VIDEO: Ellucian Demo

Ellucian is an enterprise resource planning system that offers a suite of products and services specifically for the higher education market if you're looking for a higher education ERP solution you'll want to consider Ellucian in this video we'll take a look at three different modules in Ellucian and discuss some of the system's pros and cons but if you need to find a solution fast use our product selection tool to get a free short list of ERP software recommendations click the link in the description to get started the aleutian lets you easily configure a portal where prospects and applicants can track their status and engage with staff or peers you have access to live chat email templates and text messaging it has automated tools for decision management reports to help you find the students most likely to apply and customizable dashboards the system gives you access to relevant and unified data that you can view on multiple devices students can log into their accounts to build their schedules and register for classes and they can work with their advisers to plan goals and track progress only advisors have access to academic planning and real time counseling tools other admin tools let you define models to support activities streamlined processes for posting grades and import them from Excel or other learning management systems it also has reports to provide you with details trends and insights from data such as student attendance the financial management module of Ellucian includes a customizable chart of accounts and standards-based Ledger's you can manage an audit financial processes improve budget controls and comply with accounting practices supported by reporting capabilities track financial data and flow of resources for regulatory compliance across departments in your institution the system also lets you examine trends and consider what if scenarios so you can make decisions based on real time financial data additionally the finance module comes with tools and features for organizing and tracking requisitions that notify you and goods are received and when invoices are ready with centralized information and real-time tracking you're able to streamline your procurement process save costs and maintain better relationships with vendors other features include self-service research tools and grant management pollution includes an HR module that provides employees access to information through self-service tools you can review direct report profiles approve timesheets leave requests and compensation adjustments it also has position management for budgeting salaries and talent management for aligning individual goals with departmental or organizational objectives the HR module lets you manage personnel actions involving hiring compensation status changes and adjustments to labor distributions it helps you calculate different compensation packages for members of faculty who are full-time adjunct or part-time you can also use the system to track tenure sabbatical leaves faculty workload and reappointment the HR system includes payroll tools that can handle the nuances of the higher education industry there are many pros of using Ellucian let's look at two of them as a software designed for higher ed the luciana includes tools for automating tasks that streamline operations of financial aid you can easily create manage and award packages as well as dispersed track awarding and reconcile finances analysis and reporting tools let you calculate financial aid needs while managing institutional goals this also helps you keep students informed about the status and amount of their financial aid solution comes with robust analytics tools to help you make data-driven decisions you can view HR financial and student data in a centralized source to help standardize definitions and metrics you can slice data track kpi's publish trend analyses and integrate data with other Ellucian products for partner applications while Ellucian is a top-rated solution some users complain the integration between products is not as seamless as they expected the user interface also has room for improvement with some users noting that it's difficult to train new staff and students on using the system still not sure if a Lucienne is right for you use our product selection tool to get a free list of erp software recommendations tailored to your needs click the button on the left to get started you

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