Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's successful merger
PRESS RELEASE
A successful merger and project
delivery for Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
In May
2016, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of
Technology merged to become Toi Ohomai Institute of
Technology. Toi Ohomai is one of the largest institutes of
technology in New Zealand and the largest provider of
tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty.
In January 2017, Tribal began consultancy work with Toi Ohomai to support internal resources on a merger project that would see their two ebs Student Management Systems merge into a single ebs Student Management System solution for the post-merger Institution.
On Friday, 1 September 2017, Tribal & Toi Ohomai successfully completed the go-live for the single instance SMS, on budget and on time. Final go-live activities were completed over the weekend of 2 – 3 September and the single ebs™ SMS is now fully operational across all users within the Polytechnic. The merger project involved the successful migration of over 48 million student records from the two systems covering 149 tables of data. The merger project also included the rollout of Tribal’s new staff portal, Ontrack™.
“The successful implementation of the single ebs can be largely attributed to the efforts of a highly skilled, highly capable and motivated project team who worked across sites to bring this project in on time, under budget and in scope. The expertise and commitment from the Tribal NZ consulting team must also be commended. This is the first merger project of this scale to be delivered and positions the organisation well to provide student support and services across our numerous delivery locations”
Andrea Searancke, Corporate Services Project Manager, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
“We are thrilled to be able to deliver a
single instance ebs Student Management System for Toi Ohomai
Institute of Technology. Tribal resources have worked
alongside a highly skilled Toi Ohomai project team. To
deliver this project on-time and on-budget is testament of
the good working relationship between Tribal & Toi Ohomai
and we look forward to strengthening this partnership
further as we continue to support the ebs Student Management
System.”
Steve Exley, Head of Delivery & Account
Management, Tribal Group
About Tribal
Tribal Group plc is a pioneering world-leader of education software and services. Its portfolio includes Student Information Systems; a broad range of education services covering quality assurance, peer review, benchmarking and improvement; and student surveys. Working with Higher Education, Further and Tertiary Education, schools, Government and State bodies, training providers and employers, in over 55 countries; Tribal Group’s mission is to empower the world of education with products and services that underpin student success. Visit www.tribalgroup.com @tribalgroup.
About Toi Ohomai
Toi Ohomai Institute of
Technology is the Bay of Plenty’s largest tertiary
provider with five main campuses and more than 68 delivery
sites across the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato region. Toi
Ohomai is one of the country’s largest institutes of
technology with more than 14,000 students and 1,000 staff.
With specialities in the arts, engineering, forestry,
health, marine, and many more, Toi Ohomai offers more than
150 different areas of study, from postgraduate and Masters
level, down to degree, diplomas, certificates and short
courses. Visit www.toiohomai.ac.nz for more
information.