NCG embarks on revolutionary digital transformation

NCG is embarking on a major digital transformation journey adopting TechnologyOne’s world-leading Solution as a Service (also known as SaaS Plus) to enhance its technological capabilities, increase mobility, and streamline operations across its seven colleges. This move will help provide outstanding digital and physical learning environments for more than 30,000 students and 2,000 staff.

SaaS Plus is a first-of-its-kind offering by global SaaS provider, TechnologyOne, which significantly reduces risk and speeds up time to value by taking responsibility for delivering the complete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. This includes the implementation, operation, and support for a single annual fee, avoiding the high initial outlay that usually comes with an ERP implementation.

Leveraging TechnologyOne’s Financials, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Performance Management, and Contract Management products, NCG will remove the burden of manual data entry and reporting from its administrative team, allowing greater oversight of its financial processes.

Lisa Sproats, Chief Finance Officer at NCG said: “Our ambition of creating the workforce of the future means our staff and students need access to exceptional teaching and learning opportunities. We hope that TechnologyOne’s single solution system will help us to create efficiencies and savings that support our colleagues to provide an even better experience for all of our learners.”

Leo Hanna, UK Executive Vice President at TechnologyOne, said: “NCG was looking for a true SaaS solution, and we are thrilled to partner with them to enhance the digital experience for their staff, faculty and students.”

“Unlike traditional vendors that rely on outside consultants to implement their software, we manage the complete experience. With SaaS Plus NCG will enjoy the simplicity of a single, annual fee to implement, operate and support the software. It completely eliminates the issues of exceeded budgets, prolonged timelines, and inherent complexity, instead bringing certainty to complex digital transformation programs.”

"Managing extensive IT infrastructure and servers is not a primary focus for universities, it's costly and carries significant risks. By leveraging the expertise of our highly skilled in-house consulting team that has been built up over 36 years, NCG can focus on delivering enriching learning experiences to their students.”

TechnologyOne partners with the UK’s leading higher education institutions including the London School of Economics, and the University of Cambridge.