WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance in PeopleSoft: The Accessibility Playbook You Need
2026-02-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
Webinar: WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance
The accessibility playbook you need
This session provides a high-level look at the current state of accessibility in PeopleSoft, including where delivered Classic, Classic+, and Fluid pages meet (or fall short of) current standards. We’ll review who is impacted, what’s changing, and practical options for closing accessibility gaps, such as adopting compliant Fluid pages, modifying existing pages, building custom Fluid or eForms solutions, and leveraging chatbot technology with visual and auditory support. Attendees will leave with an actionable view of how to move forward with confidence.

Replacing Legacy Applications with Integrated PeopleSoft Processes at Univ of Oklahoma
2026-02-19 11:00 - 12:00
University of Oklahoma’s legacy Service Unit Billing application would soon become harder to support. Already being PeopleSoft users, the question was, could they use PeopleSoft to replace the functionality of highly customized external applications? With GT’s help, they answered that question with a resounding “Yes!”
Join us to find out how OU and GT leveraged vanilla functionality and a tightly-scoped design to deploy the PeopleSoft Accounts Receivable and Billing modules to the external billing team in just 10 weeks, retiring custom applications and reducing manual effort and technical debt.

GT Ignite 2026: Transformation Begins Today
2026-03-08 06:00 - 2026-03-09 15:00
What is GT IGNITE?
Gideon Taylor (GT) is excited to announce its inaugural user community event: GT Ignite 2026: Transformation Begins Today, presented in partnership with the HEUG at the Alliance Conference. GT Ignite is an event created to meet the growing needs of our users and broader ecosystem. The theme Transformation Begins Today highlights how leaders in our community are driving real value from their enterprise systems right now, while preparing for the future shift to new platforms. Whether re-platforming is on your roadmap this year or several years down the line, GT Ignite 2026 will show you how to capture maximum value both today and tomorrow.
Gideon Taylor is a trusted Oracle and PeopleSoft partner that helps organizations across industries transform complex enterprise systems into intuitive, human-centered experiences. This multi-day event brings together a diverse community of users, including:

Higher education
Healthcare
Public sector
Commercial users

Diverse educational sessions will span success stories, industry best practices, visionary thought leadership, and hands-on technical deep dives, as well as exclusive GT solution roadmaps, product updates, and a forward-looking vision for where GT and the industry are headed in 2026 and beyond. Early bird pricing runs until Feb. 11, 2026.
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Note: As part of the registration process, you’ll be prompted to either sign into HEUG, or setup a free HUEG subscriber account. Don’t worry, the process is fast and easy!
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For new members, select “Create a New HEUG Profile” from the dropdown menu, and select “For GT Ignite 2026” – see screenshot below:

Q & A About Alliance

What problem were you most excited to help institutions solve by sponsoring Alliance?

Our goal is to help users add value to their PeopleSoft environments TODAY, while being a partner as they prepare for a future platform shift. As Alliance attendees seek to maximize the value out of their enterprise systems, Gideon Taylor is excited to share industry best practices about AI and UX, as well as training about leveraging our flagship process automation solution, GT eForms. As a part of Alliance, we’re also thrilled to launch GT Ignite: Transformation Begins Today, our first user conference. As a HEUG member and Alliance attendee, we hope you’ll join us at GT Ignite in Orlando on March 8th to kick off the Alliance Conference!

What conversations or challenges are you hoping to have with industry leaders during the event?

We want to talk with leaders who are eager to modernize the user experience, simplify operations, and unlock more value from the systems they already have. The best conversations happen when institutions share what’s working and inspire each other to take the next step.

How does your organization support long-term success beyond a single implementation or contract?

We partner with institutions for the long haul, helping them continuously improve, innovate, and adapt as their needs evolve. Our focus is on building strong teams, sharing best practices, and supporting a culture of ongoing transformation. From getting more out of PeopleSoft today, to supporting that future platform shift, Gideon Taylor is here to grow with our customers.

What trends or shifts in enterprise systems are influencing how your team is investing or innovating right now?

Organizations are under more pressure than ever to deliver better digital experiences with limited resources. That’s driving a shift toward practical, incremental innovation that delivers fast wins and measurable impact without waiting years for change. We’re here to help teams add value and improve systems, with results you’ll see right away!

Why was Alliance the right place for your team to show up this year?

Alliance is where the PeopleSoft and Oracle community comes together to learn, share, and innovate. Hosting our user event GT Ignite as a part of Alliance is our way of supporting that momentum and celebrating the innovative spirit of this community. Transformation begins today, and there’s no better place to start than with HEUG and at Alliance 2026.

