Learn How to Select the Human Resources System You Need

If you are responsible for selecting a new or updating an existing human resources (HR) system for your company, where do you start? The variety of HR service delivery solutions has made the selection process more complex than ever.

This one-day course, sponsored by the International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM), will provide you with tools and processes to help you make an intelligent decision around HR systems selection, understand how to identify appropriate solutions vendors, define the scope and objectives of your project, estimate total HR systems costs and ways to justify your decision. Additional topics to be covered include:

ï What's involved and the resources required in systems selection
ï How to conduct a process review
ï How to define the project scope
ï Components to include in the Request for Information and vendor demonstrations
ï How to narrow the field of systems solutions
ï How to justify your business decision

Jan Fretwell, who has more than 25 years of human resources and related system applications experience, will lead the discussion. Her expertise includes collecting and documenting the needs of various organizations, understanding the design of service delivery models, conducting gap assessments, and defining specifications for developing and enhancing HR, benefits, position management and payroll system solutions.

The seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, Calif. It is being presented in conjunction with the Northern California Human Resources Associationís (NCHRA) Annual Conference. The special registration fee of $425 for both IHRIM members and non-members covers all course materials, as well as breakfast and lunch. Register online today.