{"id":22,"date":"2025-01-24T17:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:20:27","slug":"principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Guiding Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As MTSU embarks on its journey to modernize our ERP<\/a> system to the cloud, focusing on Finance and Human Capital Management<\/strong>, we establish the following guiding principles to ensure a successful, efficient, and transformative implementation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simplification & Standardization\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Promote flexibility and adaptation\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will change how we work by improving and bringing efficiency to our standard business processes. Oracle Cloud HCM<\/a> and ERP<\/a> will be the official, authoritative data sources for employee and financial information. The systems will be integrated, have new interfaces, and will use their leading practices functionality to develop processes that will enable the future state to meet project objectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transformation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ensure utmost system integration and connectivity \u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The future design won\u2019t be limited by how things are done now\u2014MTSU will rethink all business processes and focus on what\u2019s possible through system-driven innovation. This transformation will unify workflows, enable cross-functional collaboration, and establish a flexible, sustainable foundation for long-term success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Accountable Governance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Establish mechanisms of standardization \u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project and the future state operating model will have a clearly defined governance structure and communicated university-wide.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transparency & Engagement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Increase understanding, evaluate, and seek to improve business processes \u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We genuinely value the input and feedback from our campus community and are committed to considering all suggestions and comments. However, please understand that while we will carefully review each idea, we may not be able to implement every recommendation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Measurable Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Commitment to collaboration and optimal use of resources \u200b<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new system will enhance collaboration and maximize resource utilization, delivering tangible efficiency improvements for MTSU.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clear Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Create project transparency<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to making information about this initiative available to the MTSU community during the project and after \u201cgo-live.\u201d We will use multiple methods of communication and will keep them updated. \u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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By adhering to these guiding principles, MTSU will build a modern, efficient, and future-ready ERP<\/a> system<\/strong> that supports institutional growth, financial stewardship, and an engaged workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As MTSU embarks on its journey to modernize our ERP system to the cloud, focusing on Finance and Human Capital Management, we establish the following guiding principles to ensure a successful, efficient, and transformative implementation: Simplification & Standardization\u200b Promote flexibility and adaptation\u200b We will change how we work by improving and bringing efficiency to our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":248,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1291,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/1291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/fusion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}