{"id":89,"date":"2017-07-05T22:06:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T22:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/?p=89"},"modified":"2017-07-05T22:06:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T22:06:32","slug":"how-to-know-when-its-time-for-an-hris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/05\/how-to-know-when-its-time-for-an-hris\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know When it&#8217;s Time for an HRIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>How do you know when it\u2019s the right time to use an HRIS?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This question\u00a0was posted on a LinkedIn group. \u00a0Below is a summary of comments received as well as our own thoughts on the subject.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;<em>It\u2019s time to use an HRIS, when\u2026..you cannot answer YES to the following questions:&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>For top management who wants \u201cthe big picture\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can we identify who among our employees is critical to our profitability and success?<\/li>\n<li>Are our best and most needed employees properly compensated?<\/li>\n<li>Do we have reliable HR data that we can use to benchmark against our competitors?\n<ul>\n<li>Do we have reports that highlight problem areas: turnover, increasing costs, poor performance, low productivity?<\/li>\n<li>Do we have the right people with the right skills that are needed today and tomorrow? Do we have a succession plan?<\/li>\n<li>Do we have an efficient way to connect skilled employees with important projects?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For managers and supervisors who seek \u201can effective process\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can I get my HR questions answered quickly?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have automated processes for responding to employees\u2019 requests for time off, for completing performance reviews, disciplinary notes and career planning notes?<\/li>\n<li>Do I use automated processes that enhance communications?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have an effective process that helps to quickly identify and hire the best candidates, as well motivate and retain my best employees?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have HR data to help me make a business case to streamline processes, or implement projects?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the employee who looks for a \u201ca good experience\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is there an HR Portal where I can get my HR question answered even when no one is around?<\/li>\n<li>Can I easily update my HR file with my new address, or change my emergency contact?<\/li>\n<li>Do I use an automated process to request \u201ctime-off\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Am I happy with the service that I receive from HR?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the HR Department who needs \u201cthe right tools\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do we have an efficient process and work flow in our department, where there is no duplicate data entry, no redundant work, and minimum paperwork?<\/li>\n<li>Can we easily access specific employee information? Can we quickly generate legally required documents and meaningful reports needed by management? \u00a0Is our HR data accurate?<\/li>\n<li>Are employees and managers happy with our HR service?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If some of your answers were \u201cNo\u201d, then it\u2019s time to use an HRIS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: &#8220;How do you know when it\u2019s the right time to use [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrnetsourcedemo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}