Case Study: Emory University School of Medicine achieves modernized commitment planning and 7 efficiency gains with Strata Decision Technology's Axiom Commitment Planning

Modernizing Commitment Planning Emory School of Medicine’s Top 7 Efficiency Gains

Emory University School of Medicine struggled with fragmented commitment planning—relying on disparate spreadsheets, lacking version control, and finding it difficult to track multi-source funding and cascading obligations. To address this, Emory partnered with Strata Decision Technology to deploy Axiom Commitment Planning as a centralized system for capturing, relaying, tracking, and analyzing commitment data.

Strata Decision Technology implemented Axiom in a phased rollout (Phase I completed in FY2020, with Phase II planned for FY2021), delivering a single source of truth, improved tracking of requests and approved commitments, tighter security, and streamlined processes that eliminated spreadsheet duplication. The solution enabled faster, data-driven decisions (helping avoid lost recruits), rapid budget pivots during COVID-19, clearer visibility into obligations and cash flow, and stronger collaboration between finance and departments.

Emory University School of Medicine

Beth Boatwright

Chief Financial Officer