Huron Consulting Group Announces a Webinar Series on IT Investments at Universities and Research Institutions

CHICAGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Huron Consulting Group, a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced a complimentary Huron Education webinar series focused on getting the most out of IT investments. Each webinar will discuss the complexities of leveraging technology solutions for managing the research enterprise and provide insights that can drive improvements in performance and efficiency at universities and research institutions.

The two-part webinar series will include participants from higher education institutions that have dealt with these issues. Each webinar is one hour and begins at 1:00 p.m. Central Time.

• ERP Upgrade Approach with Multiple Applications – Friday, September 23, 2011
  This session provides an overview of the programmatic approach to upgrade multiple ERP Applications (Financials, Human Resources, Data Warehouse and Learning Management) to substantially reduce the overall upgrade timeline as well as project costs. This approach produces significant business value for the institution by reducing customizations and implementing valuable new functionality across the research enterprise.
  
  This webinar is hosted by Huron Education’s Jason Moebius and features Alan French from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. To register visit: https://cc.callinfo.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=1tohlxdxhb9wm.

• Program Management – Friday, October 7, 2011
  This session explores what a program is and is not as well as discusses experiences and best practices of program management. The session will include governance, tools, work plan setup, resource management, organizational change, and lessons learned. It will also detail a hypothetical program and recommended setup options to review best practices.
  
  This webinar is hosted by Huron Education’s Joy Walton and Greg Workman and features Johnson George from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Elise Barho from University of Wisconsin. To register visit: https://cc.callinfo.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=1tbgz0buhc2z6.

If you are interested in speaking with one of Huron Education’s technology experts or would like to register for the IT Investment webinar series, please contact:

Jennifer Frost Hennagir
312-880-3260
[e-mail]

Jenna Nichols
312-880-5693
[e-mail]

About Huron Education

Huron Education is the premier provider serving the unique needs of the higher education industry. Our team of professionals, each with extensive knowledge and experience in the business of higher education and academic medical centers, delivers comprehensive services to the industry and partners with institutions to improve business performance across the enterprise. Our professionals draw from their experience working in the strategic, financial, operational, and regulatory aspects of higher education to develop and implement the most effective consulting and software solutions. Huron Education has helped more than 90 of the nation’s top 100 research institutions improve their performance so they can continue their traditions of extraordinary achievement

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, reduce costs, recover from distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.