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    SuccessFactors TMS review

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    So after being told that my talent management “scorecard” was incomplete and inadequate, I visited one of the SuccessFactors webinars and got a high level overview. Keep in mind that the opinions here are simply those gained from a 1…

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    HRO Buying Process Guide

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    Prior Post updated to include real links to the publisher. I had the text of the entire series, but only 4 of 6 links below. You’ll have to look for the other 2. This is a 6 part series in…

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    Wharton: The Trade-off between Talent and Disruptive Behavior.

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    OK – this is way outside of my comfort zone and expertise. However, Wharton pushed out a great article on the Tyrell Owens debate called ‘One for All’ or ‘One for One’? The Trade-off between Talent and Disruptive Behavior. There…

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    Is ADP HRO #2 in the industry?

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    A recent ADP press release had a few interesting new facts. Apparently, 32 multi-national corporations have signed on for ADP’s HRO platform based on SAP. This is far more than I thought it would be, and in addition to ADP’s…

  • TPI and Equaterra merging

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    Jason posted this about TPI and Equaterra merging today (or yesterday). I’ve also been hearing rumors for some time about one of them getting bought by a consulting firm, but I suppose this is better for them. Check Jason’s blog…

  • www.worstreview.com (off topic)

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    I got this from Successfactors.com. Not much there yet, but should be funny/interesting when it gets going.

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    HR/PR Outsourcers – New Rankings

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    A reader recently wrote to me requesting my thoughts on payroll outsourcers and their HR products. This was written for a 500 employee organization. I’m posting because I don’t think I’ve ever ranked payroll outsourcers. Here are my verbatim comments…

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    Follow-up on HRO providers

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    In my post for Fidelity HRO, I listed my top 5 HRO vendors. A consulting colleague (of unknown firm) who works closely in the HRO space e-mailed me this follow-up: interesting view of the top 5 hro providers. i play…

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    Fidelity HRO comments

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    Edited on 11/03/2005: This evening, I received an e-mail from Workforce Magazine requesting that I remove some text of the Fidelity HRO article from my post. In my attempt to be a “good citizen” the text has been removed, but…

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    Hewitt for sale?

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    Somewhere in my last 100 posts I mentioned that Hewitt was in a fairly weak operational position and might be an aquisition target. I’ll have to admit that I didn’t really believe it, and honestly I still don’t. They are…

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    The HR Marketplace – Overview

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    I wanted to comment on some interesting research from HRMarketer.com. They put out the “Marketing and Selling in the HR Marketplace: Winning Strategies and Tactics” paper this month which contains great insight. First a note on the marketplace:The top 0.1%…

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    Cisco Systems uses games to help teach employees

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    We’ve talked a lot about the use of games and the next generation of employees. Cisco is employing this strategy, but their gaming/learning technology is still in its infancy (as shown by the fact that they are modeling on a…

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    New HR-XML Certifications

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    There are many new names on the list. Some are quite surprising such as Oracle, Brassring and Recruitmax who all should have been on the list earlier. If you are unfamiliar with the HR-XML Consortium, they are publishing XML standards…

  • New HR Technology Blog

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    OK, It may not actually be so new as he’s been around since June, but along with Michael Specht and myself, there’s another HR Technology blogger. Jason Corsello of the Yankee Group has some excellent content. I look forward to…

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    Oracle Fusion – More details

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    It appears that there is more information leaking out of Oracle these days regarding Fusion. First of Siebel CRM is not in the current plans for Fusion. The Siebel acquisition was made after the initial Fusion architecture decision and has…

  • Success Factors TMS

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    Brent (of unknown origin) sent me a note about Success Factors: Hi. I’ve been looking at your blog as I’m doing research on talent management systems, and I noticed that SuccessFactors is not included anywhere. Is this because you don’t…

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    HRO or PEO?

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    HR.com seems to have shown their considerable lack of understanding regarding HRO. While they are actually a very good source of information, I see them as similar to SHRM. Both of these organizations cater to mid-sized organizations and are rather…

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    New HR Technology Products

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    I won’t be there, but next week’s HR Tehnology Conference will be host to dozens of product unveilings and launches. Here’s just a peek of what’s coming: Authoria ( http://www.authoria.com/ ) The knowledge-based and Talent Management Suite vendor will make…

  • MS Windows Workflow

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    Michael posted this on Moscrosoft’s beta workflow engine. Quite interesting I think. While I’m pretty sure I’m not quite technical enough and thus won’t download the entire beta for trial, the MS write-up on MSDN didn’t make me do backflips….

  • Selecting a Performance MS whitepaper

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    HR.com’s whitepaper by RecruitMax is an okay overview of selecting a PMS system. In my opinion, it was a bit functional in nature. Here are my highlights: Define expected outcomes: it was only one sentence, but keep in mind that…