Oracle Cloud, AWS, & PeopleSoft

“Our core requirement for this project was to minimize the workload impact on our technical staff Sierra-Cedar met and exceeded these requirements with just the right amount of touchpoints and collaboration with my team to influence key decisions. My staff appreciated being able to provide input and approve progress at critical checkpoints along the way — without having to dedicate an excessive amount of their time to the project. Sierra-Cedar’s effective Transition-to-Cloud process played a significant role in helping the University meet its requirements and deadlines.”

Maurice Tyler, Chief Information Officer – Bowie State University

“Moving to a managed services platform was strategic for Coppin State. Our IT staff now concentrates on initiatives that impact student success while Sierra-Cedar makes sure our applications are up to date.”

Chris Kennedy, Director Applications Support – Coppin State University

“Like most community colleges, NPC is always looking for ways to achieve more with fewer resources. With Sierra-Cedar handling NPC’s PeopleSoft-related tasks, our IT team now has the bandwidth to make progress on NPC’s mission-critical initiatives.” 

Blake R. Butler, VP for Information Technology – National Park College

“Sierra-Cedar is our trusted partner for all things PeopleSoft. They are professional, knowledgeable, and provided excellent support while working within a very tight timeline.”

Nicola Burton, Director – Shared Financial Systems – UW System Administration

“Working with Sierra-Cedar has been a standout experience for us. Their comprehensive planning and deep understanding of the student life cycle were crucial, but what truly set them apart was their ability to execute and maintain project discipline, especially as we navigated the challenges of being an early adopter. They integrated organization change management seamlessly and even conducted internal project audits to ensure we stayed on track, which provided us with added assurance without extra cost. Their cultural fit and instinct to help us navigate Oracle’s functionalities made them the perfect partner for our journey, and their collaborative feedback loop with Oracle has benefited not just us, but other early adopters as well.”

Randall Melton, CIO – Spring Arbor University

“This migration further disaster-proofs critical systems that help the University care for our employees and run day-to-day.”

Jay Stephens, Vice President for Human Capital Services – Kansas State University

“As part of our recent CS 9.2 upgrade project, we included improving User Experience (UX) for students and faculty as one of our top goals. Partnering with Sierra-Cedar and following their UX methodology helped us to navigate the process while taking advantage of their design expertise. We were able to involve students and faculty early on in the process through discovery sessions and other outreach methods and have continued their involvement through multiple rounds of usability testing. We feel confident going into deployment that we will have improved end-user experience for our students and faculty.”

Stacy Mitchell, SIS Associate Director – Case Western Reserve University

“The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) has 23 colleges and over 200,000 students. VCCS operates using three Oracle PeopleSoft pillars (FMS, HCM, SIS-Campus Solutions). We partnered with Sierra-Cedar to complete a vendor-failed upgrade of our FMS to 9.2.  We engaged in a multi-year strategic effort to modernize and streamline systems and processes across the VCCS. We partnered with Sierra-Cedar because of their expertise and quickness to learn our complex organization skills. Their team of experienced higher education consultants engaged hundreds of stakeholders across the VCCS to partner in business process review and redesign efforts in HR, Payroll, and Student. Together we coordinated sessions across all 23 colleges with representation from each area. The team collaborated to review and prioritize more than 520 discrete business processes, helping the VCCS leadership team plan an upgrade roadmap with unique projects for the highest priority items. We love working with vendor partners that treat their customers as “family,” Sierra-Cedar is an organization that fits into your own “family” organization. They are knowledgeable, professional, and laser-focused on our success.“

Nicole C. Stewart, Assistant Vice-Chancellor – VCCS

“Working with Sierra-Cedar has been a rewarding experience.  We have found them to be unique in this market space.  They are large enough to be able to flexibly address resource needs.  However, unlike many of the larger firms, Sierra-Cedar’s ability to adapt to project changes, and creatively resolve project challenges when presented make them a great partner to work with.“

Sarah Gigous, Former Director, Office of System Management – State of Kansas

“We partnered with Sierra-Cedar to replace our 30-year-old system and paper-based processes with Oracle Cloud Applications. They thoughtfully listen to our staff, understand our requirements, and provide us with proven solutions based on Best Business Practices. They are focused on our need to not only improve the software, but the antiquated and time-consuming processes we currently utilize. They are doing an excellent job. While being professional and keeping our project on time, they make the process fun and are building relationships with us that will last for years past this project.”

Elizabeth Parry, CIO – Dauphin County, PA