PeopleSoft is one of the oldest systems and applications and is still competitive, especially in the area of ERP. In the market, we have around forty-two percent cohort globally.

Similarly, we have various ERP systems with specializations, like SAP, for material management, sales order management, and other related activities. Similarly, the finance system in Oracle is the best ERP for finance (FACM). Whereas PeopleSoft is famous for SCM, Human Capital Management (HCM), and Enterprise Learning Management (ELM), and their CRM system is also very good in the market. Although Oracle has moved to HCM, PeopleSoft will still be there. Because PeopleSoft has finance, SCM, and CRM, if an organization has PeopleSoft, they can use all three according to their requirements.

All ERP activities are available in PeopleSoft, including EPM, which provides parts management, and PeopleSoft ELM for enterprise learning management. PeopleSoft FSCM provides for order management, SCM, human capital management, and CRM, making it a comprehensive ERP system compared to others.

Overall, I would rate PeopleSoft a seven out of ten.

Simplicity is the key and many colleagues and others found it very difficult to navigate and the system to be too complex. Everything related to employees was handled through PeopleSoft, but I'm not sure we received sufficient benefit. That said, the solutions that would have been able to integrate and offer multiple features were more expensive. PeopleSoft delivered what it was supposed to and probably what most people wanted. 

I rate the solution five out of 10, not because it's a bad solution but because of integration issues and when it's compared to other peer solutions. 

The overreliance on using spreadsheets in financial applications. The constraints of uploading spreadsheets to create journal entries can be a headache, but, in the final analysis, it forces the customer to rethink the format of the spreadsheets they use and their reliance on them. PeopleSoft handles much of the heavy lifting.

The twofold aspect would be the ability to segregate positions and the accompanying structure, which is good. Finally, the payroll features allow for separating the North American payroll from the European payroll, with the ability to consolidate them in the final analysis. This includes balance sheets, private loan statements, and income statements.

Before you buy, I will understand the capacity and needs of the company and examine its existing infrastructure. Post-implementation, it's crucial to select SI and ensure change management carefully. Keeping people informed reduces potential issues. Ensure the training staff is compatible with the developers and the change management team. It's like a three-legged stool; they must work together in concert and communicate effectively.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

It's important to know the product, but know the business, it's just as important.

Most are going with cloud solutions because they don't want the IT departments. When you go with the cloud, you have to accept it, you can't change it. Anytime there is a change you have to pay for customization and that is very expensive.

People should understand the features and the payroll policies to have it work correctly.

PeopleSoft had Canadian and US payroll tables in the same table and you have to know or remember to put the correct payroll code.

I don't believe in obtaining a license, it's about the working experience.

People are now interested in WorkDay, for mobile computing. 

WorkDay was initially put in place to replace PeopleSoft from the people who designed PeopleSoft. They aimed to replace PeopleSoft with WorkDay because they were upset that PeopleSoft sold. It was a hostile bid and they didn't want to sell but it got sold.

Peoplesoft has been in business since 1988, they are very mature.

Review the implementation of your existing software.

If you are looking for payroll software, PeopleSoft is a solid system.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We suggest ERP to businesses depending on their business cases, budget, location, and population or crowd. We first do a proper study of a business, and on the basis of the study, we suggest some solutions.

I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it. If one needs to improve the business or improve some internal processes, then PeopleSoft should be used.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

If you are running an financial institution or project-driven organization, there is no better solution than PeopleSoft. 

Overall, I would rate the solution nine out of ten. 

I would recommend it.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

To those planning to use the solution, I would say that they need to align themselves with the strategies framed by Oracle since it indicates where Oracle is moving. If Oracle is more focused on the cloud solution, then it is better to deploy PeopleSoft on the cloud solution than on an on-premises version since you know that Oracle is moving to the cloud. It is always better to align yourself with the strategies of your service providers.

Considering the lack of support post-implementation and upgrade that needs to be done, I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

My company used to use PeopleSoft only to deal with HR-related requirements.

Workforce data management, compensation management, payable time, and recruitment modules were a few modules from PeopleSoft that greatly enhanced productivity.

A few years ago, the integration capabilities of the product were slightly complex to use, especially the API integrations, which were not advanced. Owing to the aforementioned reason, my company had to maintain some standalone applications.

Speaking about how the tool's customization or configuration capabilities have benefitted our company's business process, I would say that PeopleSoft helped our organization when we ruled out the talent review process in our large company, where, manually, it would have been a very big task for us. My company had people, applications, and data with which we could form groups and assign projects in a proper way to get things to work out properly for the talent review process to happen.

