NYC Department of Education Recognized for Successful Financial Return on Investment

Stategic solutions provider SumTotal(R) Systems, Inc. has selected  New York City Department of Education as a recipient of the Nucleus Research 2011 Technology ROI Award. Recognized for its implementation of the SumTotal Workforce Management Time and Attendance solution, the New York City Department of Education was chosen for skillful deployment of IT solutions that produced a significant financial return on investment.

The Department of Education focused on time, attendance and payroll administration processes to uncover automation opportunities. SumTotal Workforce Management not only helped the public school system achieve 3,478-percent ROI, but also allowed them to significantly reduce payroll errors and eliminate paid time off inaccuracies with phone-based time and attendance recording, streamlined administration and reduced leave liability concerns.

“The Department of Education conducted a study using three years worth of data to illustrate the ROI achieved from automating time and attendance recording and our results were amazing,” said William Mardenborough, administrator of Financial Security for New York City Department of Education. “Being recognized further validates our commitment and hard work in delivering an automated time and attendance process with [SumTotal’s] Workforce Management solution and providing business value to the Department of Education.”