Webster Buchanan Research, an independent research company
specialising in
Human Capital Management,
Multi-Country Payroll Strategy and HR Software, is
publishing a series of Free Briefing Papers covering key topics
for senior HR professionals and other senior managers. Published
in association with Computers In Personnel, the papers are
available for free download below.
With the corporate bonus culture under fire and productivity top
of boardroom agendas, effective performance management is once
again a business priority across the public and private sector.
Yet many organisations measure and manage performance in a
piecemeal way, often held back by inadequate infrastructure and
the limitations of their performance metrics.
This Briefing Paper assesses the practicalities of effective
performance management in HR and payroll.
Endemic talent shortages, challenging economic conditions, the
rapid growth of web-based recruiting and opportunities in social
media are combining to bring about significant change in the way
organisations go about recruiting. From adopting techniques used
by sales and marketing teams to assessing the business case for
investment in web and other technologies, HR managers face a
wide range of issues as they look to build an effective talent
acquisition strategy.
This Briefing Paper assesses the challenges organisations face.
Awareness of the huge cost of sickness absence is growing rapidly, but efforts to tackle it continue to be hampered by basic operational shortcomings, particularly in the way organisations manage their data and procedures. This Briefing Paper examines the underlying problems and weighs up HRs options.
Whats driving take-up of HR software and services today and
what are the barriers? Why is payroll self-service adoption
climbing so quickly? How much useful data is HR really giving
the rest of the business? And are you one of the 44% of HR
managers who keeps one eye on their CV when theyre deciding
whether to purchase HRIT? Find out more in Webster Buchanans
latest survey!
With payroll departments under relentless pressure to cut costs
and improve efficiency, this Briefing Paper examines what
options are open to organisations looking to make both
short-term and long-term improvements. Focusing on the difficult
balance between reducing costs and maintaining service quality,
it argues that organisations should weigh up a combination of
strategic and tactical steps.
This Briefing Paper from Webster Buchanan Research explores HR
system outsourcing, an arrangement where customers pass
responsibility for system maintenance, efficiency improvements
and data management to a third party. Arguing that this is a
business decision for HR, not just a technology decision for IT,
the paper looks at the challenges and potential benefits, from
cutting costs and reducing risk to enabling HR to get better
value from its systems.
Do the rewards you offer really match performance? Can you learn
anything from your sales and marketing teams to improve your
recruitment techniques? Do you have the right technology
infrastructure to find, develop, measure and manage top talent?
Find out more about the practicalities of talent management in
this in-depth briefing paper.
Hosted services, a form of software outsourcing, is rapidly
growing in HR, payroll and expense management - and now, vendors
are starting to add in new types of consultancy services. This
in-depth briefing paper explores the benefits and challenges of
the hosted services model, and looks at emerging trends.
Much HR reporting is still rooted in the inner workings of the
HR department, rather than in the broader business issues that
matter most to senior management. While its important to
measure efficiency (such as How fast are you recruiting?),
it's just as important to look at effectiveness (Are you
recruiting the best quality people?) and the broader business
impact (Which vacancies are hitting our business hardest?)
This Briefing Paper explores how People-based Business
Intelligence can transform HR reporting and analysis.
Should your HR department be taking lessons from Sales and
Marketing to sharpen up their hiring techniques? How are
organisations managing the shift to online Recruitment? Are HR
departments still happy with traditional metrics like 'time to
hire', or are they starting to look at how Recruitment impacts
the broader business? Find out what your peers think about these
and many other issues in this 21-page report from Webster
Buchanan Research, based on a survey of 100 HR Directors and
Managers.
Discussions about HR self-service have tended to focus on
efficiency and cost factors - but the real implications are far
broader. This Briefing Paper assesses the impact of self-service
on a wide range of People Management activities, including
Training, Absence and Performance Management.
Travel and other non-PO expenses represent a significant outlay
for most organisations, but many exercise poor control over
their expenditure. This article assesses the business case for
investment in expense management systems.
