Documents Contributed by ECAR, Student Information Systems, and Human Resources Systems

This study, designed and analyzed by ECAR on behalf of the Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA), identifies the forces of change that are building for higher education and seeks to understand their potential implications. The report adds the voice of higher education's administrative leadership to the dialogue about the future of our institutions. Sponsored by 22 CHEMA member associations, the study examines how administrators and officials engaged in college and university support functions anticipate that higher education will change over the next ten years by identifying the changes, opportunities, and threats these leaders foresee for higher education, for their institutions, and for specific functional areas. In addition, the study discusses how prepared institutions are to manage change and shape their own futures.

Higher education has made a huge investment in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, with additional investments planned. An assessment of the successes and challenges of these implementations should help guide future efforts. This Research Bulletin examines the state of recent ERP installations in higher education, with a focus on implementation experiences (budget, timeline, customization), outcomes of those implementations, and future plans.