Key Discussion Areas:
Before ERP — Building the Foundation for Transformation
- Future-state vision and transformation strategy
- ERP and technology assessments and selection
- Organizational and data readiness
- Process analysis and operating-model considerations
- Preparing leaders, stakeholders and campus communities for change
During ERP — Managing Transformation, Not Just Implementation
- ERP implementation and program leadership
- Organizational change management and adoption
- MO and independent validation / oversight
- Data migration, integration and modernization
- Building analytics and data capabilities in parallel with the ERP rather than waiting until after go-live
After ERP — Turning Technology into Institutional Value
- Ongoing optimization and application support
- Process improvement and continued change management
- Data strategy, reporting and analytics
- Targeted transformation and modernization initiatives
- Preparing institutional data for AI and emerging technologies
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand how transformation priorities change before, during and after an ERP initiative.
- Identify the organizational, process, technology, and data capabilities that contribute to successful transformation.
- Explore practical examples of higher education data and analytics use cases across multiple enterprise systems.
- Learn why data modernization and organizational change should occur alongside—not after—major technology initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to maximize the value of existing technology investments through optimization, analytics, process improvement, and innovation.
