Common Management Systems

Common Management Systems (CMS) is a CSU initiative to bring state-of-the art services to students, faculty, and staff through improved, integrated, administrative systems.

Chico began the CMS implementation in 2001-2002 with PeopleSoft Financials 7.5 and Human Resources 8.0. Over the next few years the CMS teams proceeded to implement Student Administration 8.0 modules including Admissions, Campus Community, Financial Aid, Student Records/Registration, Student Financials, and Advising/Transfer Credit. In addition, the campus performed an upgrade from Financials 7.5 to Financials 8.4 and completed the financials administrative suite by adding Asset Management, Accounts Receivables (non-student), and Billing modules. Human Resources teams implemented Base Benefits and recently improved campus time-keeping functionality by implementing the Time and Labor module. Student Administration piloted self-service for students in April 2005 with online registration via the Chico State Portal. All administrative areas are investigating self-service capabilities for students, faculty, and staff, and the new campus portal environment has increased the usability of the CMS functions.

Campus efforts are continuing in development and expansion of the operational and management reporting information available in the CMS administrative data warehouses. Chico will pilot Financials in the new CSU Data Warehouse model during fall 2005. Planning is underway for the CMS HRSA 8.0 upgrade to HCM 8.9 which is scheduled for August 2006 to March 2007. The Financials 8.4 upgrade to Financials 8.9 is scheduled for August 2007 to March 2008.