PeopleSoft Industry Days: Meeting Modern Student Expectations with App-Like Experiences in PeopleSoft
2026-03-19 11:15 - 12:15
Your students don’t compare your PeopleSoft experience to other ERP systems. They compare it to TikTok, DoorDash, Snapchat, and similar apps on their phones. If the experience doesn’t reflect the intuitive digital interactions they are accustomed to, they bounce, call the office, or give up.
The good news: you don’t have to rip out PeopleSoft to meet that moment.
In this session, we’ll show how you can deliver modern, user-first experiences while keeping PeopleSoft as the secure system of record. Using a real-world Continuing Education solution built with City Colleges of Chicago, we will walk through an app-like journey powered by PeopleTools, GT WebUX, GT eForms, and the eForms Assistant, from search and registration through checkout.
We will then look ahead at how new PeopleSoft features, AI, Ida, and GT eForms for Cloud support interactions, personalization, and cloud portability, giving institutions a realistic path to adopt emerging capabilities without disruptive rewrites.
You’ll leave with concrete ideas, patterns, and examples you can apply to your PeopleSoft system.
Presented by:
Lynette Chaudoin, Gideon Taylor
Shawn Brett, Gideon Taylor

GT Ignite/Alliance Recap — What’s New, What’s Coming, and Why It Matters
2026-03-20 11:00 - 12:00
The GT Team looks forward to the Alliance Conference—it’s our premier opportunity to share major updates, connect with our community, and highlight what’s ahead. This year is especially exciting as we kick off Alliance with GT Ignite, our new showcase event designed to spotlight the innovations shaping the next chapter of GT solutions.
In this session, we will unveil our biggest product announcements of the year and preview new capabilities that will enhance how our customers work with PeopleSoft and GT tools. We will also share key themes, insights, and hot topics gathered from the sessions we attend throughout Alliance. From product enhancements to emerging trends, the session will provide a curated view of what’s new, what’s coming, and what matters most.
Join us for a fast-paced, high-value overview designed to keep you informed, inspired, and ready for what’s next.

From Manual to Modern—Extending PeopleSoft Financials Automation with GT eForms
2026-04-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, United States
In this Lunch & Learn session, Bupa’s PeopleSoft Support and Development Senior Analyst, Kirsty Dixon, will share how her team leveraged GT eForms to extend automation within PeopleSoft Financials. Kirsty will provide a brief overview of the 11 forms Bupa has implemented so far and then dive deeper into two payment-focused use cases.
This session will demonstrate how an existing Accounts Payable payment form—previously dependent on technical resources for development and maintenance—was successfully redeveloped using GT eForms. This transformation shifted ownership to the functional team, enabling Bupa to respond more quickly to business requests. The redesigned form incorporates 15 sub-form types and leverages advanced GT eForms capabilities, including visual IF conditions, dynamic field initialization from the data pool, multiple approval paths & steps, and automated voucher creation for inclusion in pay cycles.

Following this, we will showcase a contingent worker payment request form that further utilizes GT eForms functionality which replaced a highly manual, spreadsheet-driven, and time-sensitive workflow. Attendees will see how GT eForms introduced standardized submissions, pre-populated grids, query links, and embedded validation steps within approval paths—significantly reducing errors and improving efficiency.

This session is ideal for organizations seeking to modernize financial processes and maximize the value of their PeopleSoft environment.

Meet Gideon Taylor at BLUEPRINT 4D 2026
2026-05-04 08:00 - 2026-05-07 17:00 | Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX, 75207​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, United States
BLUEPRINT 4D is the premier event for Oracle enterprise application leaders, bringing together JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Cloud communities May 4–7, 2026 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX. Gideon Taylor is proud to be both an exhibitor and a presenter at this year’s conference — come visit us at Booth #1016 & #1018 and join us for three sessions where our experts will share practical, real-world insights you can take back and put to work immediately.
Whether you’re navigating ERP modernization, building your cloud strategy, or exploring what AI really means for your enterprise, BLUEPRINT 4D delivers the roadmap clarity and peer connection you need. Executives attend to shape direction, managers and product owners attend to turn strategy into action — and everyone leaves better prepared. Don’t miss your chance to connect with the Gideon Taylor team in person. Register today before Advance Registration closes May 1!

