Vendors
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Ceridian Goes Private
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I’m a bit late with this one, but I wanted to provide some analysis as to what I think this means for Ceridian and their clients. The Ceridian Corporation,…
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Workstream Talent Update
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The mid-market is an interesting place to be. Depending on how you define that market, it is either a place where services and products are converging, or is grossly…
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More Changes at Hewitt
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In case you missed it, HRO Today recently reported the following: “A former president of national accounts at competitor ADP, Jay C. Rising, 50, has been named president of…
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Taleo Love Fest (But…)
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Jason wrote about Taleo a few weeks ago, and in a rare moment I completely agree. Actually, I usually do agree with Jason which is a bit disappointing since…
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The Struggles of Vendor Integration
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Oracle owns PeopleSoft, Sieble, and countless others. Kenexa takes Brassring and Webhire. ADP acquires someone every year or two. There are some obvious things these vendors need to do…
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Upheaval in Time Management
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Last week Jason Corsello noted that Kronos was being acquired by a private equity firm. I honestly didn’t take too much notice of it, but echoed his thoughts wondering…
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Top HRO Deals
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Who’s paying attention? Did the value of HRO deals go down in 2006? Sure, there were much fewer $1B deals, but what was the cause of that? Were there…
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Who will own performance management?
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Dave Lefkow asks “who will own performance management?” I have several responses. Finally, a talent acquisition guy who realizes that talent management is not just recruiting. For ages, the…
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Oracle To Buy Hyperion
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So Oracle continues its spending spree. The ERP’s already have the best data warehouse products around. Oracle has PeopleSoft EPM and their purchase of Siebel also included components they…
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Considerations for ERP and SaaS
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Jason Averbrook over at the Knowledge Infuser recently wrote: Many of our customers are currently in the process of implementing best of breed “OnDemand” HR/HCM/Talent Management technology solutions for…
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ADP on SOA Leading Edge?
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ADP’s product and vertical mix of multiple products to multiple market segments has always been problematic. Combine this with their philosophy that they can seel everything HR from payroll…
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Equifax to buy top payroll-service firm
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That was the headline that greeted me when I opened up my Atlanta Journal Constitution Business section last Thursday. Right there below the fold. Plain as day. My heart…
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PeopleSoft Updates
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Much of this is old news, but a few interesting tidbits crossed my path and I thought I’d do a fuller update. Of main interest and something I didn’t…
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Where are the HRO Successes?
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Because much of my practice focuses on helping companies and HRO providers improve the outsourcing relationship for cost, quality and service levels, in my job I see many broken…
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HRO: Profits, or Business Model?
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Jason asks if we can just get past the HRO profit (loss) thing. I think he’s right. What’s important in the equation is not if the HRO’s are making…
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How Did They Get Here – ExcellerateHRO
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In March of 2006, a study by Forrester Research was released which ranked ExcellerateHRO as a “Leader” among HR BPO providers. Excuse me? I mean who were these guys? …
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ADP Ranked As Most Innovative
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Actually, ADP was ranked 2nd. This however, is quite impressive considering they are an HR company and just a scant 5 years ago they barely knew what XML was….
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How did they get here – ADP
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Next in our “How did they get here” series, I take a look at ADP, perhaps the most acquisitive organization in the payroll / HR / benefits space. As…
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HRO Market Leaders
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It’s interesting that only several vendors hold a large majority of the market share in the HRO world – almost an 80/20 rule. If you look at the top…
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How Did They Get Here – Hewitt Associates
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The other day I was trying to remember what happened to a company in the benefits administration space I used to deal with quite regularly. Of course, as been…