This month PeopleSoft 9.2 will have been available for three years. Having worked closely with many organizations who made the move to 9.2, there are two common observations that have surfaced. First is that Selective Adoption and the use of the PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) tool is still a mystery and struggle for many firms.
Read More...In 2005, MIPRO made a commitment to the PeopleSoft platform and the organizations that use the PeopleSoft solution. Over the years we’ve tested the waters of other solutions, but we continued to come back to our passion – PeopleSoft. In Michael Guay’s April 20, 2015 assessment he confirms what we’ve observed over the past few
Read More...A few weeks ago at an Oracle conference, Mark Hurd, Oracle’s CEO, laid out the advantages of the Cloud: A lower cost of ownership Eliminating the need for expensive upgrades Brand new functionality delivered every few months versus every few years A simplified approach to applying updates and bug fixes. What blew me away was
Read More...(Editor’s note: Jeff Micallef is a co-founder and managing partner of MIPRO Consulting.) Oracle released the latest version of PeopleSoft (9.2) in March of 2013 and since then has also released nine new PeopleSoft images. From where we sit, over the past eighteen months the impact and advantages of 9.2 have become clearer. Simply put, Oracle
Read More...If you’ve read our previous posts in this series, you’re up to speed (if not, here’s part 1, part 2 and part 3). You understand the risks associated with not having a strategic, coordinated and effective maintenance management program supported by an integrated software solution. You recognize the value of Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM), and
Read More...Great timing and/or intuition. Just when everything coming from Oracle has been heavily Fusion-centric, the company is expect to confirm its ongoing commitment to its wide array of non-Fusion applications. Here’s Anh Nguyen, reporting for Computerworld: The company first announced its ‘applications unlimited’ policy back five years ago, its pledge to continue investing in and
Read More...As I begin my 26th year in this business, it surprises me how many companies fail at a successful vendor selection. The primary objective of a vendor selection is to find an organization that can assist your team in reaching your project goals and, ultimately, your company objectives. Unfortunately, cost is often one of the
Read More...Mitch Albom did a story recently that really hit home for me personally and I imagine it will for others as well. It’s entitled, The College That Rejects You May Do You a Favor. Our second daughter is going through the college application/decision process. While our first daughter pretty much knew where she wanted to
Read More...Back in January of this year Chris Kanaracus of IDG observed that PeopleSoft is still going gangbusters. As we continue into 2011, we’ve seen a similar trend. Kanaracus notes that the current 9.1 release of PeopleSoft is being adopted at a rate four times faster than any other edition. Pretty impressive for an application that
Read More...I had a debate with one of my partners recently. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been going through a branding/messaging exercise to refresh how we tell the market what we do, what we’re good at, our core domains, etc. What a daunting task! It is so hard to put into words or create a
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