Chapter 5

Information Technology for HR Planning

Strategic Human Resources Planning
IT & HRM
“ HR without technology is becoming an unthinkable proposition”
5 Applications that received the highest level of IT Support
 Storing important data such as wages, vacation & sick time

 Transferring employee data between HR and outside payroll

system
 Generating organizational charts

 Posting job openings within the organizations

 Tracking labor costs

IT & HRM
5 Applications that received the lowest level of IT Support
 Providing employees with self assessment and career

development guidance

 Providing employees with ergonomics assessment assistance

 Measuring the needs and results of diversity initiatives

 Letting employees make changes to their own benefit records

 Online service delivery of employee assistance programs

New Service Delivery Models

Web Based HR
• E-learning

Enterprise Portals

Self Service
IT for HR Planning
Workforce Analytics
Workforce management and
scheduling
Skills Inventories

Replacement Charts

Succession Management
Different Solutions for Different Needs

HRIS: Human Resources information

Systems
Specialty Products

Enterprise solutions:
• Enterprise resource planning(ERP)
• Relational Database
Selecting Technology Solutions for HRM

Conduct a Need Analysis

Explore the Marketplace

Issue a Request for Proposal

Evaluate Vendors and
Products
Implementing &Evaluating Technology

~Typical Implementation Process

~Business Process Re-Engineering

~Ensuring Data Security

* Evaluating HR Technology & Competitive Advantage

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