It is not all that uncommon even in medium sized organizations to see all the HR Data managed in Excel spreadsheets. A spreadsheet for basic information, one for pay information, one for evaluations, the list goes on and on and the data never seems to match up perfectly between spreadsheets. John Smith is in this spreadsheet, so why wasn’t he added to the other one. Why is the name spelled one way in one spreadsheet and another way in the other. Oops! There was a typo on Mary’s employee number, so it is different in that spreadsheet.
I call this Spreadsheet Hell! While spreadsheets are a great place to look at and manipulate data, they are not meant to take the place of a relational database. Spreadsheets are prone to human error and make storing related data very difficult.
HRIS Systems using a relational database as a foundation are designed to ensure “referential integrity”. This means that related data is tied together by keys and it is not possible to have a compensation record for Johnny if he does not have a parent record with his base information. The two are tied together. An HRIS system also utilizes dropdowns and programming logic to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
If you still love to look at your data in spreadsheets, most HRIS Systems can export specified data to Excel where you can analyze it and play with it while the data remains safely stored in the HRIS’s database.
Aside from tying all the data together and ensuring referential integrity, the HRIS allows you to run a number of predefined or adhoc reports and filter data to get at exactly what you need whether it is as simple as a birthday listing or summarizing data into an EEO Analysis by Division.
Free yourself from Spreadsheet Hell and check out the HR Data Manager (www.hrdatamanager.com) today.
Our powerful and easy to use Human Resource Management System (HRMS / HRIS) allows your HR Team to hit the ground running and start working more efficiently while better utilizing time and resources. The HR Data Manager is easy to setup and streamlines administrative procedures, manages employee records and reduces the need for paperwork and manual records.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How to choose the right HRIS System
Choosing any major software system can be a daunting task – let alone one that manages all the pertinent data of your most valuable resources – your Human Resources.
While there are a number of Enterprise HRIS systems on the market, we know that many Small & Medium sized businesses do not have the budget to purchase and implement these titanic systems. For this reason, we are going to concentrate on smaller HRIS systems that can help your organization without breaking the bank.
There are a number of mid level HRIS programs on the Market. It is not a bad idea to research several of them and compare their features. This should give you an idea of what an HRIS system is capable of doing for you.
Now that you have a good idea of what HRIS systems can offer you as well as where you would like to improve internally, you can start coming up with what you Need and Want from an HRIS system. Once you have a list of “Requirements”, it wouldn’t hurt to categorize them into Needs vs. Wants. You could also use a system to rank the importance of requirements.
Knowing what you need now, you should be able to narrow the list of vendors you previously looked at to three and then item by item compare what they are able to provide with your requirements to determine which vendor has the best product. If a vendor has a trial version of the software, trying it firsthand can be a big help in determining whether the software will meet your needs.
The HR Data Manager (www.hrdatamanager.com) is a fully featured HRIS system serving the Small & Medium Business Market.
While there are a number of Enterprise HRIS systems on the market, we know that many Small & Medium sized businesses do not have the budget to purchase and implement these titanic systems. For this reason, we are going to concentrate on smaller HRIS systems that can help your organization without breaking the bank.
There are a number of mid level HRIS programs on the Market. It is not a bad idea to research several of them and compare their features. This should give you an idea of what an HRIS system is capable of doing for you.
Prior to determining your requirements for a new HRIS, it wouldn’t hurt to do a Self Audit and honestly look at your internal processes to determine what you can do better – regardless of what technology you choose to help you.
Now that you have a good idea of what HRIS systems can offer you as well as where you would like to improve internally, you can start coming up with what you Need and Want from an HRIS system. Once you have a list of “Requirements”, it wouldn’t hurt to categorize them into Needs vs. Wants. You could also use a system to rank the importance of requirements.
Knowing what you need now, you should be able to narrow the list of vendors you previously looked at to three and then item by item compare what they are able to provide with your requirements to determine which vendor has the best product. If a vendor has a trial version of the software, trying it firsthand can be a big help in determining whether the software will meet your needs.
Selecting the right HRIS does not have to be such a daunting task. Just break it down into these smaller steps and you will be on your way to choosing the right software!