Gideon Taylor Presenting at BLUEPRINT 4D
How to Apply PeopleSoft PUM Images and CPUs with Minimal Downtime, More Confidence, and Greater Peace of Mind (P-052429)
Presented by John Marcus | Monday, May 4 | 9:45 AM
Lessons from the Phoenix: A Vision and Framework to Ignite Transformation Today (P-052628)
Presented by Paul Taylor | Tuesday, May 5 | 10:00 AM
Top 10 AI Questions You’re NOT Asking (P-052393)
Presented by Andrew Bediz | Tuesday, May 5 | 11:00 AM
SaaS Moves – What Could Go Wrong? (P-052430)
Presented by Paul Taylor | Thursday, May 7 | 11:00 AM

Delivering Customer Success Through Managed Services & Strategic Staffing
2026-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
In this Lunch & Learn session, we’ll walk through how organizations are using a combination of managed services and strategic staffing to keep their PeopleSoft environments stable while still making room for meaningful change.
We’ll share customer examples from organizations like the University of Oklahoma, Wakefern, BYU, and Southern Methodist University—and others—illustrating how layered support models paired with on-demand specialized resources have helped teams reduce project backlogs, address skill gaps, and maintain continuity during transitions, without sacrificing flexibility or blowing up costs. We’ll also look at how this hybrid approach has supported more significant initiatives like cloud migrations and system upgrades, where having the right people available at the right time made a tangible difference.
Attendees will leave with a clearer picture of how to align support models with their organization’s goals and a practical sense of what a sustainable IT service delivery model can look like.
This session is ideal for organizations evaluating their current support structure or looking for smarter ways to resource critical projects.

How to Apply PeopleSoft PUM Images and CPUs with Minimal Downtime, More Confidence, and Greater Peace of Mind
2026-06-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Staying current with PeopleSoft PUM images and Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) is essential, but limited resources, too many environments, and too little time make it hard. Without a clear plan, updates can cause downtime, missed features, and risk.
This session shares tactics to streamline your updates: manage change packages, structure testing, and safely minimize downtime. Drawing on years of experience across hundreds of environments—including complex efforts with a dozen+ PUMs—we’ll share a refined playbook that delivers updates as fast as 30 minutes, averaging about 4 hours.
You’ll leave with an adaptable framework to reduce risk, shorten windows, and keep teams current without burnout—plus practical tools you can apply immediately, whether you’re handling quarterly updates or simply want a better process.

Top 10 AI Questions You’re NOT Asking
2026-07-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
AI projects don’t fail because of bad technology — they fail because nobody asked the right questions upfront.
Join Gideon Taylor’s AI Practice Lead, Andrew Bediz, for a no-fluff session covering the questions most organizations skip: where your data actually goes when AI runs, what “integration” really costs, why year-three looks nothing like year-one, and how to avoid getting locked into a vendor as the market keeps shifting.
Come ready to think differently about how your organization is adopting AI — and leave with the questions that actually matter.

Modernizing the PeopleSoft Developer Experience with Open Source Tools
2026-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
PeopleSoft has powered enterprise software for decades, and developer expectations across the broader software industry have evolved alongside it. This session will cover a few open source projects that help improve the developer experience, improving productivity, and effectiveness.
AppRefiner augments Application Designer with modern IDE capabilities: real-time type checking, intelligent autocompletion, refactoring, and code linting.
DMS Viewer lets you view, compare, and edit data directly from Data Mover export (DAT) files.
Trace Wizard makes PeopleTools appserver and Application Engine trace files easier to read and analyze.
Attendees will leave with a practical toolkit they can adopt immediately to catch errors earlier and spend less time fighting their tools.
Presented by Tim Slater, Lead Software Engineer, AI and UX Department at Gideon Taylor.

What's New (and What's Next) in GT eForms
2026-08-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Join us for a tour of GT eForms 3.76, released May 1st, and a first look at what’s coming next. We’ll cover our headlining features like Math SmartSources for no-code calculations, Format Rules for reusable regex validation, and List View Grids for mobile-friendly WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant scroll areas. We’ll also showcase a couple of eForms Assistant quality-of-life enhancements, plus provide an overview of 17 other enhancements included in the release.
Then we’ll preview some of what’s slated for our November release, including our customer-voted GT Ignite Bracket winner Next In List and an AI Form Builder, which turns a plain-language description into a working form in minutes.

Build Rich Content Experiences Inside PeopleSoft — No Developers Required
2026-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
PeopleSoft surfaces data well. But policies, guides, announcements, and knowledge bases? Those end up in SharePoint, Salesforce, ServiceNow, or worse, email threads nobody can find.
Gideon Taylor’s PageBuilder has solved this for years, letting teams build rich content experiences directly inside PeopleSoft. In 2026, we made it accessible to everyone. PageBuilder Studio brings a simple, visual editor so any business user can build and manage pages without touching a line of code.
What you’ll see:

Landing pages, knowledge bases, and content hubs built inside PeopleSoft in minutes
Alerts, announcements, and self-service mega menus your users will find effortless
A delivered widget library, plus support for custom templates and widgets
Role-aware, security-conscious content with no IT bottleneck

Pure bolt-on. Any PeopleSoft application. No customization, no new servers, no data sync.
