Why WolfieONE?
What's in the Name?
We are proudly calling this initiative WolfieONE (ONE is an acronym for Our Networked
Enterprise). An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is, at its core, a software
that works best when used across an entire 'Enterprise', or organization. These software
systems are designed to 'Network', or join together users, devices, systems, applications
and data into one centralized, cloud-based location where all users 'go' to access
information ... almost like a backbone for an organization.
We added 'Our' in front of Networked Enterprise because this system will be unique
to Stony Brook. We're different than every other University, and our needs are unique
to us, and us alone. We'll be building the ERP system, from the ground up, to benefit
Our teams. Their needs, their wants, the way they do business. So this system will
truly be ours.
And of course, who doesn't love Wolfie? As Stony Brook's mascot, Wolfie is high-energy,
adaptable, and always ready to cheer on our teams, including the team that will be involved in this project. But even more importantly, Wolfie is a linchpin. He's someone that brings people
together, and that's what this project is all about. WolfieONE is a project for Stony
Brook, and will require each and every member of our faculty and staff to work together
to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of our new ERP software.
One More Thing ...
It is our hope that the acronym ‘ONE’ will be more than just an acronym. That it will serve as a sort of ethos
for this project. This new system will give us:
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- ONE place for all of our financial data to live, rather than numerous disparate systems that often don’t ‘talk’ to each other.
- We’ll all be able to come together as ONE, seeing real-time updates to data from all parts of our institution. Our teams will be able to run reports and see a wholistic, bird’s eye vantage point rather than siloed views. This will help us all make better, more transparent decisions across the entire institution.
- With teams from Stony Brook Medicine and our other Stony Brook affiliates on board, we’ll continue to bridge the gaps, create more transparency, and continue our drive to create ONE campus.
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