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5 HRMS Requirements designed to bridge HR and IT departments

IT is from Mars, HR is from Venus- Bridging the gap with 5 HRMS requirements that will satisfy everyone.

Everyone has heard the saying that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. When it comes to implementing a global human resource management system (HRMS), the same could be said for an organization's information technology and human resource departments.

In this HRMS "marriage," it's assumed HR is better able to understand what type of communication is necessary and the best manner and timing with which it must be presented to achieve strategic outcomes. IT, on the other hand, is presumably better able to handle the security imperatives and the underlying capabilities and tools needed to achieve these outcomes. However, without taking the time to truly identify each other's role and, more importantly, understand each other's strengthsand weaknesses, this marriage may be heading for an irrevocable and bitter divorce.

5 Requirements:
Scalable infrastructure
Strong reporting and query capability
Workload automation
Tight integration and import/export
Advanced workflow

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