HRMS
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State of the Industry – HRMS
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As a consumer organization, this is just a terrible time to be on the market for an HRMS system. There is a huge void in the mid-range that PeopleSoft used to fill adequately. Here’s my top vendors for the space: 1) SAP2) PeopleSoft (if you can get Oracle to sell it – very rare)3) Lawson…
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Mid-market subscription based HRMS
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I saw a press release about Sapien providing subscription based, hosted HRMS solutions to the mid-market. They are calling it “self provisionin” which sounds like a bad marketing ploy to me, but generally, the strategy is worth looking at. Dave’s Next Move (Dave Duffield’s new company) is going to be pursuing the same strategy, except…
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HRMS vs. Point Solutions… again
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I’ve written a few times that the day of the huge enterprise HRMS solution is over. PeopleSoft, SAP… they just don’t provide niche solutions that are as good as point solutions. So the recruiting tools in PS or SAP for example, don’t compare to Virtual Edge, Recruitmax, or Taleo. Then I think about the growth…
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The truth about what “integration” means
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Integration? What does integration mean to you? Does integration mean the constant and immediate transfer of data between tables of different modules? Does it mean that there is no transfer of data between tables because tables are perfectly shared? Does it mean that you run a process to move data from one module to the…
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Free downloadable HRMS comparison
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HR Executive magazine has this on their website. It’s a nice grid of software that is fairly simple to read. http://www.workindex.com/hrexecutive/images/hrms_bg.pdf They also had this guide to specialty software (what I call point solutions) in the same format. So if you are looking for LMS, ATS or whatever… http://www.workindex.com/hrexecutive/images/specsoftware_bg.pdf
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My opnions on Lawson / Intentia software merger
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I got a message requesting my thoughts on the purchase of Intentia Software by Lawson. I have not commented on this previously, because Intentia does not offer anything in the HR space – they are a pure CRM, MRP, SCM play as far as I can tell. As you already know from previous posts, I…
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ADP v. Ceridian
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I’ve been pretty clear in past posts regarding my preference for ADP over Ceridian. I have also been clear that Ceridian has more robust HR services. The market seems to agree with me, and if I take a guesstimate, 25% of the U.S. Fortune 2000 outsources payroll and/or HR to ADP, and only 5% does…
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Hosted point solutions take advantage of weakness in ERP/HRMS market
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There’s some serious movement in the hosted and integrated point solutions arena. Mostly I’m talking about Workstream, Kenexa, RecruitMax and Authoria. All of these solutions are offering portal oriented employee talent solutions. Each of these 4 vendors are also organizations I like a lot. What is an integrated talent management point solution? Well, first of…
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HR Market Health & Vendor Updates
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This info is now old (May 17), but I always find it interesting to see how vendors are doing. HRmarketer.blogspot.com has a quarterly review of some trends. Here are a couple of comments I have: Paychex will always do well. They have an incredible business model and a rediculous record of profits. Their next move…
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Dave Duffield and the next PeopleSoft
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This is too good not to write about. Connect the dots: OK – so go to davesnextmove.com and check out John Malatesta. John Malatesta used to be the President and CEO of NetYourWork.com. NetYourWork.com was a web based tool for ERP. NetYourWork.com has taken their website off-line. The splash screen now redirects to Davesnextmove.com Davesnextmove.com…
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Dave Duffield’s next move
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Dave got his Chairman’s award at the IHRIM conference on Monday. Here’s the link for his next start-up. Not much content there yet.
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Oracle does the right thing
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Oracle’s “Project Fusion” gives me great hope in the future of non-SAP HRMS. So I understand that PeopleSoft the ERP is gone, and so is JD Edwards. But the idea that everything will be swallowed by Oracle with no remains is now less likely. Project fusion will hopefully combine the best of breed apps that…
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Ultimate Software Review
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Well, I did an Lawson Systems thing a week ago, so I figured I’d do Ultimate since they release improved earnings last week. Here is my very biased opinion: vendors like Lawson and Ultimate should just close shop and go away. Yes it’s true that they have pretty slick software, and it works pretty well…
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A primer on HRMS evolution
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OK – so I promised a “primer on HRMS evolution” so here it is. I’m not actually talking about HRMS evolution as much as I’m talking about the purchasing trend that’s going on right now. Back in the good old days (the 1990’s) everyone was trying to buy as huge an ERP as possible. Most…
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A primer on messaging
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Michael picked up on my workflow post and added some great points regarding messaging. I thought I’d do a light “primer on messaging” to round out the topic. Now I have to figure out how to explain this in 3 paragraphs. Michael hits on the old CORBA model and compares it to XML. CORBA is…
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Lawson Systems Review
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OK – so I never mentioned Lawson until the last post. They are definitely one of the major vendors in the enterprise HR space, but I’ve always had concerns about them. My personal opinion is they are a prime takeover candidate by Oracle or SAP. Here’s why: 1) I haven’t seen their latest numbers, but…
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A primer on workflow
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So what is workflow? Well obviously the first thing that comes to mind are the simple messages that we get when a database event happens. However, I’d like to take some time and expand on what this means, and what the possibilities are. In HR, workflow is HUGE because of the interactions with large numbers…
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Good bad and sad vendor news
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In an interesting vendor day, there’s good news, bad news and depressing news. First the good news. Oracle has released patches and fixes for the PeopleSoft products. Many organizations have been worried about the support Oracle would be offering, but it appears that Oracle is fairly committed to maintaining the satisfaction of the customer base.…
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Oracle and PeopleSoft
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Looks like Oracle’s aquisition strategy is generally working out. While Oracle’s net profits are down due to increased short term expense, it looks like they will be hanging onto the majority of the PeopleSoft clients. a very low percentage of those clients are open to leaving in the short to mid term, unlike what other…
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Does Kronos own Kronos HR?
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I’m posting this because I’m fairly ticked off about a “conversation” I had with someone on another bulletin board. During this conversation (with many other people) I expressed some opinions about HR software and particular vendors. I also stated that Kronos Workforce Central (the HR and PR modules) are in fact still owned by Best!…