Tag: Scott McGrail
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Consultant Spotlight – Scott McGrail
Scott McGrail joined HRchitect in 2015 and has become a driving force behind the exponential growth of our HRIS & Payroll system implementations. Get to know Scott in this month’s HRchitect Consultant Spotlight. Hometown: Montreal, Quebec Alma Mater: The University of McGill Favorite Food: Anything off of the barbeque! Favorite book: I have two Read Article »
Tags: Consultant Spotlight , HR , HRchitect , HRIS & Payroll system implementations , implementation project , Project manager , Scott McGrail , work life balance -
Stakeholder Management Essentials
Written by: Scott McGrail Every project requires that there be a high level of understanding present regarding stakeholders. Seems simple enough; who sponsored the project? Who is on the project team? True enough, but are there other people in the organization undergoing the change that are impacted or at least perceive that they are impacted Read Article »
Tags: communication , executive sponsor , HCM , HRIS , Project Management , Project manager , project sponsor , Project Team , Scott McGrail , stakeholder identification , stakeholder management , stakeholder requirements , stakeholders , support , User Adoption -
Change Success Factors and Their Role in Change Management
Written by: Scott McGrail For a change to be successfully carried out, we know that there needs to be a concise and consistent level of communication. This was highlighted in A “Quick Start Guide” to Change Communication . Expanding on this; it is important to focus on the surrounding pieces of the puzzle to ensure that Read Article »
Tags: assessment , Change Management , Gant chart , HCM , HRchitect , HRIS , Implementation , indentification , learning , measuring , ownership , planning , RACI , Scott McGrail , success factors -
“Managing Expectations…or More Importantly, Managing Success”
Written by: Scott McGrail M.Sc., PMP Most stakeholders involved in an implementation project will have different ideas of what a “Successful Project” entails. A project sponsor may consider being on time and on budget to be a measure of success. A line manager may look at end user adoption of a given solution, and a Read Article »
Tags: cost , HCM , HRchitect , Managing Success , quality , Rate of Return , ROI , scope , Scott McGrail , time