Lever Standard Implementation Schedule
This Implementation Schedule (“Implementation Schedule”) is subject to the terms and conditions of the Professional Services Agreement located at www.lever.co/professional-services-agreement (the “Agreement”) between Customer and Lever, Inc. (“Lever”) and is made effective as of the date of last signature (“Effective Date”). Where there is a conflict between this Implementation Schedule and the Agreement, this Implementation Schedule will govern. All terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Agreement.
1. Description of Services.
During the term of this Implementation Schedule, Lever will provide Customer the resources with the required skills to perform the tasks described in the Implementation Schedule (the “Implementation Services”).
1.1. Project Summary.
The purpose of the Implementation Services is to implement Lever, a talent relationship management cloud-based software, to the preferred configurations set forth by Customer.
1.2. Project Objectives.
Subject to the risks, assumptions and dependencies set forth in the Implementation Schedule, Lever will provide Customer with the Implementation Services to accomplish the following objectives:
- Implementation of Lever to agreed upon Customer configuration
- Agreed upon users trained and proficient in the use of Lever
- Customer career site hosted by Lever
- Customer’s legacy data imported to Lever
2. Project Detail.
The Lever Standard Implementation (“Implementation Program”) is a comprehensive program of services and content designed to match Customer needs based on the size of their team, organization complexity, and the Lever products being implemented. Lever’s detailed Implementation Methodology can be found at www.lever.co/implementation-methodology along with Data Migration tier definitions, fields, migration limitations and activities.
2.1. Project Scope.
Lever will provide Customer the following:
Service |
Description |
Standard Implementation |
A Lever Implementation Specialist will perform the following activities:
Customer will be provided access to Lever University (https://university.lever.co) containing admin training and certification which can be accessed both during and post implementation. |
Up to Tier 2 Data Migration [optional] |
A Lever Implementation Specialist will perform the following activities:
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Hypercare |
To support Customer training, adherence and overall success with Lever, Standard Implementation also consists of seven (7) days of post-launch support which includes the following activities:
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2.2. Project Timeline.
The timeline for the Implementation Program assumes a start date with ten (10) business days of the Effective Date of the Order Form with a project completion date ninety (90) days after the project start date. The estimated timeline has been developed assuming a fixed level of participation by Customer and is dependent on the availability of Customer team members for the full duration of the project.
Lever has the right to establish “blackout periods” during the project that will not diminish the 90 day timeline due to Lever Office Closures.
The estimated duration has been developed assuming a fixed level of participation by Customer and is dependent on the availability of Customer team members for the full duration of the project.
The estimated project timeline is outlined in the diagram below:
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Inception |
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2.3. Project Tasks and Responsible Party.
Lever and Customer will perform the following tasks during the Implementation. The project will be considered complete when these tasks have been completed.
Tasks | Task Detail | Responsible Party | |
Lever | Customer | ||
Configuration Checklist | Checklist of setup and configuration activities to be performed within Lever by the Customer team as part of the Configuration phase of Lever | Primary | Assist |
Configuration Completion | Completion of setup and configuration checklist items | Assist | Primary |
Training Content and Delivery | Prepare Lever standard training materials for Customer use. Conduct training sessions for recruiters and/or hiring managers. | Primary | Assist |
Self Guided Training | Read help articles and watch training videos as defined by the onboarding checklist | – | Primary |
Lever Hire Launch | Deployment of Lever Hire by switching to Lever hosted Customer career site. Perform final cutover activities and communicate switch to Customer team. Disable access to Legacy ATS. | Assist | Primary |
Data Migration [optional] | Customer legacy ATS data import to Lever | Primary | Assist |
3. Governance.
3.1. Resources.
Lever will provide the following resources:
Role |
Responsibilities |
Implementation Specialist |
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Anticipated Customer resource needs:
Role | Responsibilities | Estimated Commitment |
Recruiting Operations Lead |
| 15-30% Required |
Recruiting SME/s |
*may be the same resource as the Recruiting Operations Lead | 15-30% Preferred |
3rd Party Vendor Admin/s |
| As needed |
3.2. Project Management and Communications.
The Lever Implementation Specialist will be responsible for management of the project plan, key milestones, issues and risks, competing priorities, and Lever project resources. Regularly scheduled meetings and check-ins with the Customer team will be conducted to ensure clear communications throughout the project. All tasks will be outlined in a task focused project plan.
4. Location.
Lever will provide the Implementation Services remotely.
5. Assumptions.
- Customer will be responsible for confirming and ensuring the participation of Customer resources as needed.
- Customer is responsible for the invitation and scheduling of participants for any Lever hosted training sessions..
- If the project start date is delayed by Customer for any reason Customer understands that Lever’s ability to staff the engagement and meet the estimated duration and completion date could be at risk.
- If Customer cannot make necessary resources available or meet set completion dates, Lever reserves the right to revisit and revise the project’s estimated costs, completion date and approach to completing the project.
- Customer will allocate resources to shadow training sessions to develop the required skills necessary to host subsequent training sessions for Customer employees as necessary.
- Customer will be responsible for all end-user training on the use of the third party products integrated with LeverTRM.