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April 13, 2009
Project Compass: Adding up and counting down

By David Payne

What is in a number? Numbers can tell you a lot, especially about Project Compass. Check out these numbers to learn more about Emory’s initiative to implement an enterprise-wide PeopleSoft Financials system.

By the numbers

• 9 Financial modules will be implemented with the new PeopleSoft Financials system.

• 10 Digits in the SmartKey — providing users with a quick method for entering values in PeopleSoft.

• 150 University and Emory Healthcare staff attended the first Project Compass Learning Forum, designed to provide staff with details about the PeopleSoft Financials functionality and a system demonstration.

• 450 reports have been identified for “go-live,” including reports that are currently being used and new reports that provide greater flexibility and access to financial data.

• 1,473 people visited the Project Compass Web site in the last month.

• 23,541 staff from across Emory University and Emory Healthcare will be impacted by Project Compass. Are you included in this number?

• 9-1-09 is the date that Project Compass will “go-live.”

To learn more about Project Compass, visit www.compass.emory.edu to read about project activities or to sign up to attend an upcoming Learning Forum.