When doing an evaluation of various products two years ago, I looked at PeopleSoft in detail and saw how much it had advanced. I would say that PeopleSoft is a good product and falls under the category of the top three products that are available in the market. If people already have Oracle products or Oracle applications in their environment, I would strongly recommend PeopleSoft because it is easily compatible with Oracle.

I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

I would recommend PeopleSoft for its scalability and flexibility as a solution. It has a lot to offer in terms of customization and adaptability to an organization's needs. However, the one downside is Oracle's support strategy, which has raised some concerns. I would advise potential users to thoroughly consider this aspect and check on the availability of licenses for new customers before making a decision. Overall, I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten.

Given that it's a legacy product, there's not a lot of people who are looking to deploy PeopleSoft. We will be moving to a modern solution.

There are no additional features that I would recommend and that it is a legacy product.

Because it is not a modern tool, I would rate PeopleSoft a six out of ten. It was built on 1990s technology.

I rate Oracle PeopleSoft five out of 10. Considering what we know and where the contemporary products are today, I wouldn't recommend PeopleSoft.

It boils down to two things: before you buy and after you buy.

Before you buy:
 Do your due diligence: Understand your organization's needs and capabilities.
 Evaluate your existing infrastructure: Assess your company's "capacity" to ensure
compatibility.
After you buy (post-selection):
 Choose your SI (Systems Integrator) carefully.
 Implement change management from the outset.
 Involve your training staff throughout the process.
The more you keep people informed, the fewer issues you're going have. Finally, assuming the System Integrator is top-notch and does a great job, make sure you have a training staff that is compatible with not only the developers, but also the Change Management folks.

It's really a three-legged stool of Project, Change, and Training Management. Or to use a different analogy, there are three different swimming lanes, and they all need to work in concert, communicate and work together.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. When Oracle bought them, those who implemented PeopleSoft were worried. People said, "PeopleSoft's dead. Oracle's going to kill them. Going to suffocate them." But thankfully, the user base was so loyal. That's what kept them alive. That's why we're still talking about PeopleSoft.

PeopleSoft is an amazing solution. Its users can have total control of the system, including PeopleCode, Application Engine and Component Interface, along with many other tools delivered by PeopleSoft. Overall, I rate this solution a nine out of ten.

PeopleSoft is a stable solution and it has a lot of functionality. Additionally, it has good product strategist and user input support.

I rate PeopleSoft a nine out of ten.

I would recommend the solution to others. 

I rate PeopleSoft as an eight out of ten. 

I would recommend this solution to other users. That being said, I would rate Microsoft Dynamics ERP higher than this solution. Microsoft products are better suited for small-scale businesses. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

There could be more adaptability of the system because obviously it's much better now with being able to do your own reports and navigate around, which was not the case in the past. Perhaps the developers can also work on better reporting because I think there is still room for improvement in that area. My advice to others would be to believe in the system. This solution has the potential of making life easier, so it is just a question of adaptation to it. If users are willing to give the system a chance, it should work for them.

I rate PeopleSoft a ten out of ten.

I rate PeopleSoft 10 out of 10. I think PeopleSoft is a good tool for HR administrators. It's easy to navigate compared to the other ERPs. The management of the tool is straightforward from the employee's perspective, so the employee experience is good. PeopleSoft is intuitive, so no one needs to be taught how to use the system. It's self-evident, like Facebook or Twitter. SAP is a little more technical, and you need to understand coding.

I rate PeopleSoft a seven out of ten.

I would definitely recommend for people to look around at other vendor software. It of course depends on the needs of that business. I think it’s a good product it has its problems because the software is made to fit across many organizations as Oracle tries to make it fit across many industries. However, I definitely enjoy working with the software as I have been working with them for so long.

My advice to those thinking about implementing this solution is it is a dying technology. If anybody wants to implement something similar they should be looking for new systems.

Oracle is not investing much into PeopleSoft. They are not enhancing it. However, they are doing some kind of change but it's not significantly enough, which could significantly help their business users.

I rate PeopleSoft a seven out of ten.

I am not satisfied with this solution because its performance is not good. Everything Oracle promises is under-delivered. For example, version 12c of Oracle Database promises an in-memory capability feature, and they say that in-memory makes your workload super fast, but we haven't seen that improvement. It is a case of overpromising and under-delivering. It is also very difficult to adopt the features that Oracle keeps releasing. PeopleSoft is certainly very flexible, but we cannot use the new features.

I wouldn't recommend this solution because PeopleSoft is now the end of life. There are no new customers for PeopleSoft. I wouldn't suggest anyone to go for it. It is a dying product. Even though Oracle says that it will be supporting PeopleSoft until 2030, you shouldn't go for PeopleSoft.

