"He always had in mind a transition after the first [implementation] phase," said Fineberg, who oversees information technology for the University. "I was hoping he would stick around another six months."

But ADAPT continues to roll along, and though it may not affect students directly, new Executive Director Oseasohn said ADAPT will make it easier for students to go about their daily lives without worrying about administrative details.

"Eventually these changes are going to let us make administration more and more invisible," Oseasohn said.

Although ADAPT--which will cost $100 million in total--is a year behind schedule and currently double the expected cost, the second phase was implemented on time and at the cost of $62 million which was estimated last spring, according to Oseasohn.

"We had a very smooth and successful cutover," Segall said. "It wasn't that hard."

However, one system did cause concern: the Web voucher for paying invoices on-line could not be easily integrated with the rest.

"It's a newer product," Oseason said. "The web technology was different."