The HR Data Manager (www.hrdatamanager.com) is a fully featured HRIS system serving the Small & Medium Business Market.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Microsoft Access Development Platform
The posts on this Blog usually address issues related to Human Resources and Human Resource Information Systems. Since our product, the HR Data Manager (http://www.hrdatamanager.com/) is written in Microsoft Access, today I will be talking about the benefits of Access as a Development platform. The reason this is important is that our Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Edition’s come with all source code and can be easily modified to meet specific requirements. The majority of our customers are interested in this making the Access Development platform an important discussion.
Microsoft Access is available as part of the Microsoft Office Professional suite and is the number one desktop database platform in the world today. The great news is that there is a strong possibility that your company already owns Access as part of their Office Suite.
Microsoft Access allows rapid development of Relational Database applications. One difference between Access and many other platforms is that the backend database components and front end user interface components are both created within the same application. Access uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its programming language. VBA is a powerful language allowing a higher level of programming power than is available in other desktop database tools.
Access easily integrates with other members of the Office family adding to the power of applications created with it. Data can easily be exported from Access to Excel and Word.
Microsoft Access provides a platform to develop quality applications while allowing development to be performed in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of most other available platforms.
The HR Data Manager, written in Microsoft Access, can easily be customized to meet your specific needs. Check out the Free Trial today at http://www.hrdatamanager.com/
Thank you,
Mark – HR Data Manager Development Team
Microsoft Access is available as part of the Microsoft Office Professional suite and is the number one desktop database platform in the world today. The great news is that there is a strong possibility that your company already owns Access as part of their Office Suite.
Microsoft Access allows rapid development of Relational Database applications. One difference between Access and many other platforms is that the backend database components and front end user interface components are both created within the same application. Access uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its programming language. VBA is a powerful language allowing a higher level of programming power than is available in other desktop database tools.
Access easily integrates with other members of the Office family adding to the power of applications created with it. Data can easily be exported from Access to Excel and Word.
Microsoft Access provides a platform to develop quality applications while allowing development to be performed in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of most other available platforms.
The HR Data Manager, written in Microsoft Access, can easily be customized to meet your specific needs. Check out the Free Trial today at http://www.hrdatamanager.com/
Thank you,
Mark – HR Data Manager Development Team
Monday, February 22, 2010
Investing in HR - Making the Case
The HR Department is the central nerve center within the organization for Employee issues and Employee data. HR is concerned with every aspect of the Employee from the time he or she is interviewed as an applicant to the time he or she is retiring or otherwise separating from the organization. Recruiting, Hiring, Benefits, Training, and Retention are just a few of the things HR is concerned with.
All too often, requests to invest in HR technology are denied because management is not convinced of the return on investment. HR needs to build a case that shows not only the direct benefits of implementing an HRIS / HRMS, but the benefits the organization derives from well defined and managed HR data and practices.
A typical HR Department can work more efficiently with the integration of systems and reduction of data redundancy afforded by an HR Software system. Having access to employee data and reports at your finger tips allows HR to concentrate on core disciplines such as Employee Training and Retention rather than data management.
HR Software can provide managers quick access to workforce information allowing them to make critical business decisions that are all to often required to survive in today's economy. Information on Salary, Skills, Attendance and Performance can help an organization ensure they are keeping the talent that will contribute to the success of the organization and weeding out Employees that are not contributing.
In these tough times, it may be difficult to sell management on the need for an HR System. The truth is, that it is the perfect time to make such a move so management can make the workforce decisions that need to be made by utilizing the data managed by the HR Software system.
The HR Data Manager is a full featured HRIS/HRMS system designed for small and medium sized businesses. Our typical customer has between 10 and 3000 employees. You can try a free 30 day trial of the HR Data Manager software by going to www.hrdatamanager.com and clicking the Try it Free button.
Thank you
HR Data Manager Team
All too often, requests to invest in HR technology are denied because management is not convinced of the return on investment. HR needs to build a case that shows not only the direct benefits of implementing an HRIS / HRMS, but the benefits the organization derives from well defined and managed HR data and practices.
A typical HR Department can work more efficiently with the integration of systems and reduction of data redundancy afforded by an HR Software system. Having access to employee data and reports at your finger tips allows HR to concentrate on core disciplines such as Employee Training and Retention rather than data management.
