Informational Videos

FST Program Videos

These videos provide detailed overviews by subject matter experts on key changes coming to important areas of UChicago's financial management systems.

• FST Insight: UChicago's Budget Director Paul Castellucci on using the Planning module in Oracle
• FST Insight: Dana Russo and Josh Berg discuss the Chart of Accounts in Oracle ERP
• FST Insight: Jennifer A. Ponting explains research administration in Oracle
• FST Insight: Mark Fehlberg explains changes to UChicago’s financial systems

FST Information Byte Videos

Information Bytes are short, informational videos that introduce and explain terms and processes that surround the FST Program.

• Introduction Byte – This video introduces the FST Program and describes the intent of an Information Byte.
• Project Governance – This video describes how we apply governance to the FST Program.
• The Road Ahead – This video summarizes the program activities that will take place during each phase (Design, Build, Test, Deploy, Support) of the Oracle Cloud ERP implementation.
• Preparing for Change – This video describes how the Organizational Change Management workstream will support the UChicago campus throughout the FST Program.
• Software Configuration – This video explains why software configuration is not the same as customization, and why configuration is the FST program’s design choice for the Oracle Cloud ERP implementation.
• Iterative Design – This video describes how we will use the process of retrofitting and integration to retain existing University systems with the implementation of Oracle Cloud ERP.