Upgrading Like a PeopleSoft Pro - Part II

This is the second in a series of articles: Upgrading Like a PeopleSoft Pro. In our previous post, I discussed the first and one of the most important steps: "Acquire all pertinent upgrade information and materials" Now, I would like to make mention of another crucial step in the upgrade process. This step has to deal with Training Your Team.

Your PeopleSoft upgrade project team members will require training at one level or another. Furthermore, these team members are the key to a fast and smooth upgrade, so you want to make sure they get the proper knowledge and skills necessary to upgrade like a pro.

Your team members will need the more training than anyone else and it is crucial that they get it early in the project planning and deployment process and not during the upgrade. So where do you start to find the right training for you or your team? Oracle University, of course.

Oracle / PeopleSoft has designed a road map for the specific training your team members will need. They have several guides to training courses that are designed to easily let you see what training is needed for a specific role. These guides contain a list of the most common roles in your upgrade project team and the training courses that would best develop the skills required for that role.
Remember, if you want to upgrade like a PeopleSoft Pro, you want to make sure that your Upgrade team is adequately trained to ensure a smooth upgrade. Failure for your team to understand what they are doing will result in a loss in time, production and money. All things you can't afford on an upgrade project.

"PeopleSoft training services provide integrated, cost-effective skill development for every level of your organization."
DMT Solutions, Inc., the parent company of PSoftPros, also offers on-site training services that are tailored to meet your exact needs. If you are interested in finding out more about these services please visit www.DMTSolutions.com