Denise Wright was recently hired as the Director of Human Resources for Organic Goodies, a mid-sized, family-owned, manufacturer of healthy, organic snacks. The company has experienced significant growth over the past two years, almost doubling in size, and they have been struggling to fill open positions. Denise was brought in to develop a recruiting plan and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR team. It didn’t take Denise long to realize she had a mess on her hands. There was no HRIS so almost all HR functions were done manually. A few examples include:
Candidates had to submit paper applications or resumes
Benefit elections were recorded on paper and manually entered into the vendor’s website
Timecards were manually calculated and entered into the payroll system
Performance reviews were completed on paper
Additionally, without an HRIS, this means there is no data available to effectively analyze HR problems. Denise knew these manual processes were costing the organization money and wasting the talents of the HR team. They were spending so much time on administrative duties they had no time to be strategic or forward-thinking. She knew to be successful in her new role, she had to convince the executive team they needed to invest in a Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
Instructions
Respond to the following points and questions using the criteria below.
Identify three ways Denise and her team can benefit from the implementation of an HRIS. Be sure to defend your response.
Identify the five HRIS decision steps involved in selecting an HRIS (as stated in the text).
Of the five decision steps, which do you think is the most important? Be sure to defend your response.
Prepare an argument Denise can use to convince the executive team to invest in a new HRIS.
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