HR Software can provide managers quick access to workforce information allowing them to make critical business decisions that are all to often required to survive in today's economy. Information on Salary, Skills, Attendance and Performance can help an organization ensure they are keeping the talent that will contribute to the success of the organization and weeding out Employees that are not contributing.
In these tough times, it may be difficult to sell management on the need for an HR System. The truth is, that it is the perfect time to make such a move so management can make the workforce decisions that need to be made by utilizing the data managed by the HR Software system.
The HR Data Manager is a full featured HRIS/HRMS system designed for small and medium sized businesses. Our typical customer has between 10 and 3000 employees. You can try a free 30 day trial of the HR Data Manager software by going to www.hrdatamanager.com and clicking the Try it Free button.
Thank you
HR Data Manager Team
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Introducing the HR Data Manger 4.0
The newest version of the HR Data Manager is currently in user testing and is very close to release. We are looking for people who would like to be the first to give the new software a try and are offering a 20% discount on the Full Source Edition of the software for participation. Contact support@hrdatamanager.com prior to 1/31/2009 if you are interested.
Version 4.0 includes a number of feature enhancements to the HRIS portion of the software. Additionally, Customer Data (CRM) and Project data have been added in an attempt to make this a more valuable tool for small & medium sized businesses.
Friday, December 4, 2009
HRIS Return on Investment
ROI can be a difficult thing to show when it comes to HR software. How do you quantify improving efficiency and more easily preventing costly fines related to compliance issues.
HRIS/HRMS helps HR staff to organize data and work more efficiently and frees their time to concentrate on more strategic tasks. Having the data easily accessible through the program and a number of standard reports helps HR to better serve employees and reduce turn over. On the same note, HR software can help HR to identify personnel problems and take corrective action early on.
Business Managers often see things only in terms of the bottom line and ROI. HR Managers need to take a look outside the box when trying to justify an HR software system. One way to do this is to document current manual processes and the time required to manage these processes. The time saved by implementing an HRIS can then be used to determine the savings in dollars. Historic and potential cases of compliance violations can be used to show how having the data organized in the HR software can help shield the organization from fines and lawsuits.
The justification for HRIS/HRMS systems is there, it is just a matter of presenting it in terms Business Managers will understand.
HRIS/HRMS helps HR staff to organize data and work more efficiently and frees their time to concentrate on more strategic tasks. Having the data easily accessible through the program and a number of standard reports helps HR to better serve employees and reduce turn over. On the same note, HR software can help HR to identify personnel problems and take corrective action early on.
Business Managers often see things only in terms of the bottom line and ROI. HR Managers need to take a look outside the box when trying to justify an HR software system. One way to do this is to document current manual processes and the time required to manage these processes. The time saved by implementing an HRIS can then be used to determine the savings in dollars. Historic and potential cases of compliance violations can be used to show how having the data organized in the HR software can help shield the organization from fines and lawsuits.
The justification for HRIS/HRMS systems is there, it is just a matter of presenting it in terms Business Managers will understand.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Human Resources Needs HRIS - HRMS
Human Resources plays a critical role in any workplace and has a whole lot more to keep track of than most Non-HR folks could imagine. HR is there from the start when recruiting efforts are being made to fill positions throughout the workplace and assisting departmental managers in choosing qualified candidates. HR manages the hiring of staff, ensuring that legal compliance issues are being adhered to, benefits are started and assisting the new staff member in becoming part of the organizational family. Many HR departments are intimately involved with tracking staff training and certifications. Inevitably Leave & Attendance issues also fall onto HR shoulders. HR is there when there is a need to handle disciplinary issues or grievances in a discreet and professional manner as well. To put it shortly, HR is involved in nearly every facet of an Employee's life within the workplace.
With so much information to manage and keep track of, what HR Department couldn't use an HRIS (Human Resources Information System)? The role of HRIS in HR is to securely manage HR data and streamline HR processes making it easier to retrieve data and generate required reports. Many smaller businesses find themselves managing employee data in Excel spreadsheets. This becomes inadequate very quickly when trying to manage different related information such as job/compensation history, training management, benefits elections etc.
