Strong management planning group to maintain Library-wide focus and commitment to ILS. On-going consultation and coordination with unions. Implementation teams from throughout LC. LC/C&L strong contract preparation to shield the Library from direct financial loss. Execution of test scripts for all functionality before vendor selection. On-site capability demonstrations by qualifying vendors. Clearly stated requirements by LC. Establish long-term funding Maintain management support. Careful project plan, including checkpoints to chart progress Year 4" as calculated from "Year 1 which would begin when the ILS has been fully installed. For example, if the system were installed in August of 1999, "Year 1" would begin in August 1999. This date will not necessarily correspond with either fiscal or calendar years. Current projections suggest that Year 1 could not occur before FY 2000. |