HR Technology
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HR Marketing that actually makes sense!!!
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So Workstream.com has an offer out to Webhire.com clients to convert them at a “significant discount.” Business Wire, December 22, 2005. “Workstream Unveils WebHire Trade-in Program; Workstream Exchange Program Offers Displaced WebHire Customers Free Migration and Integration to Workstream Recruitment…
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Wal Mart HMO – really…
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Nope, I wasn’t kidding. Is there anything that the “great” Wal Mart won’t do or try? Wal Mart HMO press release. ExtendChoice(TM) is a defined contribution health care program that allows employers to provide their employees tax free dollars to…
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TMS Automation Debate Revisited
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There has been a bit too much debate on this topic not to bring it back in the new year. I think it really comes down to some of our fundamental philosophies on how we allow technology to impact our…
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ADP Benefit TCO study
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ADP’s benefit TCO study presented some very interesting numbers as well as a few questions: First, I’m not at all surprised that outsourced benefit administration is less costly from a TCO (total cost of ownership) measure than in-house benefit admin….
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Who/What I’ll be Watching in 2006
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Vendors: Success Factors – Good functionality built on good technology. Add to that a positive cash flow and things are looking up. Authoria – Strong brand, technology and marketing. I’m not sure what 2006 looks like for them, but I…
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2006 HR Technology Outlook – last post of 2005
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As my last post of the year, I was going to do the standard year end list. But then I thought better and rather than putting in time that very few people are going to read, I thought I’d drag…
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ACS for sale – $8B
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Ok – I’m trying to not post at the end of the year, but this is news worth posting. A consortium of investment firms is in talks to acquire Affiliated Computer Services, a technology outsourcing company with clients that include…
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ADP’s On-Demand HRMS Direction
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I saw this press release and got to thinking about ADP’s direction with HRMS. Why do I keep talking about ADP and why are they important? Being the 10,000 lb. gorilla in the payroll market, they are actually also one…
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TAS Vendor Scorecard
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Well, I’ve done talent management scorecards a few times, but never talent acquisition. This is not really a scorecard or vendor functionality comparison. Here are my top 4 vendors and a few notes about them. This is not a review…
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TMS (non) fiancials
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I seem to have made the quite unwise statement that I would attempt to evaluate the financials of several TMS vendors. Realizing now that I should take that statement back (entirely possible with just a quick stroke of the keyboard)…
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Data & Metrics, Engagement, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Talent Acquisition, Talent Mgmt, Workforce Mgmt
Technology, Automation, and Talent Case Studies
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I found this article in CFO Magazine’s online Fall 2005 issue. The full text is quite long and located here. It is a well written piece by Scott Leibs from September 15, 2005. Anything in block quotes below is a…
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CFO Magazine Survey on Employee Performance
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I found this article at CFO.com on employee productivity. CFO Staff, September 15, 2005. “Our Assets, Ourselves,” CFO.com. Retrieved December 8, 2005 from CFO.com. First of all, many of the 170 CFO’s surveyed came…
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Has Oracle Forgotten About the HR Suite?
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Jason posted the same topic on SAP. Corsello, Jason, December 12, 2005. “Has SAP Forgotten About HR?” The Human Capitalist. Retrieved December 12, 2005 from http://jasoncorsello.blogs.com. If anyone was at Oracle World a few months ago, you’ll recall seeing all…
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Technology’s role in performance management
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Workforce Performance Solutions Magazine had this article about technology’s role in performance management. I thought it a bit obtuse, but I’ll expand on my ideas below. I thought we were going to read about EPS systems and deployment. Instead the…
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Tax Credit Screening (and a few $100K)
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A few days ago, I got an e-mail from someone requesting my thoughts on Projectix. The e-mail said, “I would say it [is a] TMS program. Wouldn’t you?” A few e-mail exchanges later, I basically said that it was not…
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Authoria tops the TMS vendors?
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In a rare show of self control, a vendor has incredible press that it doesn’t show off on it’s website. ***NOTE – I have been corrected. Sometimes the most obvious things are not readily apparent to me. The huge orange…
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Employer branding, talent and engagement Part 3
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So what does all of this have to do with HR Technology and service delivery? Employee Self Service/Portal Manager Self Service/Portal HR Service Center Print Communications I am a firm believer that while your verbal communications are your most powerful…
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More on Portals
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Blogger over at Systematic Viewpoints has been writing about PeopleSoft portals and his implementation experiences lately. Of particular interest is his/er organization’s struggle with the HR portal versus the enterprise portal. If you’re on common platforms (PS, SAP, PT) then…
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HR Technology – State of the Industry
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This is a reply to Jeff from the talentism.com blog, who in his post about quality vs cost, invited me to comment about waste in systems and technology. The Seven Wastes are (defined by Taiichi Ohno, Toyota’s Chief Engineer ):…
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What’s a portal?
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Usually I’m right there with the 3 major consulting firms (Mercer, TP and WW). However, this time I’m not quite sure if Mercer get’s what a portal is vs a web page. Joe Loya and Debbie Slappey of Mercer said…