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Drivestream Academy

As Thought Leaders in the industry, we learn and teach on a daily basis through Drivestream Academy. Drivestream Academy offers a wide variety of complimentary and cost effective educational means for our PeopleSoft community.

We can give you the tools and know-how to use in “real world” situations.

Our offerings include:

Training – Our training sessions are led by a Senior PeopleSoft Leader and a team of Subject Matter Experts.Click here to read our Management Team’s Bio. Select a training session we have listed in the Featured Training Section or customize your own training to fit your business environment. In addition, we have workshops, webinars and an Upgrade School that is in HIGH demand.
Conferences – We speak at Regional User Group Meetings and conferences nationally. In each of our sessions at the show, we offer a wealth of information and take-home tools for the PeopleSoft community. Though we cannot attend every show we are asked to speak at, we make our best efforts to really be in the field with the community. See our Calendar of Event for our next speaking event…
Round Table Sessions – Our Sessions are designed for a more intimate gathering for open discussions based on what the current issues are. The discussions are generally brought to the table by the PeopleSoft community, so please feel free to share some Round Table Session ideas for us to explore. Contact Us
Knowledge Center – The Knowledge Center is your resource for PeopleSoft Upgrades, Best Practices, New Features, and Business Solutions. Our complimentary Whitepapers keep you up-to-date with the latest PeopleSoft and industry solutions.
Ask Our EXPERT – Let us help answer your PeopleSoft question with one of our trained and experienced Experts.

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Training

Drivestream’s Thought Leaders developed several avenues to enhance the knowledge of PeopleSoft for the community. Most sessions are complimentary and others are very cost effective. All sessions consist of experts in the PeopleSoft community that have led trainings, technical groups and have written papers on each of the topics listed.

Some of the training sessions are also part of the Service Packages we offer. Please review our Services offerings for more details.

If you would like to learn more about any of the following, please contact us at marketing@drivestream.com or call our office at 703-715-0150.

Featured Training Courses

Our Technical teams are seasoned professionals with hands-on field experience. They bring back with them the challenges and solutions to develop specialized courses so you can learn from them.

Featured Training Courses are listed below:

New Features Review
Exclusive On-Site UPK Training
“Top Upgrade Challenges – 11 Cities, 64 companies and hundreds of Participants”
How to Determine ROI for PeopleSoft HR Applications
eRecruit Overview ePerformance: Implementation Tales from the Front Lines
New Module Implementation Workshop

These are tried and proven courses that have immensely enhanced our clients’ businesses. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for future courses for us to develop.

Customized Training

Customize a Training that best fits your business environment. Contact Us to start the process to better enhance your team’s needs.
Contact Us at training@drivestream.com or call us at 703-715-0150.

Webinars

Drivestream produces and delivers webinars on demand to meet your expanding needs for PeopleSoft expertise.

Upgrade School

Our leading team of experts from the field will train your staff with in-depth knowledge of the possible upcoming complexities involved in an upgrade.

You Get:

A deep DIVE into the New Features of PeopleSoft
Customization Impact Assessment
Interface Impact Assessment
Report / Query Impact Assessment
Environment Launch
New Module Proof of Concepts
Webinars

Don’t waste time with the generic Delta training that does not relate to your company needs! Let Drivestream’s Upgrade School prepare a customized training for your next Upgrade NOW!

Benefits:

Save money on training
Kick-start each initiative with experts that have been there and done that

Drivestream Academy » Conferences

Conferences

As an active member in the PeopleSoft community, we participate in as many user groups and national events as possible. Our roles range from Key Note Speaker, Presenter, Exhibitor, to Board Member. Currently, we are on the boards for the Mid-Atlantic User Group and the Philadelphia User Group. In addition to the board for the Mid-Atlantic User Group, we are also their web administrator. In 2007, we joined QUEST as a PeopleSoft Advisory Board Member and a Diamond Partner

Please let us know if you want to join our speaking events or help with a meeting. Contact Us Now!

Calendar of Events

We will be presenting and exhibiting at the events listed below. Please stop by and visit us at our booth. Looking forward to see everyone there.

To schedule a meeting with a Drivestream Representative about how we can help service you at one of the shows, please contact us at 703-715-0150.

Ohio RUG

August 21, 2008

Oracle Open World 2008

September 21, 2008

Quest Webinar

October 1, 2008

Southern New England RUG (SNUG)

October 17, 2008

Mid-Atlantic RUG (MARUG)

October 26, 2008

Quest Webinar

October 29, 2008

Ohio RUG

October 30, 2008

Quest Midwest Conference

December 3, 2008

Regional User Groups

We encourage everyone to join and be an active participant in their local user group. See a listing of national user groups below.

