2022 Finance and HCM Market, Share, Trends, and Leaders Report at a Glance
Guide your institution through vendor selection with the 2022 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report. Finance and HCM market trends in higher education Buying trends by institution type and size Vendor market share This year’s report reveals key trends about the momentum of technology selections […]
Community Discussion: Key Findings from Tambellini’s 2022 Finance and HCM Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report
Tambellini’s 2022 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders report has revealed key trends about the momentum of technology selections for Finance and HCM selections in US institutions. Learn why the higher education market experienced a significant increase in selection in 2021 and what institutions should consider […]
Why Is Modernization Planning Urgent?
Over the last several years, we have heard much about digital transformation (DX) being important to higher education. However, DX is not a goal for every institution, as one of our clients recently reminded me. DX addresses fundamental change in an institution’s approach to delivering on its core mission areas: education, research, and service. […]
Capturing the Rewards of Modernization
When establishing a modernization program, how can you focus your projects, teams, and executives on outcomes that matter? Most major software projects have tactical goals, such as completing the implementation on time and on budget, without establishing the outcome-related goals that focus on the impact of the change. One way to create and track these […]
The Ohio State University Walks Away from Workday Student
Tambellini learned on Wednesday, December 1st, that The Ohio State University (Ohio State) has decided not to move forward with Workday Student at this time. Ohio State’s statement includes an acknowledgment that their implementation of Workday’s Finance and Human Capital Management (HCM) products has left significant system and process optimization work for the school to […]
Tambellini Takeaways: 2021 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
The 2021 EDUCAUSE annual conference was held in Philadelphia last week. There were far fewer attendees than usual because of the pandemic, and the small numbers moving through the convention center created an eerie but also intimate effect. Long conversations, deep reflections, hard questions, and honest responses were the norm. These engagements led to our […]
Why Is Change So Hard for Higher Education?
I have heard this question for decades. Why can’t higher ed modernize, become more efficient, or run more like a business? It is important to recognize that some of the reasons why change is so difficult in this industry are inherent to higher education’s mission and collaborative and collegial structure. Since the mid-1980s, institutions have […]
The New Norm of Institutions Establishing a Virtual Culture
When universities and colleges across the country began reopening their doors, it wasn’t going back that was so uncomfortable for many students. It was differentiating between the option to attend in person or digitally. As a semi-recent college graduate who experienced first-hand both traditional and online schooling, I imagine that many students felt pressured to […]
Enterprise CRM: Should I Care?
Summary In higher education, CRM technology has traditionally been scattered across multiple functional areas for multiple purposes. For a few institutions, looking at CRM more holistically has become an imperative. Why? Should you take this approach? It is not right for every campus, as it can cause unnecessary complications. But for some institutions, the alignment […]
Verticalization Strategies of Megavendors: How is Higher Education Faring?
Application megavendors are reaching a level of maturity in their core cloud applications—in delivery, operations, marketing, and business models. They have stabilized the delivery of core applications in many ways: Continuous delivery: Delivering new functionality without disrupting their customers’ business Flexibility: Implementing configurable applications that work in most industries Reliability: Minimal unplanned downtime using modern […]
