Category: Human Resources

  • HR Systems in HigherEd: The Shift to Cloud and the Battle for Market Share

    HR Systems in HigherEd: The Shift to Cloud and the Battle for Market Share

    Managing people effectively is at the heart of every higher education institution—whether it’s hiring top faculty, tracking payroll, or ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. But as colleges and universities grow in size and complexity, so do their HR needs. We observe the following trends in the HigherEd HR market: With shifting demands, the HigherEd HR…

  • Market Niches Can Change… But They Usually Don’t

    Market Niches Can Change… But They Usually Don’t

    We often believe that companies enter a product category and their client base remains the same over the years. Even if this is true for some companies, others see diversification in their client profiles. In the past, we have produced an analysis of SIS product niches. Today, we expand this analysis of market niches to…

  • Workday: Focus on Student Success

    Workday: Focus on Student Success

    Workday entered the education world about a decade ago. The offering of its HR Management and Financial Management solutions went without saying, but Workday positioned itself in the education world when it launched Workday Student in 2016. Ex-PeopleSoft Employees Founded a New Company Workday was founded in March 2005 following the acquisition of PeopleSoft by Oracle.…

  • HRMS, HRIS or HCM: It’s All About Human Resources!

    HRMS, HRIS or HCM: It’s All About Human Resources!

    Called Human Resources Management System (HRMS), Human Resources Information System (HRIS) or Human Capital Management (HCM), human resources systems have a common function: managing human resources, business processes and employee data for organizations. The educational world makes no exceptions as school districts, colleges and universities require these solutions to ensure the proper functioning of their…