Lucas County, OH, went live in April ’07 with a successful upgrade and enhancement of their Oracle/PeopleSoft Human Capital Management system. The version 8.3 to 8.9 upgrade encompasses the County’s Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits, and Time & Labor business operations. By partnering with CherryRoad, a full-service systems integrator and Oracle Certified Advantage Partner, the County met key challenges set forth during the 6-month endeavor - on-time and under budget. This is the second initiative in which Lucas County has teamed with CherryRoad to leverage their Oracle/PeopleSoft Enterprise investment. Previously, CherryRoad developed the strategic plan and implemented the County’s original Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM system. In addition, CherryRoad continues to act as the prime contractor as the County implements an Oracle/PeopleSoft Financial system.
Lucas County has realized immediate benefits from this recent upgrade: reduced customizations and modifications will lead to a lower cost to support the system; newly increased end user productivity from automated workflows; and reduced total cost of ownership specifically as it relates to applying tax updates and maintenance packs. As a result, the County is successfully positioned to take full advantage of future product enhancements from Oracle. County employees can be more effective in serving constituents because they are more productive in their everyday tasks.
Ron Heinold, Lucas County Applications System Manager stated, “We are very impressed by the knowledge and expertise of CherryRoad consultants. We (Lucas County) achieved every objective we set out to accomplish and delivered the project on time and under budget. We increased end user productivity and system performance by 35% in the areas of Payroll and Benefits Administration and by 67% in Time & Labor. This was the second time we have contracted with CherryRoad and we are equally pleased with the end results of this project.”
About Lucas County
Lucas County is located in Northwest Ohio with a population of approximately 450,000 with the city of Toledo as the County seat. Lucas County government is comprised of 47 separate agencies with 29 bargaining units and employs approximately 4,400 employees. Lucas County Information Services, hereinafter called "LCIS," provides application development, client support, system acquisition, computer networking, GIS implementation/analysis, GIS outreach, website development and server administration for 47 county agencies located throughout 30 county buildings.
About CherryRoad Technologies
CherryRoad Technologies provides comprehensive systems integration and consulting services that achieve breakthrough results for industry and government. The company has provided solutions to hundreds of customers, including the City of Pasadena, the State of Delaware, the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, Mercedes-Benz, Philadelphia Housing Authority, MetLife, National Exchange Carrier Association, the New York Public Library, Port of Seattle, Twentieth Century Fox, the U.S. Army, the County of Napa, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North Railroad (NY), XL Capital, and the City and County of San Francisco. CherryRoad has 400 employees and is based in Parsippany, N.J., with offices throughout the United States.