February 26 - March 1, 2024

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PeopleSoft Week 2024: Game Changers


Five days of focused panel discussions and customer success stories built around key priority areas for the PeopleSoft Community.​

Day 1: Improving UX & Search
This program is designed to help PeopleSoft users leverage Fluid Navigation. Learn to create fluid pages and components, hear how other customers have successfully used Fluid Navigation and best practices.
 
Day 2: Optimizing Configurations
A popular topic for PeopleSoft customers, this program will cover a range of topics including best practices for eliminating/isolating customizations.
 
Day 3: Lifecycle Management
A broad program designed to cover both maintenance and best practices for getting current on recent PUM releases (image 47 & 48). Content could address how to manage your PeopleSoft lifecycle (the process of applying fixes, features, Tools upgrades, etc.) or the more strategic approach to staying current (strategy, resource alignment, feature selection, etc) for both the technical and business audience.
 
Day 4: Leveraging analytics (including Kibana)
Thursday’s program showcases how customers are driving innovation and efficiency through PeopleSoft analytics (including Kibana). Possible topics could include dashboards, elasticsearch, data visualization and integrations.​
 
Day 5: Upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60 and 8.61
Friday’s program is designed for customers who have recently upgraded to PeopleTools 8.60 or are making plans for 8.61 — innovations, best practices and lessons learned.​

Sessions are being added daily! Check back often for updates to the PeopleSoft Week agenda.

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PeopleSoft Week Agenda

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET

Day 1 Kick-Off with Oracle: Improving UX & Search

Presented by:
Sasank Vemana, Oracle

Join us for Day 1 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this session, Oracle’s, Sasank Vemana, will share a high-level overview of Improving UX & Search, why your organization may benefit from utilizing them, insights about those companies who already use them, and resources that may help your organization get started.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Improving UX & Search Customer Panel

Presented by:
Tony Schollum, Kaiser Permanente
Alicia Kinsey, OPENLANE, Inc.
Meghendra Singh, Hays Business Solutions
Natalie Webb, Samaritan’s Purse

Join us for Day 1 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this panel, PeopleSoft customers will share how they have successfully used Fluid Navigation and best practices. The panel will cover a range of topics including how to create fluid pages and components and also how to leverage fluid navigation.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Fluid Fundamentals: Building a Modern User Experience

Presented by:
Jim Marion, Oracle ACE

What does it take to build a modern PeopleSoft User Experience? Does a PeopleSoft developer need to learn HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript? How different are the modern tools from traditional Page/Component development? Get the answers to questions like these and more. Join Jim Marion, Oracle ACE, as he shows what it takes to build a modern, intuitive user experience in PeopleSoft!

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET

Day 2 Kick-Off with Oracle: Optimizing Configurations

Presented by:
Joe Willever, Oracle

Join us for Day 2 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this session, Oracle’s, Joe Willever, will share a high-level overview of Optimizing Configurations, why your organization may benefit from utilizing them, insights about those companies who already use them, and resources that may help your organization get started.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Optimizing Configurations Customer Panel

Presented by:
Meghendra Singh, Hays Business Solutions
Alicia Kinsey, OPENLANE, Inc.
Natalie Webb, Samaritan’s Purse

Join us for Day 2 of PeopleSoft Week: Gamechangers 2024! In this panel, PeopleSoft customers will discuss the popular topic that is optimizing configurations. The panel will cover a range of topics including best practices for eliminating/isolating customizations.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Get Current Faster by Reducing Customizations the Right Way!

Presented by:
Jim Marion, Oracle ACE

Used incorrectly, some modern PeopleTools features increase and obfuscate maintenance! Join Jim Marion, Oracle ACE, as he shares innovative ways to leverage modern frameworks to identify issues and reduce maintenance effort. Topics covered include Event Mapping, Page and Field Configurator, Drop Zones, and PTF.

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET

Day 3 Kick-Off with Oracle: Lifecycle Management

Presented by:
Sasank Vemana, Oracle

Join us for Day 3 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Hangers 2024! In this session, Oracle’s, Sasank Vemana, will share a high-level overview of lifecycle management, why your organization may benefit from utilizing them, insights about those companies who already use them, and resources that may help your organization get started.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Lifecycle Management Customer Panel

Presented by:
Alicia Kinsey, OPENLANE, Inc.
Amar Shah, Australian National University
Rahul Nori, State of Minnesota

Join us for Day 3 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this panel, PeopleSoft customers will share how they manage their PeopleSoft lifecycle, including the process of applying fixes, features, and Tools upgrades, and how they use a more strategic approach to staying current with strategy, resource alignment, and feature selection for both the technical and business audience.

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET

Day 4 Kick-Off with Oracle: Leveraging Analytics (including Kibana)

Presented by:
Tammy Boyles, Oracle

Join us for Day 4 of PeopleSoft Week: Gamechangers 2023! In this session, Oracle’s, Tammy Boyles, will share a high-level overview of Leveraging Analytics (including Kibana), and why your organization may benefit from utilizing it, insights about those companies who already use it, and resources that may help your organization get started.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Leveraging Analytics (including Kibana) Customer Panel

Presented by:
Alicia Kinsey, OPENLANE, Inc.
Pam Ingram, Hennepin County, MN

Join us for Day 4 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this panel, PeopleSoft customers are driving innovation and efficiency through PeopleSoft analytics (including Kibana). The panel will cover a range of topics, including dashboards, elasticsearch, data visualization and integrations.

11:00 am – 11:30 am ET

Day 5 Kick-Off with Oracle: Upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60 and 8.61

Presented by:
Mark Hoernemann, Oracle

Join us for Day 5 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this session, Oracle’s, Mark Hoernemann, will share a high-level overview of PeopleTools upgrades 8.60 and 8.61, why your organization may benefit from utilizing them, insights about those companies who already use them, and resources that may help your organization get started.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Upgrading to PeopleTools 8.60 and 8.61 Customer Panel

Presented by:
Amar Shah, Australian National University
Rahul Nori, State of Minnesota
Sai Pasupuleti, Jack Henry & Associates
Mudit Mittal, Hays Business Solutions

Join us for Day 5 of PeopleSoft Week: Game Changers 2024! In this panel, PeopleSoft customers who have recently upgraded to People Tools 8.60 or are making plans for 8.61 will share innovations, best practices and lessons learned.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Tools Talk: A Roundtable Discussion on Staying Current with PeopleTools

Presented by:
Kyle Benson, Oracle ACE
Dan Iverson, Oracle ACE

Staying current with PeopleTools and leveraging all the new features and improvements can be a challenge. In this roundtable discussion we will talk about strategies to stay current, review the latest advancements in PeopleTools lifecycle management, and share tips, tricks and gotchas from our recent upgrades.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET

Changing the Perception of IT Through the Delivery of PeopleSoft’s Fluid

Presented by:
Richard Lewenthal, ERPA
Kiran Parvataneni, AARP

Join ERPA and AARP in a detailed discussion of AARP’s journey to Fluid, including the story of their implementation, level of customizations, and change management. By starting with the end goal in mind, AARP has changed their perception of PeopleSoft through the delivery of PeopleSoft’s Fluid.
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