In Part 2 of my interview with Russ Barberio (RB) and Dan Croce (DC), we dig deeper into the PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) as we discuss the system and cost benefits associated with automated testing. PTF is a powerful tool, especially when applying variables and...
The City of San Luis Obispo, California and Sierra-Cedar are excited to announce that the City went live with Oracle ERP Cloud on October 1, 2018. The City of San Luis Obispo engaged Sierra-Cedar for this citywide initiative to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and...
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) was recently awarded a PeopleSoft Innovator Award at Oracle OpenWorld in recognition of the tremendous amount of work accomplished in a relatively short time. After the individual healthcare networks merged operations in 2016, the...
We all know the benefits of using the PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF). Streamlining the testing process, reducing costs, and keeping your PeopleSoft system up-to-date are just a few of the advantages. However, clients still want to know if it is the best tool for...
The Value of a Customization Oracle awarded Domino’s an Innovator Award for its recent deployment of an innovation to its PeopleSoft HCM system. Domino’s created an innovative custom-built application to capture acknowledgments and electronic signatures from employees...
Fluid + Mobile + Workflow = Organization Value Recently, Syracuse University moved to the next generation of time collection for both its academic and administrative units, with innovations around collection processes and easing administrative burdens. Syracuse...
The Value of a Customization Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) was awarded a PeopleSoft Innovator Award by Oracle for its work with Candidate Gateway (recruiting). NFCU combined the updated features of Candidate Gateway with edits to delivered Fluid UI pages and added...
The Sierra-Cedar 2018–2019 HR Systems Survey White Paper, 21 Annual Edition makes its annual debut today at the HR Technology® Conference in Las Vegas. With this release, we share over two decades of HR Systems research and community development. Published since 1997,...
The study of organizational culture is nothing new, but it is finally getting more consideration in the practice of Change Management — and this raises a lot of questions. What are the connections between culture, business leadership, and transitions? How can this...
Sierra-Cedar, Inc., part of The Sierra-Cedar Group, Inc. (one of the largest independent North American IT services companies) and a member of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), announced today that it has achieved AWS Oracle Competency Partner...
Who is totally up to date on applying PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) images and who finds it easy to apply updates every quarter? I bet it’s a short list. The problem with keeping PeopleSoft updated is it’s a full-time job during part of the year, plus it can require...
Sierra-Cedar, Inc., an independent North American IT services company, today announced the launch of PUM-as-a-Service, a response to the need for organizations to efficiently manage PeopleSoft updates. “Sierra-Cedar believes that our PeopleSoft experience, combined...
PUM-as-a-Service—that’s a mouthful for sure. PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) was developed to help simplify maintenance and lower costs for PeopleSoft users. However, I think you can do even better. PUM-as-a-Service further simplifies and lowers cost for your...
The Sierra-Cedar 2018–2019 HR Systems Survey, 21stAnnual Edition is open and available for participation by the greater HR community. This annual research effort provides insights into HR technology trends and is available through June 8th. All responses are...
In my last post, I wrote about the SaaS application delivery model and encouraged organizations to take a serious look at it as a new year’s resolution. I presented some descriptions of what many organizations would recognize as their current state of application...
On February 21, 2018, the City of San Luis Obispo and Sierra-Cedar launched the “Motion Project”—a citywide initiative to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency through the implementation of the Oracle Cloud Application Suite. This is a modern business...
Deeper analytical insight and agility is at the forefront of growth strategy for companies across all industries. However, the complexity of defining the appropriate path to leverage the benefits of the Cloud to gain meaningful insight from your data can be...
PeopleSoft HCM is still kicking! At the Oracle Open World Conference in October, Oracle committed to investing in PeopleSoft at least until 2027… as long as customers continue to support the demand for the investment. Oracle has demonstrated this commitment in the...
Testing PeopleSoft processes for PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) updates or major release upgrades is usually not high on a user’s list of likes. The entire process of developing a test plan is not exactly fun: assembling a team, creating and performing tests, fixing...
When organizations list the most important function for a system, it’s to collect and report data. This is, by far, the number one response. To me, the better the reporting, the better the system. Do you use this PeopleSoft feature, Simplified Analytics? You should....