I would rate PeopleSoft a six out of ten.

Research all possible options and ask plenty of questions as well as visiting one or two sites where the product has been installed and talk to users. Become part of the networking group.

We use General Ledger, Billing, Accounts Receivable, Projects, Asset Management, Payroll, Accounts Payable. All would be rated an eight out of 10 as we developed solutions to fill "product gaps" that were part of later application releases.

We had an army of consultants from different organizations who collaborated and delivered the most vital aspect of scalability — a solid foundation to build upon. We also dedicated subject matter experts for each application and a team that ensured the "big picture" (e.g. consolidated reporting, operational and audit checks and balances, etc.) to work with the consultants.

Spend more time in deciding the architecture and hosting environment based on the experience (virtualization, database, clustering, load balancing, server platform) on the technology side. To provide quicker benefits to the whole population, build a 2FA solution from the beginning and provide all self-service functionality right from the beginning (that can include all benefits and related documentation online) — that way management would see clear benefits.

We're a PeopleSoft partner. We're primarily an Oracle and are a PeopleSoft consultancy where we implement and help people use the PeopleSoft systems. Now we're combining that with UiPath, and so most of the things we do are going to be PeopleSoft system related.

Having been in this business for 25 years or so, my biggest advice for PeopleSoft clients would be the same for any software client - that whenever they implement it, that they do it right and not try to do it cheaply.

Once they do it right, they will realize the benefit from doing it right forever, from then on. If they do it on the cheap to take shortcuts, they will pay the price for taking those shortcuts until they get around to making the investment to fix it. Customers are often a victim of themselves by trying to do it too cheap.

For example, I had one large enterprise client that asked their consulting firm how long it was going to take to put in PeopleSoft. They were putting in about everything PeopleSoft offers. It was a major implementation for the financial supply chain, human resources, payroll benefits, all that stuff. They had something like 130,000 people. It was a big, big corporation.

The consultant company came back and said, "Probably two years, maybe as soon as 18 months, but probably two years to get it implemented and into production from the time we actually start." The company came back and gave them six months, and the implementation was a disaster. The company tried to blame it on the consulting firm. However, they said, "Hey, man, you gave us six months and we should have taken two years for an organization of your size and complexity."

That's a little more than typical. Lots of times people will, instead of 18 months, take 12 months or 15 months. The more they try to shortcut the implementation, the more problems they create for themselves.

The biggest advantage - whether they're doing PeopleSoft, SAP - et cetera - for software companies and the clients, if they're going to put in a major software system, don't try to do it the cheapest you can. Do it the best you can. If you do that, it will pay off in spades. If you don't, it will screw you. That's the biggest advice I would have.

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten.

Based on my experience, if your company is expanding on a very high level and already has good growth in it, you could do very well with Oracle. If you want to develop your own project as well, which involves standardized as well as customized forms, that would be another reason to go with Oracle.

SAP has their own advantages as well, so I would not say that Oracle is the best platform. You could go with SAP also. It depends which company asks for which ERP software.

I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.

There have been a lot of upgrades in the 9.2 version with the UI and implementation of data analytics, HR analytics, the analytics dashboards have been introduced, the mobility, and the ability to use PeopleSoft applications on a mobile device.

The features are good but you will have to do cost-data analysis with other modules and if it fits you can go for it. It is a good product to go with.

You get all of the features, and anything that you don't get, you can customize.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

It's good and we're pretty satisfied with it. Make sure you go with the latest version of PeopleSoft, but also make sure you plan and have the right people and resources trained to know the system. If you're new, get a demo and have a plan.

I rate the overall product a seven out of ten. 

I would not recommend PeopleSoft over other solutions in the market that are easier to implement. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten. 

If someone has a license to the tool, I recommend utilizing it completely and reap its benefits. There are so many solutions available in the market on the cloud. Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

PeopleSoft is easy to develop and maintain. I would rate this solution as nine out of ten.

We are an implementor and a partner of Oracle.

In our client's environment, we are using the latest version of the solution. I can't speak to the exact version number.

I'd recommend the solution to other companies, however, it all depends upon the maturity of the customer, and its ability to adapt to this Tier 1 ERP's expertise.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

My advice to others is for them to do their research before they choose a solution.

I rate PeopleSoft a six out of ten.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give PeopleSoft an eight.

To raise that score they would have to improve the upgrade path to the cloud.

The advice I would give to others who are looking into implementing PeopleSoft is to go directly for the cloud product. Don't do it on-prem. Go directly for the cloud product.

