CORE GOVERNANCE
** CORE Upgrade Update **
Update to CORE Change Management Process
January 26, 2024 (CORE Change Freeze)
Work on the CORE Upgrade has satisfactorily progressed to the stage of implementing a change freeze for our 3.9 system so that CORE Operations can ensure the final remaining configurations, scripting, and data points are the same in CORE4 as in CORE 3.9. The goal of the change freeze is to guarantee that we offer the most stable service possible to CORE users and vendors as the CORE Upgrade's launch date approaches. It provides you, our agency users, with the assurance that when we cut over to the new version of CORE, your business functions supported by the system will work as expected.
With input and approval from the CORE Governance Committee, PB Steering Committee, and Exec Steering Committee, the dates for the change freeze window are 2/7/24 - Post-Go-Live. This affects change requests submitted to CGC. You can change anything you can alter on your own at your agency level.
December 1, 2022
The CORE Governance Committee (CGC) and the Performance Budget Steering Committee (PBSC) are dedicated to improving the user experience. We will achieve this by temporarily changing the process for receiving, reviewing, and approving CGC/PBSC requests.
During the CORE Upgrade:
● Minor changes will be permitted: statutory configuration, standard interfaces, severe patches, and law-driven training materials.
● Roughly 3 Months before going live - full change freeze for all areas.
● Agencies may still submit requests to the CORE Governance Committee (CGC) or Performance Budget Steering Committee (PBSC). Once the Upgrade is complete, we'll review these requests.
● We will continue to do our cyclical activities according to the normal schedule.
● Any exceptions to the above will require CGC or PBSC approval.
These changes are effective December 1, 2022.
The CORE Operations Team will be using an Agile approach with different deliverables for each 2-week sprint.
Mission, Guiding Principles, and Scope
The mission of the CORE Governance Committee is to optimize the CORE system through broad employee engagement and implement best practices using an enterprise-wide approach.
CGC Change Request Form & Archives
New Requests Form (To be submitted by Department Controllers, Budget Directors, or Procurement Officials)
CORE Governance Committee (CGC) Information
CORE Governance Charter (11/2020)
Processes & Policies
Department Members - Term Limited
Tanya Olsen
Department Controller - Public Safety
Voting Member
Jerrod Cotosman
Department Controller - Health Care Policy & Financing
Voting Member
Patricia Nord
Budget Liaison -CPW / DNR
Voting Member
PJ Johnson
Department Budget Director - Governor's Office
Voting Member
Shari Ashley
Purchasing and Contracts Director - Economic Development & International Trade
Voting Member
Elizabeth Wills
Purchasing Agent - Department of Education
Voting Member
Department Members - Other Members
Bob Jaros
OSC State Controller
Voting Member
Tammy Nelson
OSC Deputy State Controller
Voting Member
Kyle Schlenker
OSC CORE Operations Director
Voting Member
Sandy Schweitzer
OSC Purchasing & Contracts
Voting Member
Jeffrey Kahn
OSC Financial Reporting and Analysis
Voting Member
Rick Brough
OSC Financial Operations Consultant/CGC Administrator
Non-Voting Member
Kelly Brooks
OSC CORE Operations Training & User Support
Non-Voting Member
Tanya Chaffee & John Stark
OSC CORE Operations/Change Advisory Board - Approved Subject Matter Experts
Non-Voting Members
Lori Kassmeier
OIT Subject Matter Expert
Non-Voting Member