhance experiential learning and strengthen career readiness by building workforce-aligned skills. Improves efficiency by reducing duplication, enabling coordinated evaluation of tools, and aligning institutional resources.
Business Function
Improve career readiness, teaching and learning innovation, and workforce development through enterprise coordination of academic and technology resources across colleges.
Purpose
Scale a coordinated, university-wide model that advances Career Connected Spartans by providing consistent access to experiential learning tools, supporting innovation, and aligning education-to-career pathways with institutional strategy.
  
Curriculum and Catalog Software - Vended Solution
 Value
There is a shared institutional need across AACC, ADI, the Office of the Registrar, and all colleges for software to support credit and non-credit curriculum offerings, increase the speed and transparency of curriculum development and approval.
Business Function
Select a comprehensive enterprise solution that supports curriculum workflow management, catalog publication, proposal tracking and approvals, integration with Campus Solutions and degree audit processes.
Purpose
Advance the 2030 Strategic Plan objectives of Student Success, Staff and Faculty Success, Stewardship and Sustainability and Access, Opportunity & Excellence, by selecting an integrated platform that resolves operational bottlenecks. 
Undergraduate Course Scheduling Reform

 

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Value
Improving equitable access to required courses, reducing delays in degree completion, and enhancing the student experience. By optimizing scheduling practices and space utilization, the initiative strengthens institutional efficiency. It aligns with MSU’s strategic goals while focusing on data-informed decision making, institutional thinking, transparency, and progressive improvement.  
Business Function
A university-wide coordinated effort to standardize course scheduling policies, improve room utilization and seat occupancy rates, establish shared metrics for student success, and improve operational efficiency. It brings together academic units, central administration, and student input to create a unified, data-driven scheduling process.   
Purpose
Identify structural inefficiencies and inequities in course availability and classroom scheduling. Current decentralized processes lack clear policies, shared metrics, and oversight, creating barriers to timely degree completion. This initiative will implement a coordinated, student-centered approach that optimizes scheduling, maximizes resource utilization, promotes transparency, and progressive improvement.
  

 

Enterprise Exadata Platform Refresh
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Value
Controlled transition from Exadata X9 to X11 that preserves availability and security of access to core enterprise systems. X11 increases the speed of database operations significantly over the current X9 system. 
Business Function
The Exadata Platform system supports Student Success & Staff and Faculty Success through a centralized database system that is optimized for large, complex databases for fast query, retrieval and storage needs. 
Purpose
This upgrade project advances Stewardship and Sustainability through a planned lifecycle upgrade by implementing the latest Exadata technology.   
Research Cybersecurity
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Value
This project supports MSU’s goal of achieving $1 billion in annual research expenditures by maintaining compliance with federal requirements, ensuring MSU’s trajectory in securing federal research funding. It also supports MSU’s sustainability objectives by leveraging technology to reduce administrative redundancies, implement secure IT practices, and foster responsible global engagement, ensuring efficient use of institutional resources while minimizing risks. 
Business Function
MSU research environments must be prepared to address evolving federal research cybersecurity requirements and expectations, including NSPM-33, FAR 52.204-21, and CMMC Level 1 requirements. These requirements may affect research groups seeking federal funding and may require documented cybersecurity practices, evidence of compliance, and certification or attestation. 
Purpose
Phase 1 will assess MSU’s current research cybersecurity practices and compare them with applicable federal requirements and recognized cybersecurity frameworks. The project will also develop the foundational framework for an MSU Research Cybersecurity Certification Program in alignment with MSU Information Security policies and standards.   
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Landscape SailPoint Implementation
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RCPD Data System Modernization
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Value
To ensure compliance with federal disability laws and regulations while safeguarding participant confidentiality, and to manage the growing volume of accommodation requests more efficiently, this project enables MSU to efficiently meet obligations.
Business function
Select and implement a vended software solution for submission, management, and reporting on persons with disabilities accommodation requests. This replaces a labor-intensive process and outdated request system that has reached its capacity.
Purpose
Implementation of a vended solution with centralized data system enables MSU to efficiently meet customer requests and regulatory obligations while maintaining confidentiality.
  
Undergraduate Digital Experience - Scoping 
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Value
Enhances student success by identifying and removing digital barriers within the learning ecosystem. It ensures a consistent, accessible, and user-friendly experience, providing a strategic foundation for long-term institutional improvements.
Business function
A cross-functional collaboration between Undergraduate Education and MSU IT focused on strategic research, student journey mapping, and the development of a unified university-wide Learning Management Ecosystem strategy.
Purpose
To conduct a student-centered discovery phase that identifies usability gaps and pain points within digital tools. The project culminates in actionable recommendations to guide future implementation efforts for a more supportive digital learning environment.

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EVPA Innovation Lab Implementation 
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Value
The Lab adds a way to test and prototype new ideas that don’t fit into standard process updates. It helps the university move faster from a concept to a real-world solution while making sure we are using our resources responsibly. 
Business function
We are building both a physical and virtual workspace for teams to collaborate on novel solutions. This includes setting up an idea management platform and project tools that work alongside our current EPMO systems.
Purpose
To give the university a clear pathway for turning ideas into results. The Lab helps us answer the big questions: "Are we doing the right things? Can we do them well? And can we get them right the first time?" 
  
Civil Rights Conduct and Responsibility Policy
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Value
Drive university-wide policy improvements related to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, including RVSM, that clarifies roles, responsibilities, and processes to enhance clarity, visibility, and efficiency. 
Business Function
Consolidate the MSU RVSMTIX and Anti-Discrimination Policy (ADP) into a single Civil Rights Conduct and Responsibility (CRCR) policy to create a unified civil rights framework while also updating the MSU Mandatory Reporting for RVSM and Stalking policy.  
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to create a single policy that clarifies responsibilities by consolidating existing policies into a unified, cohesive civil rights framework, and update related policy trainings resulting in strengthened clarity and understanding and improved process efficiency and organizational alignment. 
  
Centralized Accounts Receivable Solution
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Value
The Centralized Accounts Receivable Solution modernizes MSU’s financial operations by unifying billing processes, increasing accuracy, reducing workload, and accelerating collections. It improves customer experience through secure online access and strengthens financial stewardship with better transparency and scalable, efficient tools. 
Business function
The system provides an enterprise platform for creating, managing, and collecting invoices across units. It streamlines billing, automates payment and collection workflows, integrates with the general ledger, and offers customers a secure portal for viewing account information and making payments. 
Purpose
MSU needs a centralized, modern AR system to replace manual processes and limited payment methods. A unified platform ensures transparency, oversight, and improved stewardship while meeting customer expectations and supporting the MSU 2030 Strategic Plan.