Case Study: Ohio University achieves 430% ROI and streamlined payroll/time tracking with WorkForce Software

Ohio University - Customer Case Study

Ohio University, a large public university with more than 17,000 undergraduates, faced costly, error-prone paper-based time and attendance processes for over 7,000 student and hourly employees working across 400 campus sites. Manual timesheet completion, supervisor approvals and payroll data entry strained staff, increased payroll errors, and threatened the university’s cost competitiveness.

The university rolled out WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter (2002–2008), using web self-service and barcode clocks plus phased deployments and streamlined training. The automation cut payroll headcount from five to three, eliminated paper timesheets, improved accuracy and productivity, and delivered a 430% ROI with a 3-month payback (NPV ~$6.7M over three years).

Ohio University