Pearson is a global education, media, and publishing group, comprising leading businesses such as Longman, Financial Times, and Addison Wesley. They offer a wide range of educational products, from pre-school to high school, covering early learning to professional certification.

With their curriculum materials, multimedia learning tools, and assessment and testing programs, Pearson plays a vital role in educating over 130 million people worldwide. In the United States, Pearson products are utilized in more than 50,000 out of 100,000 schools. In the United Kingdom, 10,000 out of 20,000 primary schools use Pearson products.

Need: Pearson has a business model focused on acquiring existing schools in India, leveraging their expertise and resources to provide high-quality education at an affordable price. The acquired schools varied in terms of complexities and characteristics due to their traditional modes of operation. To ensure standardized processes, practices, policies, and effective control, monitoring, and planning, Pearson required a system that could connect all schools and enable remote management.

Solution

Solution: Pearson opted for eSSMS, a proprietary solution developed by Sonet in partnership with IBM.

Benefits

• Facilitates the implementation of effective standard operating practices.
• Centralizes data management for the entire student lifecycle, including inquiries, registration, admissions, fees, and transfer certificates.
• Generates flexible reports to gain insights into student and staff lifecycles.
• Bundled with Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution, the Sync engine capabilities provide real-time information accessibility at the headquarters level, enabling effective control and monitoring.
• Illustrates the success story of Pearson Schools in India to date.
• Enables streamlined administration of the school chain in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensures fiscal accountability to students, parents, funding sources, and oversight agencies.
• Establishes a strong competitive position.
• Enhances transparency, productivity, and control.
• Provides a dynamic platform for standardizing processes and reporting.