GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY

Case Study: George Fox University:

PeopleSoft 9.0 Financials, Human Resources and Campus Solutions

THE ORGANIZATION:
George Fox University (GFU) is a Christian university founded in 1891 by Quaker pioneers. They offer bachelor degrees in more than 40 majors related to the humanities, sciences, and professional studies. The University is consistently ranked as one of the top Christian universities on the West Coast.

CHALLENGE:
In 2007, George Fox University was faced with the decision to invest in new technology for their infrastructure and find a fully integrated, feature rich Enterprise Resource Planning solution. The University not only needed a fully-integrated ERP solution, but an experienced and affordable implementation partner.

Faced with an uncertain future for the support of their current ERP, George Fox's objectives required the new system be implemented within 18 months. After much research, the University chose PeopleSoft Higher Education ERP Suite by Oracle because they wanted technology that would allow them to deliver high quality, web based, service oriented solutions to its community along with investing in an ERP solution that they could grow into.

SOLUTION:
In December 2007, George Fox teamed with the premier Oracle Implementation partner, Moore Integrated Solutions, Inc. (MIS, Inc.) to implement PeopleSoft Financials, Human Resources and Campus Solutions. They selected MIS, Inc. with the confidence that they would help GFU obtain their goals of completing the implementation within an 18 month period and within their allocated budget.

Working with the GFU team, MIS, Inc. project management developed an aggressive implementation schedule in order to have PeopleSoft Financials, HR, and Campus Solutions "live" within the desired time frame. The implementation kicked-off in February 2008 with PeopleSoft Financials. The combined team had basic General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Purchasing "live" by the start of the fiscal year for GFU (July 1, 2008). By April, the HRMS/Campus Solutions team had started their implementation of HRMS, Payroll, Benefits, Campus Community, Recruiting and Admissions, Student Records, and Student Financials. By the end of December 2008, GFU was not only paying their employees and utilizing their new system, but they had also printed their first student bills and completed their first student enrollment. Financial Aid followed closely behind with a go-live in spring 2009. The final step to the successful completion of this project will culminate with the implementation of Contributor Relations scheduled for August 2009.

CONCLUSION:
MIS, Inc. successfully assisted George Fox University in implementing their PeopleSoft Higher Education ERP suite on time and within a budget of under two million dollars. George Fox University has attained their goal of a best-in-class, feature rich and affordable ERP solution that enables them to meet today's goals while providing a stable infrastructure that will meet the future needs of a thriving university.