United States - West

Cactus League EnterpriseOne/World RUG

Desert RUG

Hawaii RUG

Mountain States RUG

Northern California RUG

Northwest RUG

Pac Rim EnterpriseOne/World RUG

San Diego RUG

Southern California Users Group

United States - South

Carolinas RUG

Florida RUG

Mid Atlantic RUG

Nashville RUG

Southeast RUG

Central Texas

Dallas/Ft. Worth RUG

SANLA

United States - Midwest

Greater Kansas City RUG

Indiana PeopleSoft/JDE Regional User Group

Midwest RUG

Ohio PeopleSoft/JDE Regional User Group

St. Louis RUG

Tri-State (KY-OH-IN) RUG

BIG TEN User Group

PackerLand Users Group (PLUG)

Upper Midwest RUG

United States - Northeast

Boston RUG

Greater Philadelphia RUG

JD Edwards Northeast RUG

Northeast PeopleSoft and New Jersey/New York JD Edwards RUG

Southern New England RUG (SNUG)

Western Pennsylvania RUG

Drivestream Academy » Knowledge Center

Knowledge Center

TITLE	DESCRIPTION
Upgrades
Common PeopleSoft Upgrade Challenges and How to Overcome Them	Learn what companies say are their most common upgrade challenges and the initiative strategies that have been developed to overcome them. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Fixed Priced PeopleSoft Upgrades	Upgrading your PeopleSoft application is a time consuming, expense tasks that could easily become a budget buster. Learn about Drivestream’s fixed price upgrade service lines and how you can ensure your upgrade is a success at a fixed cost. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Roadmap to Fusion Questionnaire	Drivestream proprietary Roadmap to Fusion questionnaire allows companies with a PeopleSoft investment to perform a self-assessment and guide them on their long term ERP strategy. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Roadmap to Fusion	This presentation covers the latest information from Oracle on their fusion plans and the key considerations a company must undertake to determine their path forward: upgrade, stay the course or explore another software solution. Request Your Complimentary Copy

PeopleSoft Module
ePerformance Overview	Learn how to get the most out of PeopleSoft ePerformance including involving employees in improving and accomplishing your company goals through planning, monitoring, developing, rating and rewarding. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Effective Uses of PeopleSoft Treasury Cash Management	Drivestream is a recognized leader in PeopleSoft Treasury applications. This whitepaper covers how companies can transition from their existing cash management processes to an integrated Treasury Cash system – saving time, money and improving management reporting. Request Your Complimentary Copy

PeopleSoft HR “e” Module Overview	PeopleSoft has made significant improvement to their Human Resources “e” modules that extend their HR functions to the entire workforce. Learn how your company can benefit from implementing PS HR applications that empower your workforce and streamline your business. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Treasury Management Systems Overview	Today’s digital world provides you with a variety of Treasury Management tools to improve cash management and help you make investment and borrowing decisions. This key whitepaper covers key benefits of a cash and deal management solutions and how Drivestream can help. Request Your Complimentary Copy

EPM and Data Warehousing Overview	Performance Management Solutions provide the ability for you to make informed decisions to manage your business by integrating in data from across your company. Learn the key integration points and business benefits of Data Warehousing solutions. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Human Capital Management Systems Overview	This overview document provides high level insights into best practices in Human Capital Management, integration points and outlines the key business benefits of an HCM solution. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Best Practices
PeopleSoft Production Support Tips and Tricks	A compilation of best practices and ideas from Drivestream’s award winning regional user group roundtable sessions. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Best Practices in Implementing Microsoft Sharepoint	Learn how companies utilize Microsoft service oriented architecture to create company, team and project portals with Microsoft Sharepoint to improve performance and collaboration on projects large and small. Request Your Complimentary Copy

The Seven Deadly Sins of Application Development	Based on our years of experience, there are seven common mistakes or “sins” that companies make when building custom applications. If you are building a custom IT solution, learn what these mistakes are and how to avoid them. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Best Practices in Implementing PeopleSoft ESA	A best practices white papers on implementing PeopleSoft Enterprise Services Automation including the most common configuration strategies, customizations and integration points you will need to build. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Business Solutions
Managing Order Management	Review this exciting presentation from Collaborate 2006 about how Drivestream and GTSI worked together to build an effective order management and inventory solution. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Economics of Offshoring	The world is becoming flatter and small and medium sized companies can take advantage of the economies of scale that large companies enjoy with offshoring. This presentation covers the most common offshoring challenges and a plan for how to explore how offshoring may be a viable solution for your company. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Optimize your Production Support Services	Learn how your company can overcome PeopleSoft support issues while maintaining high employee retention with round-the-clock support, and reducing costs. Request Your Complimentary Copy

PeopleSoft Release Management Strategies	Drivestream’s Release Management whitepaper addresses how companies that have an ad-hoc or when required release management strategy can transition and benefit from a standard release management schedule – saving time, money and improving overall IT and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Services Automation Systems Overview	An overview of service automation solutions, key integration points and the benefits a business can realized from selecting an automated solution. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Financial Management Systems Overview	Financial management traditionally centers around internal company functions and the general ledger. Through automation and integration, financial management can encompass your entire enterprise, vendors, customers and partners. Learn how to integrate these and key benefits from an integrated Financial Management Solution. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Supply Chain Systems Overview	Integrating your customers and vendors through the value chain is a critical component for any organizations supply chain. Learn the key business benefits of integrating the supply chain and key touch points for your business. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Crystal Reports	This quick reference guide is a must for technical analysts that work with Crystal reports. The guide explains the link between the Peoplesoft and non-PeopleSoft objects that must be made to develop a Crystal. Request Your Complimentary Copy

Testing Strategy	This documents discusses the types of testing that will typically executed during a peoplesoft or custom application implementation. Each implementation may have specific needs where more time and effort should be spent on one type of testing. This documents each type of testing and the purpose of the test; the primary person responsible for the test; when the testing occurs in the project timeline and the high level process for completing the test. Request Your Complimentary Copy

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