I’ve never been on the buying side of the table when it comes to PeopleSoft (or any ERP product for that matter) – only on the selling side, so I’m interested in our readers and customers view points on this. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about. The decision to implement an ERP product is a
Read More...Last Friday, I detailed my general computing setup so that those of you who like to see what other geeks use to get things done could enjoy some serious nerdery. This week it’s the same gig, only the iPhone edition. I could go on forever with this stuff, but I’m only going to talk about
Read More...As Shannon explained in her ALM post last week, the unique asset management challenges faced by the healthcare industry require inspired, robust and coordinated Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions like PeopleSoft ALM. The first step toward understanding the impact that an elegant and coordinated solution like PeopleSoft ALM can make is appreciating the scope of
Read More...In the release of PeopleTools 8.5, a new feature for Query Manager called Drilling URL was released. Drilling URL allow the query results to hyperlink or drill down into the source data. The query results page shows the results as “links” which can, depending on how the URLs are defined, allow the user to access
Read More...About a year ago, I wrote a post detailing what hardware and software I use on a daily basis, a la The Setup’s format. I know I never tire of knowing what fellow geeks are using to be productive. Perhaps you’re the same. If so, you’re in luck. Here’s my updated setup. My big takeaway,
Read More...One of the toughest things about running a business in a complicated industry like healthcare is managing all the stuff. The physical operating assets of any organization — facilities, equipment, machinery, technical infrastructure — are the heart and soul of a well-run and functioning business. Healthcare has stuff in spades. Facilities managers and the maintenance
Read More...Links, you say? Like what the Internet is made of? You’re doing the link thing again? I SMELL A SHARK JUMPING. No, you don’t. Chill out. I’m the easily excitable one here, not you. You see, I am a professional web nerd. That means that while you are putting slides together for your big PPT
Read More...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...Stop me if you heard something similar before. Ready? Kentucky limits on debt issuance have hindered high-priority university construction/renovation projects. Detailing this is a great piece over at Inside Higher Ed, by Kevin Kiley. To wit: Even though the university would fund its new debt through non-state revenues, lawmakers in the Kentucky state legislature, which
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