Exciting changes are on the horizon for Texas Children’s with the arrival of a new software solution that will unify our Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain Management systems and move them into the cloud.
Dubbed the Voyager project to reflect the bold adventure that awaits us over the next 22 months, and the courageous way our employees embrace freedom by fearlessly adopting innovative technology, the new software is developed by Oracle and will replace PeopleSoft. Implementation will occur in four waves, and the Oracle solution is currently on track to go live starting with Human Resources in July 2021.
The Voyager team officially kicked off the journey in September and has now transitioned into the Design Phase, which consists of a series of collaborative sessions that help identify how work will be organized in the future state for HR, Finance, Supply Chain and Information Services.
“In many ways our journey to the cloud is just getting started, but we have all the right people, plans and partners in place to achieve our ultimate vision,” said HR Director Josh O’Brien. “We want everyone to feel confident and empowered to use the new system and navigate the cloud.”
Setting the vision
The change from the traditional PeopleSoft software to a cloud-based system at Texas Children’s has been years in the making. To achieve the vision for what the Oracle software solution should be for the organization and our workforce, the Voyager Leadership Team established four key objectives:
- Engaging and empowering our employees with an improved, mobile-friendly user experience that provides convenient access to real-time data, and a more efficient system to help you reach your full potential.
- Seamlessly integrating our systems and processes with increased access to information that was previously segmented into different systems, and reduced maintenance on concurrent systems and integrations.
- Supporting adaptability and efficiency with thoughtful design that improves the accuracy and compliance our data, as well as the ease of learning and implementing new features and enhancements.
- Keeping it simple by removing some manual touchpoints and processes, and introducing more harmonious and efficient processes for data entry.
Next stops on the journey
Once the Design Phase ends, and all the foundational information necessary for the move to the new cloud system has been gathered, Voyager’s focus will shift to system configuration.
As we continue the journey to go-live, the Voyager team will also provide ongoing communications and establish a community of Change Agents to increase awareness among all of our Texas Children’s team members, and build greater understanding about this big move to the new Oracle software solution.