Student Information Systems
Breaking the Mold: A Fresh Perspective on Forecasting Technology Implementation Trends
We all love making predictions. They help us deal with uncertainty, which has undoubtedly come into sharp focus over the past year. The issue with forecasting, however, is that they are often wrong—some spectacularly so. And those involving higher education technology are no exception: just remember those projections about the supposed disruptive power of massive ... Breaking the Mold: A Fresh Perspective on Forecasting Technology Implementation Trends Read More
Different Ways to Support Student Management Through Technology Selection
For many institutions, student management in higher education institutions means the administration and management of student-related business functions, such as course registration, program enrollment, and student progress tracking. Central to this approach is usually a student information system, which serves as the centralized hub that helps institutional leaders perform these functions and help students along ... Different Ways to Support Student Management Through Technology Selection Read More
An Update on the K-12 SIS Implementations
We think it’s time for another update on the student information systems used in the K-12 submarket. We published our initial post on K-12 student information system historical implementations in April 2020 and did an update in July 2021, then in October 2022. Let’s dig once again into the SIS used in K-12 to ensure ... An Update on the K-12 SIS Implementations Read More
Ellucian to Expand its Global Reach With Tribal Group’s Acquisition
When Ellucian announced the acquisition of Tribal Group on October 5th, I wondered what this could mean for the Virginia company. Ellucian is known for its three suits of products (Banner, Colleague, and PowerCampus), and Tribal Group is also active in ERP and CRM product categories, the two companies thus being a better fit than ... Ellucian to Expand its Global Reach With Tribal Group’s Acquisition Read More
Historical Evolution of the HigherEd SIS Market Share: September 2023 Update
It’s the time of year when we present our update on the evolution of the SIS market share for the U.S. and Canada. Since the pandemic hit, the HigherEd SIS market share has remained stable. However, we would like to give you additional information on specific data. Over the years, we have amassed data on ... Historical Evolution of the HigherEd SIS Market Share: September 2023 Update Read More
The Workforce Development, Continuing Education SIS Solutions
Used every day by millions of users to manage student data, student information systems are expanding into the professional world. Since universities now offer lifelong learning opportunities to increase revenues, the once-used spreadsheet method no longer answers the management needs of continuing education centres across North America. This post looks at some SIS focusing exclusively ... The Workforce Development, Continuing Education SIS Solutions Read More
How School Closures Impacted Anthology’s Client Base
Last week, James and I attended Anthology Together, where I got the chance to meet with some Anthology executives, clients and service providers. During one of these meetings, I had an interesting discussion on school closures and their impact. When I returned to my hotel room, I looked into Anthology’s clients to better understand the situation. ... How School Closures Impacted Anthology’s Client Base Read More
Exploring Differences in Our Database
As part of our regular operations, we take time to do quality control and to explore our database. When we see uncommon trends, we dig down into them to better understand what can cause these differences. In this post, we would like to dig into our dataset to explore why we have such a big ... Exploring Differences in Our Database Read More
Justin’s Thoughts on Ellucian Live 2023
Almost a month has passed since my return from Ellucian Live 2023. I am still processing everything I saw and the announcements that Ellucian made. I must be honest: Ellucian Live 2023 was my first Ellucian conference. My first impression: it was big, almost as big as Educause. A little over 5,000 participants gathered in New ... Justin’s Thoughts on Ellucian Live 2023 Read More
Non-Degree Programming and the Second SIS
Following our December post on product implementations and online learners in the SIS market, we received feedback that we didn’t mention the solutions to manage students’ journeys through non-degree programs outside the “traditional SIS” model. We wrote about these solutions in January, calling them continuing education SIS. In this post, we will explore the continuing education SIS ... Non-Degree Programming and the Second SIS Read More
Dual View: Another Perspective on the Market Share
We usually present the market share for the product categories using the number of institutions. This is currently our default view. However, this way of presenting does not tell everything, and stakeholders should have access to other metrics when making product selections. This post compares market share by the number of institutions and enrollment to ... Dual View: Another Perspective on the Market Share Read More
