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Melbourne City Campus 45,319 students Home to three of RMIT’s four Research Institutes:  Global Cities  Platform Technologies  Design Core learning and teaching fields include:  Applied sciences  Computer science  Engineering, civil, chemical, electrical and mechanical  Property and construction  Architecture  Design  Visual arts  Global and international studies  Social work  Mathematics and geospatial science  Media and communications  Business  Law and justice administration  Urban planning

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Drivers for the move to Primo and Alma RMIT University©2014 University Library 4 Student satisfactionHardware and software ITS structure

Preparing to move to Alma RMIT University©2013 University Library 5 clearing the wayculturePrimo

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The process in more detail Functional workshops Risks to going live Training 1 st migration (November 2012) 2 nd migration (May 2013) Cutover / Go Live (12 May 2013) decommissioning RMIT University©2014 University Library 8

Things that worked well Alma software updates monthly Primo updates Transition to Primo The project itself Customer Success program RMIT University©2014 University Library 9

Between June- December 2013 Peoplesoft SAP Self Check Units Blackboard SFX links Outstanding SIs: Customer Manager RMIT University©2014 University Library 10

Lessons learnt? Engage with any central group ASAP Project communications Do you want a premium sandbox? Discuss the show stoppers Flexibility Data cleanup RMIT University©2014 University Library 11

2014 RMIT University©2014 University Library 12 Using Alma’s full potential Refining workflowsThe Wins

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