You need to understand your core business processes. What are you really looking to get out of a software application? The application can do whatever you want it to do. Look at what your core processes are, look at what the application offers, and change your processes to fit that software.

Also, the more vanilla you can go, the easier it is, the better it is and the more value you're going to see when you go do PUMS, when you go to DBK, and you add all those bells and whistles.

PeopleSoft is a really good product and I would rate it a nine out of ten.

It's a pretty user-friendly product. It's intuitive. You can figure a lot of things out on your own.

I think the evaluation criteria that we used was pretty good. If I had a colleague that was looking at this kind of solution, I would provide them information about what I’ve learned from the product evaluation exercise, the product and the option exercise, in terms of the importance of reinforcing the training element, so they can use it correctly and so on. Hopefully, a new user would gain perspective from that.

When I’m looking at a vendor such as Oracle, I think it's important to be in sync with the latest trends in the market, especially in the CRM area. There's an on-the-cloud feature, so say that causes a big thing in the market about that and there's a heavy customer option on it. I'm really hoping that they can catch up on the trend. As a user, I have a lot of familiarity with the existing product. I don't want to unlearn and relearn a new product. That's the main thing.

I'm a happy user. My rating reflects that I think there's always area for improvement. With the new tech plans and so on, there are quite a few things that PeopleSoft or Oracle can do with the product.

Be careful with consulting. We have had a difficult time identifying consultants in Latin America (mostly in Brazil).

You need to analyze what the current state of your company is and consider what your needs are. PeopleSoft is definitely a great product though.

I would recommend this product to many potential customers; however, I do not believe that the price is justifiable for smaller companies.

I would rate this an eight out of ten.

I can recommend PeopleSoft to all institutions and companies.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Get your users on board and engaged. That's the number one thing. Get them in their training, which, unfortunately, is the first thing people always cut from implementation, and that's the last thing they should cut. When you're implementing a new product, you don't want to cut training.

You have to be flexible and open to ideas and know that it's not going to be a perfect solution. This isn't a reflection, I think, of Oracle or, in our case, IBM, our contractor. They were just the experts we brought in to help us.

How you use it will depend on the size of your organization and the number of transactions you do on your backend. If you have a small shop, there are other more suitable ERP solutions on the market that you can implement quicker.

The way they've been supporting us, the way they've been upgrading the technology, I think it's great. There's only a few ERP as far as campus solutions go out there, and they're probably the best one.

I would rate this solution a 10 out of 10. 

This would depend on the type of business again. PeopleSoft is a market leader for a reason, but if you look from the economic side, there are other solutions out there too which are much cheaper. They can select the product based on the size of their company; it doesn't have to be PeopleSoft and could be something else too like Salesforce, etc. But again, this depends on the nature of the business; for example, if you talk about the Big Five and the other big giants, like the US Army. For that kind of complexity, PeopleSoft would be the best solution available so far.

Don't customize it; absolutely, do not customize it. Change your business process to suit the software’s needs. Don't modify the software.

Setup and configuration is key. It takes a lot. It depends on where you come from, though. If you're coming from another software that integrates, it's an easy implementation, but if you're coming from a thirty-year-old mainframe system, you're going to have some tough times ahead.

This is a good product and I recommend it, although it depends on the use case for the business. There are advantages and disadvantages and you need to consider the objective. On this basis, every organization measures differently, but I definitely recommend it. That said, there is no perfect product.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

I've seen Oracle Financials; I've seen SAP. PeopleSoft is a very solid and robust product. Like I said, they have captured the best of the best business processes. Coupled with that, the technology is very stable and the scalability is there.

There's always room for improvement, but we're overall happy with the solution.

I'd rate this solution as eight out of ten.

If the organization has a sufficient budget and wants to manage talent and support business objectives, then this is the answer.

Get involved with the grassroots community, like conferences such as Collaborate and Alliance.

There are other modules, but HR is one of the most popular modules in PeopleSoft so it should be used heavily by federal government, state government, and all other private sector businesses.

People are coming to this solution over others because they can't do it themselves, and I'm less expensive than the big vendors.

What sets it apart from the other products like this in the market is that they've been around for a while. They’re proven and tested; that's all.

I'm a consultant; I've used the solution for five years and have marketed the solution for two years.

We handle the private cloud deployment model with Amazon as the cloud provider.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If they offered easier integration, and maybe a broader library of APIs that can be utilized by third-party integrations, I'd rate the solution higher.

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

We use the on-premises deployment model.

I would recommend the solution. It's very stable and scalable, which makes it a reliable solution.

I would rate the solution seven out of ten.