KPMG Launches First PeopleSoft v9.2 Project

NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Editors: KPMG, Oracle and Scott & White will host a webcast at 2 p.m. EDT, today, Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the strategic benefits of PeopleSoft HCM v9.2, the goals of the technology initiative, and the key capabilities and usability improvements of the software. Click here for more details and to register for this event.

KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, today announced that it has been selected by Scott & White Healthcare to assist with their Oracle PeopleSoft v9.2 Human Capital Management (HCM) reimplementation project as part of a larger human resources transformation initiative.

"We're pleased to partner with KPMG, given their deep industry experience and successful track record of implementing the newest PeopleSoft versions," said Matthew Chambers, Chief Information Officer for Scott & White Healthcare. "Our organization has grown rapidly over the past few years and this technology will give us the highly scalable platform we need to serve our employees and support our continued growth."

As the first to the market with this software implementation, KPMG will actively help Scott & White through a comprehensive evaluation of the new and enhanced functionality within the PeopleSoft v9.2 HCM application.

"After considering several options for updating our HRIS platform, we decided to install the best-in-class technology offered by PeopleSoft 9.2," said Marc Hallee, Chief Human Resources Officer for Scott & White Healthcare. "We knew that we would need a strong partner to guide us through the upgrade and we chose KPMG based on the excellent work they have done with us on a number of other important projects." 

The project will leverage KPMG's Titan Award-winning RapidSolution^sm methodology to streamline business processes, minimize legacy customizations and successfully adopt enhanced v9.2 features and functions.

"KPMG is very excited to work on this strategic enterprise technology initiative with Scott & White, a longstanding and valued client of the firm," said Lisa Massman, a Management Consulting principal and leader for enterprise HR technology at KPMG.  "We truly believe our strategic alliance with Oracle and our continued leadership implementing the newest PeopleSoft releases will provide dramatic impact to both Scott & White and our other clients embarking on v9.2 initiatives."

Please note: KPMG, Oracle and Scott & White will host a webcast at 2 p.m. EDT, today, April 23, to discuss the strategic benefits of PeopleSoft HCM v9.2, the goals of the technology initiative, and the key capabilities and usability improvements of the software. Click here for more details and to register for this event.

About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's member firms have 152,000 professionals, including more than 8,600 partners, in 156 countries.

About Scott & White Healthcare

Scott & White Healthcare is a non-profit collaborative health care system established in 1897 in Temple, Texas.  Among the leading health systems encompassing one of the nation's largest multi-specialty group practices, Scott & White provides personalized, comprehensive health care enhanced by medical education and research.  Scott & White Healthcare includes 12 acute care hospital sites, one emergency hospital site, two additional announced facilities, and over 140 clinics at more than 70 primary care and specialty clinic locations throughout Central Texas providing adult and pediatric care in 46 medical specialties.  Integrated, high-quality care is delivered by a dedicated staff of more than 14,000 (including approximately 1,200 physicians and scientists and more than 300 specialized health care providers).

SOURCE KPMG LLP