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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A

    Skillsoft Percipio

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASkillsoft Percipio is a skills intelligence platform and Learning Experience Platform (LXP) designed to manage workforce capabilities through data-driven upskilling. The system utilizes an integrated skills intelligence engine to track proficiency levels, identify organizational skill gaps, and deliver personalized, multi-modal learning paths.N/A
    Pricing
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolSkillsoft Percipio
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolSkillsoft Percipio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Skillsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolSkillsoft Percipio
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Skillsoft Percipio
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    Ratings
    New hire portal9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Skillsoft Percipio
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    Corporate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Skillsoft Percipio
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    Ratings
    Performance plans4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Skillsoft Percipio
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    Create succession plans/pools6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Skillsoft Percipio
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    Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Skillsoft Percipio
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Skillsoft Percipio
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Skillsoft Percipio
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Structured Learning00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Course Searches00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Historical Metrics00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Automation & Integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolSkillsoft Percipio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    9.9
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolSkillsoft Percipio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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    Skillsoft
    I think the platform is heading in a great direction given the reinvestment in the platform. I would recommend the work continue to have more partnerships and integrations so the content can stay relevant and up to date. I would advise Account Management and Sales be in tune with the market and the cost of the platform.
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    Pros
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
    • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
    • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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    Skillsoft
    • It provides most books in audio and eBook options.
    • You can download books for reading offline.
    • There are thousands of books available and they are constantly adding to their list.
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    Cons
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
    • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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    Skillsoft
    • Some of the course content is dated or set in an older studio
    • Termed licensed users ought to be put back into the pool of available licenses
    • My account team changes frequently, consistency would be nice
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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    Skillsoft
    Books 24x7 is a useful tool for growth, knowledge sharing, and overall intellectual health within the company. Our company has been very forward thinking in offering this to every employee. As a result, people have been able to grow in areas they may not have previously explored because of the free access to resources they may not have bothered with before they had free access to them.
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    Usability
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Skillsoft
    Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport) is easy to understand. Students didn't need much of an effort to understand how to use it, where to find the content, how to pass each course. It was also great that Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport) has this direct link to LinkedIn so the user can post their acquired skills on their professional history.
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    Support Rating
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Skillsoft
    As one of the larger learning platforms in the market, Skillport receives additional content fairly regularly. This is something that is definitely necessary within the continuing education community. However, much like educational textbooks, changes do happen in the world that requires content to be updated and revised. This is where I believe Skillport has the most opportunity for growth. A best-in-class continuing education solution needs to remain up to date with the modern workforce in order to continually push boundaries and engaging users. Overall, I think Skillport does a great job of providing a platform for others to learn and succeed.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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    Skillsoft
    Both are great products, and very different, but both are designed around employee training and give ways to track completion of certain training content. Skillport is much more suited for general training though since it's a platform that can host a variety of training content, instead of just phishing. Skillport is used more for training for all departments.
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    Return on Investment
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
    • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
    • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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    Skillsoft
    • I'm not the person who manages the program, but from a user perspective it allows us to be ensured that our coworkers are going to be trained on the things it's essential everyone has some familiarity with.
    • It allows flexibility in changing workplaces and doesn't leave large gaps of time for unstaffed offices (as in person training can do)
    • It allows new employees to view their training schedule so they know what needs to be done.
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