Simon Fraser University Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Simon Fraser University and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 6500 Simon Fraser University employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Simon Fraser University has purchased the following applications: PayrollHero for Payroll in 2017, Momentive SurveyMonkey for Survey and Questionnaire in 2017, Adobe Experience Manager for Digital Asset Management in 2015 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Simon Fraser University is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with PayrollHero , Momentive (formerly SurveyMonkey) , Adobe Systems or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Simon Fraser University revenues, which have grown to $579.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Simon Fraser University intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
HCM
Vendor |
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| PayrollHero | Legacy | PayrollHero | Payroll | HCM | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
In 2017, Simon Fraser University implemented PayrollHero, an AI-enabled application in the Payroll category. The university acted as a liaison to PayrollHero for communication of all project related activities and organized a student team to introduce the AI product to industry stakeholders while prioritizing learning through delegated tasks.
Configuration work emphasized core Payroll workflows, including payroll processing, timekeeping capture, and AI-enhanced payroll analytics to surface exceptions and support compliance-oriented reporting. The team managed community outreach, user education, and support channels for PayrollHero, gathering structured feedback from focus groups to inform feature prioritization.
Operational coverage centered on student employment programs and campus administrative stakeholders in HR and finance, with the student team handling community and user feedback loops used to shape product-market fit. Project governance combined a central liaison role with a student-led delivery model, and workflow and resource reallocation was executed to compensate for client-side project delays.
The engagement delivered target market research and market penetration strategies to PayrollHero as an explicit project outcome, informed by community feedback and focus-group findings, while maintaining an emphasis on training and experiential learning for the student contributors.
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Collaboration
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
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Insight |
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| Momentive (formerly SurveyMonkey) | Legacy | Momentive SurveyMonkey | Survey and Questionnaire | Collaboration | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
In 2017, Simon Fraser University implemented Momentive SurveyMonkey on its website. The cloud hosted Momentive SurveyMonkey deployment provided Survey and Questionnaire capabilities including survey authoring, conditional logic, web embedding, respondent management, and reporting. The implementation used embedded survey widgets and public links to collect responses directly from web visitors and campus constituencies, with response capture and export features used for downstream analysis. Momentive SurveyMonkey, classified as Survey and Questionnaire, was positioned to centralize web based feedback collection across university touchpoints.
Operational coverage emphasized web distribution and campus feedback workflows, supporting functions such as student engagement, event feedback, and institutional communications. Governance followed standard Survey and Questionnaire patterns with role based access for survey creation, publishing controls for site editors, and designated departmental owners for response management and data export. Integrations were limited to website embedding and web delivery, while reporting and export capabilities enabled administrative units to ingest survey data into internal analysis workflows.
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Content Management
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Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Adobe Systems | Legacy | Adobe Experience Manager | Digital Asset Management | Content Management | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, Simon Fraser University deployed Adobe Experience Manager as its Digital Asset Management solution to support the institutional website. Adobe Experience Manager is used on the university website to centralize digital assets and provide a single repository for images, documents, and media used across web channels.
The deployment leverages Adobe Experience Manager capabilities common to the Digital Asset Management category, including an asset repository with metadata and taxonomy, automated rendition generation and versioning, editorial workflows for content approval, and search and discovery functionality. Configuration appears oriented around web content authoring and asset lifecycle controls, with governance features to manage permissions and publishing stages.
Operational coverage focuses on the university website and affiliated faculty sites, supporting web teams, communications, marketing, and digital services. Governance and process elements include standardized metadata practices, editorial workflow enforcement, and centralized asset stewardship to streamline content publishing for institutional web properties.
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Print Management | Content Management |
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2010 | 2011 |
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CRM
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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PaaS
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Apps Development | PaaS |
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2013 | 2013 |
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IaaS
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Insight |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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