AAS/ Link Group engaged long term PeopleSoft technology partner, IBT, to upgrade its existing PeopleSoft 9.1 FMS ERP system – covering GL, AP, AR, Cash Management, Purchasing, Assets Management – to PeopleSoft 9.2 FMS.
It also recommissioned IBT to provide ongoing support for their expanding business.
As a Link Group company, Australian Administration Services (AAS) is Australia’s leading superannuation fund administration specialist. AAS employs over 2,000 professionals across Australia and administers an underlying stakeholder base of over 10 million superannuation account holders, representing the retirement savings of millions of Australians.
Australian based Link Group is the largest provider of services in Australia’s superannuation fund administration industry, which services the fourth largest pension pool in the world, based on funds under management. Link Group administers financial ownership data for over 10,000 clients globally, servicing an underlying stakeholder base of approximately 10 million superannuation account holders and over 35 million individual shareholders.
The Needs / Deliverables
- PeopleTools Upgrade to 8.56
- Configuration of new functionality that 9.2 delivers
- Unit testing of customisations
- System integration testing
- User acceptance testing
- Development and delivery of training material
The Solution
IBT PeopleSoft – the Project was undertaken by a blended team with shared responsibilities for delivery to reduce costs
BAU Deliverables
- Archiving of data to history files to reduce the load on production data
- Maintaining all existing PeopleSoft Interfaces
- Assist with any new or addition functionality
- Implementation of New Companies both in Australia and New Zealand
- Troubleshoot any errors and provide a fix or a workaround
- Unit testing of customisations
- System integration testing
- User acceptance testing
- Maintain and update existing documentation
- User Training