Tech Trends Blog

• Manage Your Learning with a Learning Management System

  August 20, 2020

    Written by Reggie Wilson   When I first joined the HCM technology consulting industry over seven years ago, the type of HCM technology that was most familiar to me was that of a learning management system (LMS), or eLearning as it was called in those days. I was very well versed in the end-user Read Article »

  Tags: 2020 , Core HR systems , end user , enterprise , HCM Technology , HR Solutions , HRchitect , Human Capital Management systems , Implementation , learning , Learning Management Systems , LMS , mid-market , Optimization , Reggie Wilson , Selection , skills development and training , workforce , workforce management

• Leaps of Faith: My Path to Becoming a Consultant

  August 12, 2020

  Steve Glaser took a leap of faith and joined the HRchitect consulting team in 2014. In this post, Steve shares his professional journey and what best prepared him to be a top-tier consultant. When I started my professional career, a friend recommended that I check out a Support Technician job at an Internet Service Provider. Read Article »

  Tags: applicant tracking system (ATS) , ATS , COE , go live , HCM consulting , HCM systems , HCM Technology , HR technology , HRchitect , HRIS , onboarding , Oracle Taleo , Oracle Taleo implementation , recruitment , Remote System Administration (RSA) , SAP , Steve Glaser , talent acquisition , Taleo platform , Training and Change Management

• Consultant Spotlight: Crystal Judd

  August 4, 2020

  Crystal Judd is a Senior Consultant and Project Manager who specializes in benefits system implementations. Get to know Crystal in this month’s employee spotlight.   Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina. Alma Mater: The College of Charleston. All-time favorite restaurant: Charleston has a lot of great restaurants but if I had to pick, I would say FIG, Read Article »

  Tags: Benefitfocus , benefits , Crystal Judd , HCM , HCM implementation , HR Tech , HRchitect , Implementation Project Manager , Project manager

• Biggest Fails we’ve see on Implementation

  July 20, 2020

    Written by Nathan Meles   It’s no secret that all HCM system implementations have risks. No matter the type of system, rollout approach, or stakeholder groups involved, every implementation project has variables that can impact the cost, efficiency, and overall success. In my personal experience as a consultant, I’ve spotted vital project areas that, Read Article »

  Tags: consider process changes , core project team , failures to avoid is coming into the project unprepare , first phase of your system implementation , HCM , HCM implementation , HCM system implementations , HCM system implementations have risks , HCM Technology , HR technology , implementing a new HCM or WFM system , ownership over the project , requirements gathering , system implementation , Time & Attendance , WFM , WFM Implementation , workforce

• Consultant Spotlight – Laura Palulis

  July 14, 2020

  Laura Palulis is an Implementation Consultant at HRchitect with over 20 years of professional payroll experience. Get to know Laura, her hobbies, and what motivated her to join HRchitect in this month’s employee spotlight. Hometown:  Unity, a small town in Southern New Hampshire. Alma Mater: I received my undergraduate degree from Providence College and my Read Article »

  Tags: HCM systems , HR , HR and Payroll Systems , HRchitect , Implementation , Laura Palulis , UltiPro

• What will the future of time clocks look like?

  July 6, 2020

  Written by Erica Niesse As you no doubt know, COVID-19 has required many businesses to think long and hard about how they interact with their employees. Whether that is the proximity that employees are working in, in relation to colleagues, or how they interact throughout the day, it is going to be important for companies Read Article »

  Tags: biometrics , Erica Niesse , system implementation , Time and Attendance , time clocks , workforce management

• AQ and why it matters

  June 22, 2020

  Written by Brian Kimball The (Human Capital Management) HCM world has focused quite extensively on the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for successful management, development and support of the workforce. Indeed, companies that fail to understand that EQ is just as important as IQ  – and therefore account for it accordingly in company and organizational Read Article »

  Tags: applicant tracking , AQ , Brian Kimball , EQ , HCM , HR , HR technology , HRchitect , Implementation , Kronos , Talent Management , Ultimate Software , workforce , workforce management , WorkForce Software

• Employee Spotlight – Reggie Wilson

  June 10, 2020

  Reggie Wilson leads the sales team in the central and west regions of the United States and Canada. Get to know Reggie, what motivates him to get to work every day, and what question prospective clients ask most often in this month’s HRchitect spotlight. Hometown:  Denison, Texas Alma Mater: Texas A&M Commerce, formerly East Texas Read Article »

  Tags: benefits , Client-side project management or implementation services , HCM Sales , HCM Technology , HRIS , payroll , Project Management , Reggie Wilson , Spotlight , workforce tehnology

• PPP Loans – Forgivable or Not?

  June 9, 2020

  Written by Tracy Sternbach   By now, most small businesses in the United States that applied for federal assistance under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) have been funded.  For those who were fortunate enough to get a PPP loan, whether in Round 1 or Round 2, their attention is Read Article »

  Tags: COVID-19 pandemic , Disbursement Schedule , EIDL loan funds , federal assistance , forgiveness of the PPP loan , government , HCM Technology , HR , HRchitect , PPP , PPP funds , PPP loans , SBA’s , Tracy Sternbach , workforce

• Recharge with HR Technology

  June 2, 2020

  Written by Christine Elrod   Who couldn’t use a recharge right now in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic? Recharge is a powerful word that each of us understand, no matter what industry we work in, or what our job role is. From a professional point of view, the word recharging typically conjures up an Read Article »

  Tags: Business Strategies , Christine Elrod , Communication & Efficiencies , COVID-19 , employees , employer , HCM Technology , HR , HR technology , HRchitect , Process workflows & compliance , Recharge HR Technology , technology , workforce management , Workforce Management Implementation Consultant

• Implementing HR Technology during a Spinoff or Separation

  May 19, 2020

    Written by Tom LaMarre   The process of implementing a new HCM system can be a daunting and stressful undertaking under normal business conditions. Add a spinoff, separation, or divestiture to the mix, and the disruption in business structure and conditions will add another layer of complexity to your implementation project, but you shouldn’t Read Article »

  Tags: Change Management , HCM , hcm system implementation , HR technology strategies , HR technology system implementation , spinoff/separation

• How HCM Should Adapt Post-COVID-19

  May 12, 2020

    Written by Andrew Schweihs May marks month number three of a drastically different working world for most people around the globe. HR leaders in organizations such as hospitals, pharmacies, grocery stores, and logistics organizations are working to keep their employees safe, while they fight on the front lines of this pandemic, and we’d be Read Article »

  Tags: COVID-19 , digital transformation , HCM Technology , HR , HRchitect , HRIS , I-9 , On-boarding , payroll , remote work , workforce

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