A Parable of Recommendations and Decisions So, how often do you really change the oil in your car, truck, or SUV? Do you follow manufacturers’ recommendations? You know, the last three cars I owned had completely different advice: one owner’s manual said every 6,000 miles, one said every 7,500 miles, and one has a snazzy
Read More...From Oracle’s PeopleSoft Apps Strategy blog: Almost a year after their decision to re-expose proposals for a common leasing standard, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have reached a key decision regarding the recognition of lease expenses. At their June 13, 2012 meeting, the IASB and FASB agreed
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
Read More...We wrote about PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain Management 9.1 Feature Pack 2 a couple weeks ago, focusing on the asset and maintenance management aspects of the feature pack release. Unveiled in January of this year, Feature Pack 2 (FP2) is turning out to be quite a powerful addition to FSCM 9.1. Over at the
Read More...Just a month ago (February 16 to be exact), Oracle provided the latest version of Financials and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) in its Feature Pack 2 (FP2) release. At MIPRO, we’re pretty excited about the new capabilities within this FP, and believe that this one is for you. From Oracle’s press release, FP2 delivers “…new
Read More...As I talk to customers about their PeopleSoft solution, it is interesting to me how often the discussion now seems to involve some flavor of a global solution. For one project, it’s as “simple” as a single location in Ireland, but it drives a need for consolidations and multiple currency calculations. For another project, we are engaged
Read More...In these days of tight times, the most common modus operandi/strategy of IT and Business Process re-engineering or Optimization projects has been twofold: Keep the wheels on the wagon, or Fund only projects that have a good opportunity for real ROI. If you have had problems getting funding (like everyone else) for worthwhile projects, consider
Read More...Contrary to what some backstreets of the ERP rumor mill will say, there’s a strong roadmap ahead for PeopleSoft, including a new current release of HCM and even a major release next year. Here’s InformationWeek’s Doug Henschen talking about what that means for Fusion and what mindset customers should consider adopting: …if PeopleSoft’s getting all
Read More...Oracle has begun to offer ‘Feature Packs’ between planned major releases to deliver new capabilities and value to customers. If you’re not aware of this (and you should be), here’s the information about the Oracle Feature Pack program. With the release of the PeopleSoft 9.1 Feature Pack in Spring 2011, Oracle now offers “significant new
Read More...We’re pleased to announce that we have been asked by the City of Fort Worth to assess and provide recommendations regarding the city’s ERP system as it transitions to a new payroll application. From the Star-Telegram: Fort Worth officials are confident that an abundance of overtime shifts during Super Bowl week will not create any
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