October 30, 2024
Communications
All SPOCs:
We are pleased to announce an update to the CWDS Planning Roadmap posted on the CWDS public website. The updated roadmap illustrates planned releases in the following systems: CARES-Live, CARES RFA and CWS/CMS. The updated planning roadmap includes CARES Version 1 (V1) milestone descriptions, critical training and implementation activities, and Extended User Scenario Testing (EUST) periods. In addition to the CWDS Planning Roadmap, we are posting a high-level roadmap focusing on the CARES V1 Project Lifecycle.
Accessing the new page:
- The CWDS Planning Roadmap and high-level CWS-CARES V1 Project Lifecycle is located under the ‘Stakeholder Resources’ dropdown, under the ‘Project Reporting’ link.
- Under ‘Project Reporting’ you will find the ‘CWDS Planning Roadmap & Timeline’ link.
Roadmaps are subject to change and will be updated as needed. For a more detailed status of product development please see our latest CWS-CARES Monthly Legislative Update.
Action Required
If you have any questions, need clarification, or have any accessibility issues, please do not hesitate to contact CWDS Communications.
September 26, 2024
Communications
All SPOCs:
The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI) has decided to phase out the use of WebEx and will use, instead, Microsoft Teams exclusively for all virtual meetings. Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) plans to make the move to Microsoft Teams by Monday, September 30, 2024.
Organizations will see many CWDS project meetings either updated or cancelled and rescheduled to make the change to Microsoft Teams instead of WebEx. This communication is being sent out to explain the reasoning of the updates to the existing meeting invites.
Recipients of “forwarded” meeting invites will not receive the updates to the meetings and will have the previous WebEx link on their calendar if they were not included in the invite distribution. If you have previously forwarded an invite to a meeting that has since been updated, please be sure to forward the updated invite to those parties, or work with the meeting organizer to add them to the invite’s distribution list, if appropriate.
Action Required
Please accept the updated meeting invites and remove the canceled meetings, due to the change from WebEx to Teams, as they are received.
Forward any updated meeting invites that you have previously forwarded, if the new recipients are not included in the meeting’s distribution. The other option is to work with the meeting organizers to add the appropriate people to the invite.
September 05, 2024
Communications
We are pleased to present the fourth issue of the CARES Compass, the two-page executive summary with upcoming project communications and brief informational highlights.
In this issue, you will find:
A Spotlight on Conferences: The CWS-CARES project has been involved in 2 conferences recently – the Probation Information Technology Managers Association (PITMA) annual conference and the 2024 CWDA Conference.
CWS-CARES: A New Way Forward: The second video in the CWS-CARES video series is now available for viewing. Read more on what this video covers and where you can view it.
Resources: Links to self-service resources such as the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), CWDS Bulletins, CWS-CARES Meeting Matrix, and the CWDS Glossary.
Initial Connectivity between CWS-CARES and CalSAWS: CWS-CARES successfully completed initial connections with CalSAWS, demonstrating connectivity and data exchanges between these two systems.
Upcoming Events and Communications: A list of CWS-CARES communications that will be released in the next three months.
The fourth issue of the CARES Compass is available here: Sept 2024 - CARES Compass - Issue 4
We appreciate your continued commitment to staying informed.
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If you have any questions, need clarification, or have any accessibility issues, please do not hesitate to contact Customer Relations.
