Tech Trends Blog

• 5 Reasons to choose HRchitect as your Workforce Management Support Team

  November 5, 2019

  Written by Chris Henien   HRchitect is the go-to partner for workforce management implementations and support. Whether or not your implementation was completed by HRchitect, we are your best option for ongoing support to help keep your workforce management system (Kronos, Ultimate Software, WorkForce Software, and others) in prime condition as your organization grows and Read Article »

  Tags: configuration , Kronos , Optimization , support , Ultimate Software , WFM , Workforce Dimensions , workforce management , workforce management implementations and support , WorkForce Software

• 5 signs you need to go on an HCM shopping spree

  October 24, 2019

    Written by April Vaden   Now that fall is underway, we can enjoy some of my favorite things like pumpkin spice, sitting by a cozy fire, comfy sweaters and one of the biggest shopping days of the year – who doesn’t love a good shopping spree?! Shopping for HCM software may not be as Read Article »

  Tags: analytics , April Vaden , employee data , employees , HCM , HCM implementation , hcm software , HCM vendors , HR technology system , KPI , Overtime , payroll

• Consultant Spotlight – Julia Hatton

  October 15, 2019

  Julia Hatton is a Senior Strategic Services Consultant, working out of HRchitect’s headquarters backyard – the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Since joining the team in 2012, she has helped over 40 clients with various aspects of their HR technology including creating HR technology strategies, system evaluation and selection, implementation, change management, and ongoing support.   Hometown: Read Article »

  Tags: HCM , HCM systems , HR software , HR technology , HR technology strategy , Implementation , Strategic Services Consultant

• Things You Can Do With Your HR Technology That Will Make Your Employees’ Lives Easier

  October 1, 2019

    Written by Drew Simmons   At some point, your company has implemented a new HR or Payroll technology product.  During this process, your leadership team and Finance executives have visions of the amount of administrative costs that will be saved and how they will maximize their return-on-investment due to this massive, yet necessary expenditure.  Read Article »

  Tags: Automated Reporting and Analytics , automation , change communication , Change Management , corporate culture , Drew Simmons , Employee and Manager Self-Service , HCM , HCM implementation , HR technology , HR technology systems , Optimization , payroll , User Adoption

• Best of Breed vs Single Vendor Provider – The Argument for a Single Vendor Provider | Part 2 of 2

  September 17, 2019

    HRchitect has been in the business of HCM Technology for over 22 years, and we have seen and heard HR practitioners repeatedly asking for an HCM system that can “do it all”. A system that can “do it all” is defined as a system that can support Core HR/Payroll, Time and Attendance, Talent Acquisition, Read Article »

  Tags: analytics , Core HR/Payroll , End to End HCM systems , HCM Marketplace , HCM software vendors , HCM Technology , Implementation , modules , Ongoing Support , system evaluation & selection , talent acquisition , Talent Management and Document Management , Time and Attendance

• Consultant Spotlight – Erica Niesse

  September 10, 2019

  Erica Niesse joined the HRchitect team in 2013 and is now the Director of Workforce Management Implementation Services. Erica continually focuses on growth and project success for the Workforce Management team. Working side by side with a team of experts in the Workforce Management field, Erica has led the team to complete projects for more Read Article »

  Tags: Ceridian WFM , collaborative consultation with clients , configuration , Functional Analysis , Functional Consultants and Technical Consultants , functional consulting , implementation projects , JDA WFM , mentoring , Payroll Software Implementation , Project Managers , requirements definition and documentation , SAP Time and Attendance , SAP’s Employee Central and EC Payroll , solution design , Specialties: Configuration , SQL , training and full deployment , unit and integration testing , Workforce Management Implementation , workforce management technologies , WorkForce Software , WorkForce Software’s 2019

• Best of Breed vs Single Vendor Provider – The argument for Best of Breed | Part 1 of 2

  August 29, 2019

    HRchitect has been in the business of HCM Technology for over 22 years and we have seen and heard HR practitioners asking for an HCM and/or payroll system that can “do it all”.  In our experience, “do it all” can be defined as supporting Core HR/Payroll, Time and Attendance, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Read Article »

  Tags: API’s and integrations , Best of Breed , Core HR/Payroll , Document Management , HCM , HCM Strategic Consulting , HCM Technology , onboarding , ROI , Single Vendor , strategic consulting , talent acquisition , Talent Management , Time and Attendance , work applications

• Which implementation elements most often catch clients off guard?

  August 20, 2019

    Written by Eric Frokjer   At a high level, the software implementation process seems straightforward, right? It boils down to setting up the software, making sure it works, and then turning it “on” so people can use it. Nevertheless, there’s a lot more complexity behind the scenes of each HCM technology implementation. Here’s a Read Article »

  Tags: beneits , Core HRIS , data , employees , end user training , guideline , HCM , HCM implementation , HCM software vendor , hcm system implementation , HR , HR technology project , Implementation , open enrollment , payroll , requirements , requirements gathering , Requirements phase , SMEs , test scripts , Time and Attendance , UAT , user acceptance testing

• What Our Clients Have to Say

  August 15, 2019

  Clients. They’re the reason we wake up in the morning excited to do our part to do our part to make work life better for our client’s HR teams and employees. I have to say, we get to work with some incredible client organizations around the globe strategizing selecting, implementing, and supporting HCM technology. One Read Article »

  Tags: clients , Feedback , Partnership , Samantha Colby

• Consultant Spotlight – Eric Frokjer

  August 6, 2019

  Eric Frokjer is a Senior Consultant at HRchitect. Since 2012, he’s been helping HRchitect’s clients implement HR solutions ranging from applicant tracking through workforce management, and everything in between.   Hometown: I was born in Los Angeles, California. I grew up in Thousand Oaks, California which was formerly the summer home of the Dallas Cowboys, Read Article »

  Tags: benefits , Eric Frokjer , HCM , human resources , Implementation Consultant , payroll , Payroll and Time & Attendance software systems , Spotlight

• Year-End Begins in January

  July 30, 2019

    Written by Laura Palulis   In the wonderful world of payroll, many administrators wonder when they should begin to prepare for year-end. It has been my experience that too often this process begins in December, resulting in an extremely hectic few weeks trying to meet tight deadlines. Payroll and HR already have December holidays Read Article »

  Tags: 1099 , employee verification , HR , January , payroll , SSA , tax reports , Taxes , W-2 , wages , Year-end

• You can pay me now, or you can pay me later

  July 23, 2019

    Written by Reggie Wilson There are likely several of you out there that remember the old Fram oil filter commercial from the 1970s where the auto mechanic uttered the phrase, “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later”. The mechanic was implying that the customer could make a small investment in Read Article »

  Tags: HCM , HCM platform , hcm system implementation , Implementation , Ongoing Support , ongoing support plan , Optimization , SME , subject matter expertise , support plan

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