2026 Market Trends and Leaders Product Profile Series: Jenzabar
Why Read This Research This profile examines Jenzabar and its finance, human capital management, and student products. It assesses Jenzabar’s technology, implementation approaches, and differentiation in the US higher education market. This research is designed for institutions comparing vendors across Tambellini’s market leader profiles, including ADP, Ellucian, Jenzabar, Oracle, Paycom, Populi, Thesis, and Workday. Features
From Chatbots to Governed Action
Why Read This Research Most campus AI pilots fail for predictable, non-technical reasons. This paper shows why experimentation doesn’t translate into institutional capability. It reframes AI from chatbots that advise to agents that act, where the risk shifts from bad answers to bad outcomes. You’ll get a clear operating model for scaling AI responsibly, including […]
StarChart™: 2026 Financial Planning and Analysis
Why Read This Research For higher education institutions evaluating financial planning and analysis platforms, this Tambellini StarChart™ compares the leading vendors in the market. Use this report to quickly see how each platform performs across key usability and innovation criteria. This proprietary visual tool draws on institutional interviews, surveys, vendor briefings, and Tambellini’s Education Institution […]
2026 Market Trends and Leaders Product Profile Series: Populi
Why Read This Research This profile examines Populi and its cloud-native platform that combines recruitment, admissions, learning management, student administration, financial aid, student billing, advancement, reporting, and integration capabilities in one environment. It assesses Populi’s technology, implementation approaches, and differentiation in the US higher education market. This research is designed for institutions comparing vendors across […]
2026 Market Trends and Leaders Product Profile Series: ADP
Why Read This Research This profile examines ADP Workforce Now, a cloud platform for payroll, HR, benefits, talent, time, and analytics. It assesses ADP’s products, technology, implementation approaches, and differentiation in the US higher education market. This research is designed for institutions comparing vendors across Tambellini’s market leader profiles, including ADP, Ellucian, Jenzabar, Oracle, Paycom, […]
StarChart™: 2026 AI Agents for Administrative Efficiency — Agent Platforms
Why Read This Research For higher education institutions evaluating AI agent platforms for administrative operations, this Tambellini StarChart™ compares the leading vendors in the market. Use this report to quickly see how each platform performs across key usability and innovation criteria. This proprietary visual tool draws on institutional interviews, surveys, vendor briefings, and Tambellini’s Education […]
StarChart™: 2026 Student Success Series — Student Analytics
Why Read This Research For higher education institutions evaluating advising and degree planning solutions, this Tambellini StarChart™ compares the leading vendors in the market. Use this report to quickly see how each platform performs across key usability and innovation criteria. This proprietary visual tool draws on institutional interviews, surveys, vendor briefings, and Tambellini’s Education Institution […]
Is It An Agent? A Decision Framework for Higher Education Leaders
Why Read This Research Not every AI product is an agent. Vendors use the term loosely. Before you evaluate, procure, or govern an AI system, you need to know what it actually is. This infographic gives you a practical way to classify systems based on what they do, so you can apply the right oversight […]
StarChart™: 2026 Student Success Series — Advising and Degree Planning
Why Read This Research For higher education institutions evaluating advising and degree planning solutions, this Tambellini StarChart™ compares the leading vendors in the market. Use this report to quickly see how each platform performs across key usability and innovation criteria. This proprietary visual tool draws on institutional interviews, surveys, vendor briefings, and Tambellini’s Education Institution […]
2026 Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Student Systems US and International Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report
Why Read This Research Discover which administrative systems vendors are leading the US and international higher education market. Compare current and historical purchasing trends by sector and institution size. This research presents the latest data on the finance, human capital management, and student systems colleges and universities selected over the past year, along with the […]
