PeopleSoft remains a cornerstone for HR, finance, and campus solutions across industries. Yet, many midmarket companies are running older releases, limiting their ability to take advantage of the powerful tools Oracle has delivered in recent years. Getting current is essential for maximizing ROI, improving user experience, and enabling new levels of automation. Here’s a few start considerations around the why, the how and what’s next for your PeopleSoft workloads:

Why It Matters Across Industries

Workforce dynamics, compliance mandates, and the demand for more efficient HR and finance operations all put pressure on IT leaders. Running outdated versions means you’re missing continuous delivery updates, security patches, and significant functional enhancements that are now built into the latest PeopleSoft models.

What’s New in PeopleSoft 

PeopleSoft 9.2 is constantly evolving by utilizing a continuous delivery model.  The introduction of PeopleTools 8.62 marks the beginning of a transformative era for the PeopleSoft user experience.  This release brings a significant enhancement in how users interact with PeopleSoft, starting with a completely redesigned landing page experience. Moving away from the traditional homepages and the “wall of tiles”, the new model consolidates everything into a single, highly personalized landing page. Users are presented with only the most relevant actions, insights, and announcements—right when they need them—making navigation easier and more intuitive.

Benefits of upgrading to 8.62 with the latest PeopleSoft application “PUM” updates include:

• Landing Pages – PeopleTools 8.62 introduces landing pages, which provide a one-stop foundational experience for each user and enables them to seamlessly navigate to relevant content and operational areas within the applications
• Smart Prompts and Dropdowns – With PeopleTools 8.62, prompts and drop-down fields are enhanced to respond to user’s previous choices and display relevant suggestions based on most frequently and recently used values. 
• My Favorite Searches – This feature allows users to group and centralize their component-level searches in a single place. Additionally, search count and the ability to categorize favorite searches into groups has been made available.
• Interactive Insights – PeopleSoft Insights embedded in Fluid Pages and WorkCenters can now be made interactive, allowing users to filter, slice, and dice the data along with options to act on the items displayed.
• Customization insights – This insights dashboard shows the customizations which are currently in place, which customizations are used or not used, and product areas impacted.
• Branding Control – PeopleTools 8.62 allows more control over branding which is no longer considered customization. It delivers multiple templates to control the CSS.  New templates may be built to control specific branding and user experience.
• Open Search versus Search Framework – Part of the move to Landing Pages is leveraging new open search functionality which is more modern and increases productivity for end users.
• Real-time Indexing Controls – Allows administrators to manage real-time indexing more strategically for better system performance.

Minimizing Disruption During the Upgrade

Upgrading to the latest Tools and application releases doesn’t need to derail your business. NaviSite’s phased upgrade approach helps organizations modernize core PeopleSoft environments while minimizing risk and downtime. Our experience ensures that updates align with business cycles, not against them.

What’s Possible After the Upgrade

Organizations are positioned to adopt AI-driven insights, leverage automation across HR and finance, and improve employee engagement with consumer-grade experiences. Getting current creates the foundation for intelligent enterprise operations.

What’s Next?

Thinking about getting current with your Oracle applications but not sure where to start? NaviSite makes the process clear, manageable, and aligned with your business goals. You can:

• Watch our webcast: The Oracle Road to AI Readiness to see what’s possible
• Try our cloud modernization tool to understand your modernization timeline 
• Schedule a 1:1 executive session to map out your upgrade and future vision