EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and ERP Systems

Strategic Planning in the Changing World of ERP

drupal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:56:47 -0500

Vendor acquisitions, open source initiatives, and the emergence of service oriented architectures have drastically changed the landscape for ERP systems. In this session, we will share how the University of Michigan planned and continues to plan for the future of its enterprise administrative systems in this dynamic environment and what others can learn from our planning efforts.

Breaking All the Rules: Ten Independent ERP Implementations in One System

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:46 -0500

The University System of Maryland broke all the "rules" of efficiency and effectiveness by allowing each of 10 institutions to implement ERP in their own environments without attempting to lock-step these projects. The panel will discuss how this approach yielded on-time and on-budget results.

Cat Herding in the Green Mountains: An Enterprise Information System for the Vermont State Colleges

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:47 -0500

When the Vermont State Colleges decided to replace a 20-year-old legacy information system, the "loose confederation" of five colleges needed to become a highly collaborative organization to exploit the functionality of an enterprise information system. This presentation will review the technical and organizational challenges faced during the implementation process.

Just Don't Call It "Banner": NMSU's Integrated ERP Project

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

New Mexico State University began an aggressive ERP project in October 2003 with a conversion to Banner at the core. Simultaneously, NMSU also went live with workflow, imaging, portal and CMS, SCT ODS/EDW, Cognos reporting, SCT student marketing (Matrix), eVisions, Appworx, and Higher Markets. Although we are tired, the project changed our culture.

Still Crazy After Two Years

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:41 -0500

Two years ago, "The Kuali Crazies" decided to partner on a community source initiative to develop an ERP module. They wrestled with various technical, functional, and organizational issues that could be loosely described as "kindergarten activities"! Share their perspectives after two years on the trials and joys of such community initiatives.

Community Source ERP: What? Are You Crazy?

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:29 -0600

ERP is the realm of large vendors, right? Only the crazy would try to play in that space. Well, some crazies are doing just that with the Kuali initiative. This panel of representatives from six partner organizations will discuss the factors that led them to join this initiative.

ERP Applications Selection in a Changing Marketplace

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:26 -0600

Northern Kentucky University, a mid-tier Master's I institution with 14,500 students, recently performed a comprehensive evaluation of ERP systems and selected SAP. The Project Director for NKU will discuss organization and execution of the ERP selection process for public institutions.

SAP Public Services - University of Kentucky: Transforming the Modern Research University

drupal — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:31:27 -0600

To enhance services to students and employees, improve operations, and better manage the business of today's research university, the University of Kentucky chose a flexible, integrated ERP solution. Learn how UK developed an evaluation process, built a team, and evaluated partners for software and services. UK's IRIS project will deploy SAP for innovation, adaptability, and operational excellence in managing students, employees, finances, and grants.

Enterprise Software Projects: The Veterans' View

drupal — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:24:03 -0500

In recent years, many colleges and universities have undertaken large-scale software initiatives. Along the way to wrestling successes from all the alligators in the swamps of implementation, most of us involved have learned invaluable lessons we want to share. In this session, we'll reflect on some of the key learnings throughout the projects to introduce new university-wide administrative systems at our institutions.

A Comprehensive Reporting Environment for an ERP Implementation

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:02:58 -0500

The University of Notre Dame implemented a comprehensive reporting environment that provides information access concurrent with the rollout of its new ERP system. This session will describe the strategies, challenges, and outcomes of our efforts, along with the reporting environment that serves the operational and strategic needs of the university.