Many years ago I graduated from Michigan State University (in my slightly biased opinion one of the greatest institutions in the country). As a student I was fortunate enough to land the right job that afforded me to forge some great relationships within the campus. Over two summers I worked security in the dorm rooms
Read More...Have you heard of PeopleSoft Program Management? If not, you’re not alone. Program Management is one of the lesser known applications within the PeopleSoft footprint. However, when utilized in conjunction with PeopleSoft Project Costing, Program Management can provide organizations a tremendous amount of value by consolidating project information into one neat repository. Having all of
Read More...Speaking from years of experience, I can definitively tell you that the most successful implementations are those that have done thorough training for project team members and end users. As many of our clients know, the time, resources and costs associated with training development and execution can be quite significant. One of the best tools
Read More...Big data seems to be the hot topic of conversation lately as it pertains to business intelligence. We get asked often about what organizations should be aware of as they explore this avenue. The obvious perils of big data include performance concerns, such as the ability to process and analyze data quickly and efficiently enough
Read More...In several of our previous blogs we have discussed the proper way to build a business intelligence enterprise solution. Many of you have responded in agreement with much of the content and the steps required to truly unlock the potential of BI. However, there are a number of readers who have reached out and asked
Read More...I was doing some research the other day for a customer related to 9.1 features and content. While I am not a PeopleSoft Portal expert, I did gather up some valuable information from PeopleBooks and other sources. I thought some of these requirements may be relevant to our audience. So, the following content outlines some
Read More...In part one we identified some of the main reasons large PeopleSoft projects fail. Now let’s discuss how we mitigate these risks and implement for our clients successfully. Risk: The solution is not tied to the business objectives. As outlined in previous blogs, one of the first activities we conduct is the BluePrint Workshop. The
Read More...On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca, a leading provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions (see our original blog post here). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of t his year. Here’s
Read More...In previous blog posts I wrote about the value of XML Publisher, and I’ve outlined instructions on how to create an XML report. In the video blog below we take it a step further and show you how to create a simple XML report with a chart and table. We take you from the creation
Read More...It is not too awfully uncommon to be expected to create a detailed project plan without having all of the details. Weird, right? Not really. It’s completely understandable why this may expected. If you aren’t a project manager or practioner, then it would be challenging to understand what is actually required to develop a detailed
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