PeopleSoft loss would devastate
By George Avalos
The Contra Costa Times, Jun. 22, 2003
The loss of thousands of jobs might just be the start of the
economic aftershocks for the East Bay if PeopleSoft Inc. is
conquered by Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid.
From pizzas to property values, from
PeopleSoft is devastating the Cal. State University system.
They have been sued by a number of their clients for poor performance.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Michael:
PeopleSoft is devastating the Cal. State University
system.
They have been sued by a number of their clients for
poor performance.
Here you go!
Another reason for me to hate the land of Hype and Lies that Ian
mentioned so much. Remember the secrets of my customer service
The way it's explained to me is that the employees'
existing job chores are not considered when
administrators dump the learning of new software
systems on them. They're already working 40 hours
plus, then are told to absorb new skills, and usually
a lot of inputting, etc. needed in order to run
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Subject: [PEN-L:8961] Re: Re: PeopleSoft
The way it's explained to me is that the employees'
existing job chores are not considered when
administrators dump the learning of new software
systems on them. They're already working 40 hours
plus, then are told to absorb new skills, and
At the repeated prodding of Michael P. I've begun
research for an article on PeopleSoft, the
administrative software firm. Seems the company's
software system might be solely responsible for the
bankruptch of Cleveland State University. I think this
group may be interested in a few of the quotes
I don't have a ready reference for you, but I know PeopleSoft has been an absolute
disaster at Stony Brook. Installed as a data management tool for the
graduate school, it has brought
the system to a halt. My understanding is that university administrators would chuck
it in an instant
I just got finished tangling with a telephone messaging system that
undoubtedly was sold to the provincial government as a "labour saving /
cost saving device." In the short term, it probably saves a few dollars on
paper by concentrating workload on fewer employees. In the longer run,
those
There are others with this problem, so perhaps you might want to contact
someone in IT at West Chester University in PA where I understand they have
a similar problem with PeopleSoft. I apologize in advance, but I don't have
a contact there to help point the way, yet it seems like they have
During the height of the tech mania, PeopleSoft ran some really
obnoxious ads on CNBC at saturation frequency, narrated by some
hardass wiseguy with a British accent. One was set in a graveyard,
with the voiceover saying this is where you'd end up if you didn't
buy their software. Now
There are others with this problem, so perhaps you might want to contact
someone in IT at West Chester University in PA where I understand they have
a similar problem with PeopleSoft. I apologize in advance, but I don't have
a contact there to help point the way, yet it seems like they have
San Francisco Unified School District bought PeopleSoft payroll software
that has been a nightmare for the district. Even with all the tweaking the
payroll clerks are at wit's end. Lawsuits are threatened.
The usually worthless SF Weekly (they had a cover story a few months ago
Thanks to Doug Henwood, Joel Blau, and Ann Li for more
info. I'm following up on all information.
Where this started was Michael's lead that the entire
California State University system is switching over
to the PeopleSoft system, despite a very
well-documented track record of failure. More
How can Cleveland State go bankrupt?
Doug
Ohio State very nearly did in the early 1980s. --jks
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