10 Business Imperatives When Deploying a Global HRMS
Posted by Alexandra Earnley on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 01:47 PM
Organizations around the world continue to search for new ways to leverage human assets for competitive advantage. For both strategic and operational reasons, businesses with global workforces are increasingly viewing a Global HRMS (Human Resource Management System) as a foundational element of their operating model, perhaps even their DNA. After all, why not rally around an organizational asset that plays a major role in achieving such a wide array of business benefits?
A reliable and robust HRMS enables the standardization of HR processes and best practices,
facilitates internal mobility (which drives employee engagement and retention), provides managers with a global view of their workforce, and allows more sophisticated workforce planning. The latter is achieved by highlighting opportunities for labor cost arbitrage and evaluating broader resourcing options.
Not withstanding the compelling reasons to ‘go global’ with an HRMS, it should also be noted that there are potential risks and even failure points when deploying a Global HRMS. As an example, a Global HRMS not rooted in the organization’s over-arching business strategy, and not emanating from a well understood talent management framework, will likely under-perform or fail.
If, however, careful consideration is given to regional, cultural and compliance differences in HR and Talent Management practices, change management (before, during and after the implementation), issues of data privacy, global system ownership (i.e., not viewed as one region-centric), data and reporting standards, etc., the probability of success dramatically increases. Moreover, if the chosen HRMS supplier/partner is attuned to and prepared for the same challenges on behalf of their customer, a successful outcome is clearly within reach.
This white paper examines 10 critical business imperatives when deploying a Global HRMS, and the content herein is based on lessons learned from the vantage point of both a Global HRMS solution provider CEO, and a long-time HR Technology practitioner and advisor operating around the globe.
Download the free whitepaper here: http://www.nuviewinc.com/GlobalHRMS.html