A Deep Dive into PeopleSoft

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When Enterprise Resource Planning became the next big thing, many organizations jumped in without fully investigating if it was right for them. Here is a deep dive into Oracle’s PeopleSoft, the quintessential ERP suite, from purchase decisions to planning and implementation, along with some helpful post-mortem lessons learned.

I have been involved in implementations of PeopleSoft for more than 10 years — before the product was web-enabled, in fact. Overall, the product is extremely robust and offers literally thousands of functional threads to its customers. Some of the business areas addressed by PeopleSoft applications include: Financials; Human Capital Management; Payroll; and Customer Relationship Management. Each of these major areas are comprised of several sub-modules that are so complex that sales reps, sales support associates, and implementers generally specialize in one sub-module.

Herein lies one of the biggest challenges of selecting this software. It can be so overwhelming as to render mere sales calls and demos practically useless since these discussions barely scrape the surface of what is really happening within the software. Given that fact, it can be difficult to determine the real effort behind an implementation and how your company’s business processes and employees will be impacted.

Having said that, how does an organization know if PeopleSoft…

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