Modernising a University ERP: PeopleSoft to Oracle Cloud
A state university replaced a heavily customized PeopleSoft environment with a phased Oracle Cloud strategy while reducing cost and improving student experience.
Challenge
The institution was running a 12-year-old PeopleSoft Campus Solutions environment that was deeply customized and approaching end-of-support risk. Manual workarounds, disconnected data, and an aging portal were slowing the registrar, financial aid, and student services teams.
Approach
EvoTech ran a structured discovery effort to catalog more than 340 customizations, assess integration dependencies, and prioritize what should be retired versus rebuilt. The team designed a phased migration: finance first, then HCM, then student-facing components, with a parallel-run model to reduce cutover risk.
Results
- Migration completed in 18 months, three months ahead of plan.
- 94 percent of customizations were eliminated or replaced by standard cloud capabilities.
- Annual IT cost reduced by 35 percent.
- Student portal NPS improved from 28 to 67.
Solution structure
Systematic approach to modernization
Assessment & Planning
Mapped and categorized customizations into retire, replace, redesign, and keep decisions.
Integration Architecture
Built an integration transition layer to support the phased move without breaking downstream systems.
Execution & Validation
Coordinated data validation, portal redesign, and staged cutover with university stakeholders.
Outcome metrics
Measurable business impact
Planning a PeopleSoft, Oracle, Banner, or Workday transition?
EvoTech can structure the migration without sacrificing operational continuity.
Planning a PeopleSoft, Oracle, Banner, or Workday transition?
EvoTech can structure migration without sacrificing operational continuity.