A new HR and IT Partnership
Today more than ever the HR function uses information technology in every facet of its daily functioning. Performance Management, Recruitment, Training and Development, OH&S and of course Payroll just to name a few. High performing companies invest in this technology to ensure they have market advantage. From the simplest tools to the more complex, if you are not investing, it would be fair to say you are wasting time, money and effort (even more money) managing your HR information.
Most major HR software companies today invest heavily in research and development to keep abreast of technology changes as well as emerging functional requirements within the HR market. A good HR system should underpin what you do - not the reverse . A great HR system will anticipate what you do and should also grow with you.
HRIM Pty Ltd is a HR Consultancy specialising in HR information management. It can assist organisations with system reviews and implementations, analysis of HR and related business processes and workflows, and documentation of procedures and strategies to better manage HR information – all by utilising the latest up to date software features and benefits of your current HRIS vendor. From the smallest legislative compliance issues and business reporting requirements to full blown system configurations HRIM is there to advise and assist with your particular needs in mind making sense of the information world on your behalf.
Why your current system?
By exploiting your current system you add real return (ROI) on your original investment. HRIM Pty Ltd is an independent service and is not vendor specific or aligned. It aims to clearly identify your business requirements and underpin those requirements with your current HRI system first and foremost. HRIM Pty Ltd can help organisations clearly articulate these requirements to IT vendors through, project management and support. Naturally if your current system has reached its limit then new or complimentary software may be necessary, but HRIM aims to reach that limit before the need for expensive reinvestment.
What measure are you using?
So how effective are you at managing your HR Information? Very often companies simply cut their losses and start again by purchasing a new IT system every time the business alignment changes. Are they better off? Sometimes and very often an expensive re tender or selection process is not needed. Very often your current vendor has the tools and functionality you require. New systems don’t always resolve underlying issues fundamental to improving human performances. Try as you might a new IT system may not repair years of cultural malaise within an industry or an organisation.
However IT systems will act as your agent for change in an age where the storm of change is growing. HRIM Pty Ltd recognises that people are the key to successful information strategies. We concentrate on involving stakeholders at all levels and introducing tools for improving information flows. Through staff turnover and changing business priorities your HR system may be run down.
- How often have you reassessed your software’s capabilities?
- How well does the whole organisation know what the software is capable of?
- How much training and development is invested in HR practitioners on system issues?
- What innovations have been developed using the features of your current system?
- How is change managed using the facilities available in your software program?
- Does your current vendor regularly manage your account?
- How well does the whole organisation know what the software is capable of?
These are some of the underlying reasons for an underperforming system. Ask these questions next time someone blames IT for a bad result. You may be surprised. Many organisations today are baffled and confused about what IT can and will do for us in the workplace. Our expectations are high. The lifecycle of HR systems is becoming longer with many companies now using systems for in excess of 5 years, 10 years, 15 years and more. It’s a long term investment!
Finally
HR professionals today are now facilitators of change. People who help deliver competitiveness and profitability. This is HR’s new positioning. Companies are realising that they must reduce costs and increase the contributions HR makes to the bottom line. Effectively integrating your HR system into an overall IT strategy, melding software across the organisation will achieve these aims. HRIM systems are what will drive your HR function forward. This is where HRIM Pty Ltd can help.