Small and Medium sized business across the country are the
driving force in our nation’s economy.
To survive in an extremely competitive marketplace, smaller business must
be more innovative and efficient. People are our number one resource to achieve this. So why
do so many organizations store and manage their HR Data through spreadsheets?
Spreadsheets certainly do have a purpose as it relates to
storing “simple” data or analyzing more complex data. Their purpose IS NOT to store a complex
series of related data. You could argue
that a spreadsheet is a database on a very basic level, but it does not have
the abilities nor reliability of a relational database designed specifically to
store, manage and extract reports for a series of related data.
A relational database removes redundant storage of data
elements that lead to errors and more efficiently stores related groups of
data. For example, a basic employee
record may consist of a single row storing information related to that employee
e.g.(First Name, Last Name, SSN, Date of Birth etc.). You could then have related employee data
sets, each of which have multiple rows of data for each employee
e.g.(compensation history, position history, benefit elections, performance
history etc.).
A well designed Human Resources Information System (HRIS) or
Human Resources Management System (HRMS) can efficiently store all your related
sets of employee data in a manner that eliminates redundancy, reduces human
error and puts key data for reporting at your fingertips.
People are your most valuable resource and the right
software can help you efficiently manage that resource so your business can be
more competitive and thrive in today’s market.
Check out the HR Data Manager HRIS / HRMS for Small &
Medium sized organizations. Give our
FREE 30 Day Trial a test run and see if the HR Data Manager is the right
solution for your organization.
or contact me directly
- mark@hrdatamanager.com
Thank you!
Mark Kirkendall
HR Data Manager
