Higher Education
Higher Education institutions need to plan, monitor, and measure performance more than ever before.
For both public and private institutions, having the ability to plan, monitor, and measure is no longer an option, but a requirement. Universities, colleges, and academic health centers must understand the performance of the institution. To do so requires a comprehensive Enterprise Performance Management program that includes processes to perform Connected Planning, Close, and Reporting and Analysis.
Performance Architects has been helping higher education institutions with these processes for over 15 years. We have the industry insight and implementation expertise to design and build solutions to help you meet your performance expectations.
Enterprise Performance Management Solutions for Higher Education
Connected Planning
Institutions need forward-looking views provided from plans that connect the strategic model to the detailed annual budget and projections.
We develop budgeting and forecasting models covering, but not limited to:
Annual Budget
Workforce Planning
Current Year Projection
Multi-Year Projection
Capital Planning
Strategic Modeling
Grants Forecasting
Responsibility Center Management
Incentive-based Budgeting
Enrollment Planning
Financial Close
The accounting group needs to automate time-consuming manual processes to close the books to reduce costs and eliminate errors.
We implement the following solutions to close your financials:
Account Reconciliation
Consolidation & Close
Financial Reporting
Year-End Reporting
Reporting and Analysis
Institution-wide users from administration to finance to all departments require access to critical data in order to understand and analyze their results.
We build reporting and analysis solutions including:
Budget to Variance Reporting
Budget Book
Grants Analysis
Cost of Education Analysis
Partial Higher Education Client List
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Bentley University
Brigham Young University
California State University, Chancellor’s Office
California State University, East Bay
Case Western University
Columbia College (Illinois)
Columbia College (Missouri)
Dartmouth College
Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Florida International University
Glendale Community College
Harvard University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ithaca College
Maricopa Community College District
Medical College of Wisconsin
New York University
Princeton University
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Rutgers University
San Francisco State University
Syracuse University
University of Iowa
University of Pittsburgh
University System of New Hampshire
University of Wyoming
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Commonwealth University
What higher education clients are saying
“The Performance Architects team was amazing in not only helping us get our implementation going, but also in deploying solutions that meet our needs. Their team’s knowledge and understanding of both higher education and the Oracle EPM technology, continues to help us in making our EPM journey successful.”
— Assistant Controller, University of Pittsburgh
“The solution is eye-opening because you’re not just creating a spreadsheet for a report, you’re actually analyzing what’s on the spreadsheet.”
— Senior Budget Analyst, San Francisco State
“The benefits come from increased visibility and control. We can understand where payroll and headcount are growing, as well as when and where departments leverage factors like vacancy rates or incentive payments.”
— Senior Director - FP&A, Vanderbilt University
Why Performance Architects?
We Focus on EPM for Higher Education
EPM is what we do, having helped over 60 higher education clients to plan, monitor, and measure their performance.
We Implement Market-leading Cloud Solutions
We strategically partner with market-leading vendors that provide solutions capable of meeting complex requirements.
We Build Long Term Relationships and Become Trusted Advisors
Our approach is to build long-term relationships with our clients and partners. By doing so, we become trusted advisors that can help you along your EPM journey.