Abstract :
In 1999, the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS) launched a project to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system called PeopleSoft Student Administration (SA). The new system would replace the university´s aging, home-built legacy student information system (SIS) and several third-party subsystems. The university´s chancellor and provost envisioned that the SA system would integrate existing administrative subsystems, meet increased demand for student Web-based services, and provide prompt and accurate reports. The implementation was, by and large, a success. In the paper implementers of the university ERP system share experiences and lessons from an IT perspective
Keywords :
educational administrative data processing; information systems; strategic planning; PeopleSoft Student Administration; University of Wisconsin-Superior; Web-based services; enterprise resource planning; information technology; legacy systems; student information system; Aging; Delay; Educational institutions; Enterprise resource planning; Information systems; Licenses; Management information systems; Management training; Personnel; Project management;
