Workday & Adaptive Progress Tracker (proposed)

Finance Spotlight Open Forum Held on February 23 The Knight Vision Finance Spotlight Open Forum was held on February 23 to highlight upcoming project initiatives and to emphasize anticipated changes in the finance community. Knight Vision executive leadership joined members of the program team to share information about what the UCF community can expect as the implementation progresses. Finance leadership also provided information related to the implementation of the new UCF Budget Model and how

Knight Vision Kickoff Open Forum Held on November 3 The Knight Vision Kickoff Open Forum was held on November 3 to launch the implementation phase of this transformational project. President Cartwright and Provost Johnson made introductory remarks and the program team shared information about what the UCF community can expect as the implementation progresses over the next few years. Executives from both Workday and Accenture also joined to help introduce their companies and describe how they

Knight Vision Kick-off Open Forum Scheduled for November 3 A Knight Vision kick-off forum open to the campus community will be held on November 3 at 11:00 a.m. President Cartwright and Interim Provost Michael Johnson will participate as the Knight Vision project team shares information about what the UCF community can expect over the next few years, followed by a question and answer session. Knight Vision will replace PeopleSoft Financials (UCF Financials), human resources, and

UCF Board of Trustees approves Workday and Accenture contracts October 22, 2020 On October 22, the UCF Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the selections of Workday and Accenture as the vendors for Knight Vision. Workday will provide the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, and Accenture will partner with UCF to support the implementation of the new software and associated business processes. The selection of these vendors was the result of an extensive evaluation based on

Project Name Contest Winner Announced October 6, 2020 The recent announcement of the new Cloud ERP Transformation Project name, Knight Vision, was the culmination of a process involving the entire UCF community. A final vote open to the campus community selected Knight Vision from nearly 100 names originally contributed. As the name suggests, Knight Vision will illuminate a path to greater operational efficiency and effectiveness and will improve transparency, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.The name Knight

New Guidelines for Limiting PeopleSoft and Related System Development September 28, 2020 Provost Johnson recently introduced Knight Vision, a transformational effort that will greatly improve the way we operate at UCF. PeopleSoft HR and Finance systems will be replaced with a modern system, enabling greater functionality for essential administrative activities and reporting.In this way, Knight Vision will directly support President Cartwright’s goal to increase focus on improving administrative infrastructure and systems that drive operational excellence,

Vendor Selection Process September 2, 2020 The choice of a software vendor between Workday and Oracle will be made in the coming weeks. To make the best decision possible, the selection committee will consider the written proposals from each vendor, evaluate financials, review campus community feedback, and check references with other universities. Based on evaluation materials designed to ensure a fair decision is reached, the Business Owners Council will make a recommendation to the Executive

Live Vendor Demos Held by both Oracle and Workday August 24, 2020 Both vendors in the running to implement their version of a university-wide Cloud ERP system at UCF gave live demonstrations to the UCF community with Oracle presenting the week of August 10—14 and Workday presenting the week of August 17—August 21. We want to thank both companies for presenting for a full week and also a huge thank you to members of the

Workday Live Demos This Week August 19, 2020 Workday, the second vendor, is presenting their live demonstrations for the UCF Cloud ERP project this week of August 17—August 21.Email CloudERPProject@ucf.edu for a link to register for Workday Zoom Sessions for UCF Cloud ERP Live Demonstrations. If you attended a topic/session with Oracle during the first week, please plan to attend that same topic/session with Workday the following week. We will ask you for specific feedback on these

Oracle Live Demos Last Week August 19, 2020 Our first vendor, Oracle, gave their live demonstration for UCF Cloud ERP project. Oracle has recordings available to all registrants by creating an Oracle Cloud ID with the UCF email you provide (this process could take up to 48 hours). Links to access the stored files will be sent when the Oracle Cloud IDs are created. If you did not register for a session but would like