Bhusri Returns as CEO: Can Workday Accelerate Innovation Pace?
Workday reset its leadership model. On February 9, 2026, Workday announced that co-founder and executive chair Aneel Bhusri is returning as CEO, effective immediately, replacing Carl Eschenbach, who stepped down the same day. This is the third act in the following timeline: During this time, Aneel was still very present as the board chair with […]
Introducing the HCM Systems StarChart: The Definitive Guide for Institutions Seeking Their Best-Fit Solutions
Higher education institutions are considering how to better meet modern workforce needs as they strive to attract and retain excellent faculty and staff. In Tambellini Group’s daily work with higher education institutions, we are seeing that they increasingly prioritize human resources functions in their strategies for improving institutional effectiveness. To ensure their human resources teams […]
6 Tips to Ensure Shared Services Success at Your Institution
What has changed in shared services for higher education institutions over the last few decades? The need to create a financially viable, stable, and successful shared services organization (SSO). Institutions need to be highly strategic and deliberate with their approach to shared services to see a return on their investment. This blog post will outline […]
Tambellini Releases 2022 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report
Tambellini Group is excited to announce that its 2022 Finance and HCM Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report is now available! This year’s report reveals key trends about the continued momentum of technology selections for finance and HCM selections in US institutions. Tambellini members can gain insight about Here’s a small sample of the information […]
Administrative Systems Planning Checklist Infographic
Legacy, on-premises administrative systems are approaching their end of life and do not provide the expected user experience. Software vendors have invested heavily in developing higher education cloud products and have delivered or are on track to provide mature, modern cloud software-as-a-service solutions for finance, HCM, and student systems. While it may not be feasible […]
Student Systems 2019 Compendium
As Tambellini concludes its 2020 Student Systems publication series, it is a good time to reflect on the past year and contemplate the future state of student systems. Tambellini’s Student Systems US Higher Education Market Trends and Leaders Report includes the following statistics regarding the student system market. In a review of the total US […]
In the Spotlight: Finance and HCM Market Trends and Technology Selections for Higher Education
The Tambellini 2020 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report provides a detailed overview of the US higher education financial management and human capital management systems market. The report’s unique perspective focuses on the number of selections made in 2019 and describes purchasing trends, identifying the […]
Finance and HCM Market Trends and Insights for Higher Education Infographic
Tambellini members utilize the 2020 Financial Management and Human Capital Management Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report to broaden their understanding of significant trends as higher education institutions move finance and HCM solutions to the cloud. Institutions benefit from the report’s deep insight and competitive analysis that they cannot attain on […]
Collaborating in a Changing IT Environment
Smith College is in the early stages of a multi-year plan to transform its overall technology. Collaboration is more critical than ever in its changing IT environment, according to Samantha Earp, Vice President for IT and CIO. Earp is also the 2019 Tambellini CIO Award winner. This podcast is a great opportunity to hear her […]
The Coming Convergence of Campus Data Brings Educational Intelligence
As higher education institutions increasingly seek the data needed to support student success and demonstrate institutional effectiveness, they are turning to purpose-built software focused on particular areas of concern, such as assessment and curriculum management. Each of these software systems answers a specific set of questions or operationalizes specific processes, and many do these things […]
