The PeopleSoft Innovators program, now in its ninth year, celebrates organizations that are leveraging PeopleSoft’s latest features and capabilities to drive value, reduce costs, and transform their operations. With over 250 innovator stories published on the PeopleSoft Information Portal, the program provides invaluable insights into how customers are maximizing their PeopleSoft investments.

This episode of PeopleSoft NOW!  announcing the class of 2025 PeopleSoft Innovators highlights two key focus areas:

Delivering Value and Lowering Costs, showcasing real-world examples of innovation across industries.

Delivering Value: Enhancing User Experience and Functional Capabilities

Organizations are investing in PeopleSoft features that improve user experience, increase functional capabilities, and deliver meaningful business insights.

Here are two examples that standout:

  • Azim Premji Foundation in conjunction with their partner SmartERP upgraded their PeopleSoft HCM, ERP, Campus Solutions, and Portal systems, deploying Fluid to enhance user experience. They replaced customizations with delivered functionality like bulk calendar uploads and Budget and Asset Management, streamlining operations.
  • Henry Ford Health selectively adopted several new features such as eProcurement, Onboarding, Fluid Expenses, Fluid Workcenters, Fluid Benefits Enrollment retiring customizations and improving user experience.

Lowering Costs: Leveraging Cloud and Delivered Frameworks

Customers are reducing operating costs and increasing agility by adopting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and utilizing delivered frameworks.

Here are two notable examples:

  • Birla Institute of Technology & Science migrated their PeopleSoft systems to Oracle Autonomous Database–Serverless on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This move resulted in a 50% performance improvement and a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs.
  • Boise Cascade implemented Page and Field Configurator Change Tracking functionality to log changes made to journal entries before posting and track assets in new physical locations when asset locations are changed. This has saved hours of manual effort, improved accuracy, and resulted in cost savings.

The 2025 PeopleSoft Innovators showcase how organizations are leveraging PeopleSoft to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Whether it’s enhancing user experience, expanding functional capabilities, or reducing costs, these innovators provide actionable insights for the entire PeopleSoft community.

To learn more about these innovators, view their stories, and discover how you can nominate your organization, visit the Innovator Stories section on the PeopleSoft Information Portal. Let these success stories inspire your next PeopleSoft transformation!