About the Project
In January 2006, the University of Illinois purchased a solution known as HigherMarkets™ from SciQuest. The selection and purchase were made as the result of an extensive evaluation process involving dozens of representatives from across the University.
Project Goals
Convenience and Ease:
- Simplify the University’s requisition/order process.
- Decrease requisition/order cycle time.
Cost Savings:
- Enable contracted vendor catalogs to cover 50% of addressable spend.
- Increase spending against contracts to 80%.
- Capture enhanced spend data for use in negotiating new improved contract pricing with current and future contract vendors.
See Performance Measures.
Project Timeline
| March 2006 |
Project Kickoff |
| March-August 2006 |
Analysis/Configuration |
| August 2006 |
User Testing |
| September 2006 |
Pilot Training |
| October 2006 |
Pilot Go-Live |
| January – June 2007 |
University-wide Deployment |