IHRIM's Managing HRMS: Post-Implementation Issues
This course is geared toward the HR and HR systems professionals who have lived through a system selection and/or implementation (or are currently going through one) and now need to understand how to manage and leverage their HRMS investment.
Designed to be a guide for effectively managing Human Resource Management Systems, with particular focus on the "aftermath" of an implementation, topics covered include:
• Post-implementation Audit
• Managing the HRMS Function
• Marketing and communications
• Training and your HRMS
• Developing and Deploying an Effective Reporting Strategy for Decision Support
• Reviewing business processes for continuous improvement
• Adding new technologies
• Enhancements and Upgrades
Course objectives are to provide participants with:
• An understanding of the CONTINUED importance of information technology in Human Resources
• An understanding of how to increase the value-added of your HRMS to your organization
• An understanding of how to effectively manage an HRMS environment, particularly after the system is live
• A better perspective on where you are today and where you are going
Who Gains the Most from Attending?
This seminar has been designed to be a guide for effectively managing Human Resource Management Systems, with particular focus on the "aftermath" of an implementation. Attendees should have a basic understanding of system selection/implementation and now need to understand how to leverage the system you have. While this is the follow up course to IHRIM's Introduction to HR Systems, you need not have attended our Introduction course to reap the benefits of this course.
Course Overview
Post-Implementation Audit
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Conducting a system audit
• Understanding which project documents are critical for post-implementation e valuation
• Understanding the importance of following up with the users
Managing the HRMS Function
• Key things to do to manage an HRMS
• Benefits of HR systems in today's organization
• How to build a strategy and operating plan for your HRMS function that supports the business
• Refresher on ROI
Marketing and Communications
• The value of marketing and communications
• How you are measuring up in marketing your HRMS
• Thoughts on whether to do additional marketing before taking on something new
Leveraging your system to become more strategic
• How to assess if your system is viewed as a strategic component of the organization
• How to make it more strategic
Training and your HRMS
• Measuring the success of the transition to new system
• Focus on specific skills
• New employee training
Effective Reporting Strategy for Decision Support
• Analyzing your reports
• Reporting tools
• Data warehouse/data mart
Reviewing business processes for continuous improvement
• Benchmarking
• Adding new technologies
• Enhancements
• Upgrades
Teaching methodology: Mix of lecture, class interaction and case assignment (attendees will build a strategy and operating plan for your HRMS support function) |