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HCM implementation

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  US Army HR expects migration to Azure cloud will cut IT costs

  The U.S. Army civilian HR operations is hoping for lower operational costs and improved services with a shift to the Microsoft Azure cloud.

• May 24, 2019 24 May'19

  HR struggles to improve workforce experience

  Improving employee experience, productivity and overall employee well-being are top priorities for HR managers, but they are difficult to achieve, according to the 2019 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report.

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  HR SaaS adoption is slower than expected

  HR departments continue to rely on hosted or on-premises platforms for management systems. It may not be by choice. Many want to move to HR SaaS, but doing so isn't easy.

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Attackers seek gold in HR data security breaches

  Attacks on HR systems are a growing trend that HR managers need to confront. In this Q&A, a security expert provides advice on where they can get started.

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  For HR software implementation, ponder training document options

  With an HR software rollout in mind, review the pros and cons of an organization using its own training documentation, a vendor's material or a combination of both approaches.

• March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18

  Bank offers HR applications, Facebook expands recruiting service

  Demand for HR applications is driving new offerings. Facebook is expanding its recruiting services, and a large Midwestern bank offers a full-service HR suite.

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  SAP defends S/4HANA HCM upgrade amid questions

  SAP, which has some 14,000 on-premises HCM customers, is extending on-premises support five years to 2030. But HCM users will have to migrate to its HANA in-memory platform for support.

• November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17

  AU combines talent analytics with HR management

  Talent analytics can involve quantitative analysis. This is a specialized skill set that universities have been rushing to fill through master's degree programs in analytics.

• October 13, 2017 13 Oct'17

  Sierra-Cedar unveils new survey of HR technology trends

  For the first time in its survey's history, consultancy adds social responsibility as a driver of business outcomes and notes integration, security and learning as buyer priorities.

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Ceridian Dayforce HCM updates, more unveiled at Insights 2017

  HCM suite vendor Ceridian, at its Insights 2017 user forum, unveils a new Dayforce software partner ecosystem, plus a new learning module and native U.K. payroll functionality.

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Companies are seeing a seismic shift in use of people analytics in HR

  Deloitte Consulting surveyed more than 10,400 business and HR leaders and found that learning, recruiting, talent analytics and performance management are undergoing big changes.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Western Digital taps Workday for global HR management amid big mergers

  After Western Digital bought Hitachi GST, global teams from both companies launched a Workday HCM implementation but needed to keep the projects distinct until approval from China.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Workday HCM and financial management tools save $1 million for Ensono

  Ensono reduced the time to close the books each month and dramatically cut costs when it dumped on-site computing and implemented cloud-based Workday HCM and financials.

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Companies take different paths with SAP performance review software

  New York Life, SRAM and TranSystems configured SAP SuccessFactors performance management software to fit individual systems for evaluating employees.

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  Workday cloud HR software is most expensive, but customers are pleased

  First-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant cites Workday for investments in underlying technologies and advances in customer support, and it taps Ultimate Software for reporting and analytics.

• June 14, 2016 14 Jun'16

  Macy's banks on Oracle HCM benefits administration software

  Seeking to allow HR to become more strategic and focused on the business, Macy's is implementing recruiting, onboarding, payroll and other services in the Oracle HCM Cloud.

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Campus taps Oracle as best HR software to replace aging system

  A state university in Kansas chose Oracle over Ellucian and Workday after conducting an extensive search for new software for human capital management, financials and talent management.

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Users cite goals, benefits of global HR management software

  Delta, Macy's and United Technologies described the challenges of implementing HCM software and offered advice for managing change and selecting vendors.

• October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15

  Global HR management system requires hard push on vendors

  An HR leader at Abbott Laboratories said he put Workday through the wringer every day, but did not get bogged down in ensuring all data was clean before going live.

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  ZinePak saves time with TriNet strategic HR planning

  ZinePak's co-founders chose TriNet for strategic HR planning and won more time to spend on growing their business -- and compete on TV show 'Shark Tank.'

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Red Hat mines talent acquisition software but finds lack of integration a challenge

  Gild Source is easy to use, but sometimes recruiters at Red Hat don't access it as much as they could because it is a separate system.

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  Waxie cleans up with human capital management software

  Waxie Sanitary Supply stopped wasting 20,000 sheets of paper each year and became more efficient when it implemented Oracle human capital management software.

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Human capital management software remedy for medical firm

  Colorado Permanente Medical Group's physicians and administrators enrolled in health and other benefits last year with new Oracle human capital management software.

• April 06, 2015 06 Apr'15

  Advances in human capital management software transforming HR duties

  HR leaders Robert Weinman and Debbie Lynch explored the challenges of implementing Oracle human capital management software.

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  HR survey warns cloud move can take longer, cost more than expected

  Cloud products often lacked the features or didn't perform as well as touted in the sales process.

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Keys to making Nationwide's PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade work

  To simplify an upgrade to Oracle's PeopleSoft 9.2 financial applications, Nationwide Insurance first merged its two separate PeopleSoft instances into a single, consistent environment.

• April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14

  Change management critical in HR systems implementations

  HR technology is a booming market, according to Bersin by Deloitte. But even the best HR systems will fail if they're not implemented properly.

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  PeopleSoft 9.2 Update Manager explained

  In this podcast, MIPRO Consulting representatives discuss how to best take advantage of PeopleSoft 9.2's Update Manager, and describe its benefits.

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Bersin finds users willing to switch vendors to unify HRIS systems

  At Impact 2013, Katherine Jones presented data on HCM technology trends, and gave tips on what 'good, better and best' HR IT systems look like.

• May 07, 2012 07 May'12

  SaaS HCM growing, but some prefer customization of on-premises HCM

  As more companies consider taking human capital management to the cloud, analysts say the on-site version also has its benefits.

• April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12

  ERP HCM systems offer easier integration, but may lack new technology

  When selecting an HCM system, organizations must weigh an ERP HCM platform approach versus stitching together standalone HCM software.