2023 Trend Guide: Technical Debt in Mergers and Acquisitions
Why Read This Research As financial, political, demographic, and cultural pressures build, higher education institutions are seeking more efficient ways to operate, including through mergers and acquisitions. When planning for a merger or acquisition, higher education technology leaders are tasked with focusing on retiring technical debt while addressing the immediate needs of aligning institutional operations. […]
2023 Field Guide: Learning Management Systems
Why Read This Research The recent pandemic highlighted deficiencies in existing learning management system products, and many higher education institutions are reconsidering their LMS. In this 2023 field guide, Tambellini provides market insight and considerations that can help institutions evaluate and differentiate leading LMS products. Gain insight into the higher education LMS vendor market, focusing […]
2023 Field Guide: Oracle and Workday Implementation Partners
Why Read This Research Higher education institutions that select Oracle or Workday finance, human capital management (HCM), and student systems must evaluate their implementation options. This guide provides insights into the leading Oracle and Workday implementation partners, including Accenture, Alchemy, Avaap, Collaborative Solutions, Drivestream, Deloitte, Highstreet IT Solutions, Huron, and Sierra-Cedar. Tambellini presents this unbiased […]
2023 Practice Guide: Modern Integration Practices and Tools
Why Read This Research As higher education institutions manage their extensive application portfolios of cloud and on-premises applications, they are looking to optimize their integration strategies to reduce the cost and risk of moving data between critical systems. This guide leverages market research and insights from institutional interviews to identify trends and recommendations for evaluating […]
2023 Field Guide: Noncredit Course Management
Why Read This Research Noncredit degree management is changing rapidly to meet modern adult learner needs. As nondegree learning programs evolve, institutions are adopting microcredentials such as digital badging and Comprehensive Learner Records and creating pathways for students between noncredit credentials and degrees. In addition to looking at the state of the nondegree market, this […]
2023 Field Guide: Curriculum and Catalog Management
Why Read This Research While curriculum and catalog management software solutions, by and large, share a core base functionality well suited for most institutions, Tambellini has identified considerations that can help institutions differentiate leading products. This 2023 field guide provides insight into the leading curriculum and catalog vendor solution providers—Coursedog, CourseLeaf, Kuali, Modern Campus, and […]
2023 Field Guide: Financial Aid
Why Read This Research The need for modern technology solutions to support higher education financial aid has never been greater. Standalone financial aid solutions have gained significant market share in 2023. This field guide identifies the market conditions impacting institutional financial aid product selections and provides insight into the leading solution providers—The College Board, Ellucian, […]
2023 Practice Guide: Selecting Curriculum and Catalog Management Solutions
Why Read This Research As higher education institutions examine their current catalog and curriculum management practices and technology, they seek to digitize manual processes, improve data integrity, and support student success. Vendors in the space are expanding their functional footprints and investments in the cloud to offer compelling technology solutions that can support institutional modernization […]
2023 Practice Guide: Selecting Budget and Planning Tools
Why Read This Research Higher education institutions facing challenging financial landscapes are reexamining budget and planning processes with significantly more focus than before the pandemic. In particular, the need to tie the two areas together has become considerably more relevant. Many institutions have accelerated the process of implementing modern budget and financial planning tools, but fully […]
2023 Field Guide: Recruitment and Admissions CRM
Why Read This Research Early on, recruitment and admissions CRM solutions were often selected by admissions offices without assistance from IT. However, more recently, higher education is seeing a growing trend of institutions taking a more holistic approach and deploying CRM applications enterprise-wide. As such, recruitment and admissions CRM selections are now being highly influenced […]