Having been written in Microsoft Office Access 2007, the HR Data Manager software was designed to meet the data tracking and reporting needs of HR Departments both large and small. With full source code available, the software is fully customizable and either your programmers or ours can make it do exactly what you need it to do.
Take the first step to better tracking of HR Data today by downloading the Free 30 Day trial of the HR Data Manager from www.hrdatamanager.com.
With so much information to manage and keep track of, what HR Department couldn't use an HRIS (Human Resources Information System)? The role of HRIS in HR is to securely manage HR data and streamline HR processes making it easier to retrieve data and generate required reports. Many smaller businesses find themselves managing employee data in Excel spreadsheets. This becomes inadequate very quickly when trying to manage different related information such as job/compensation history, training management, benefits elections etc.
Having been written in Microsoft Office Access 2007, the HR Data Manager software was designed to meet the data tracking and reporting needs of HR Departments both large and small. With full source code available, the software is fully customizable and either your programmers or ours can make it do exactly what you need it to do.
Take the first step to better tracking of HR Data today by downloading the Free 30 Day trial of the HR Data Manager from www.hrdatamanager.com.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Small Business HR Software
While the HR Data Manager (www.hrdatamanager.com) is not only for small business, it is a good solution designed to meet small business needs and priced to be affordable unlike many of the larger HRIS / HRMS applications on the market.
The HR Data Manager is fully customizable making it a perfect option for all kinds of business. The core HR Features usually found only in larger enterprise solutions are included and with the Full Source or Deluxe Editions, the HR Data Manager can be modified to meet your unique needs.
Written in Microsoft Access, the HR Data Manager integrates with your existing Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Visio. Whether you dabble with Microsoft Access, have and Access Programmer, or want us to make modifications for you, the HR Data Manager provides the ultimate level of customization ability.
You can try the free trial version today at www.hrdatamanager.com.
Thanks!
The HR Data Manager is fully customizable making it a perfect option for all kinds of business. The core HR Features usually found only in larger enterprise solutions are included and with the Full Source or Deluxe Editions, the HR Data Manager can be modified to meet your unique needs.
Written in Microsoft Access, the HR Data Manager integrates with your existing Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Visio. Whether you dabble with Microsoft Access, have and Access Programmer, or want us to make modifications for you, the HR Data Manager provides the ultimate level of customization ability.
You can try the free trial version today at www.hrdatamanager.com.
Thanks!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tough Times Call for Smart Solutions
In a previous post from last year I had mentioned a Manager that I once worked for that insisted that everything implemented be expensive Enterprise level solutions... even if only four people were ever going to use the software.
Times have changed. Mid to large sized companies are now looking for smart solutions that will not break their limited budgets. Enterprise HR systems like SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft (Oracle) can be extremely expensive to purchase and have high costs associated with keeping them going. Developing an HR Solution in house is also very costly and time consuming.
Many are looking for the best of both worlds when it comes to in house development by purchasing a Fully Customizable HRIS / HRMS software system that they can modify and build upon.
The HR Data Manager (http://www.hrdatamanager.com/) software's Full Source Edition comes with all source code and files. Written in Microsoft Access with the programming in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the software is perfect for Small Businesses wanting to use it on a single workstation. At the same time, with its full compatibility with Microsoft SQL Server as a backend data source, it is scaleable and perfect for large organizations as well. Best of all it can be tweaked to meet your unique needs either by the programmers at HR Data Manager or your own programmers or in house MS Access power user. Did I mention that it costs under a thousand dollars?
The HR Data Manager includes Applicant Tracking, Employee Records, Performance Appraisal Management, Training Records, Benefit Management, Job Descriptions and much more.
Feel free to download a Free 30 Day Trial today at http://www.hrdatamanager.com/.
Thank You!
Times have changed. Mid to large sized companies are now looking for smart solutions that will not break their limited budgets. Enterprise HR systems like SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft (Oracle) can be extremely expensive to purchase and have high costs associated with keeping them going. Developing an HR Solution in house is also very costly and time consuming.
Many are looking for the best of both worlds when it comes to in house development by purchasing a Fully Customizable HRIS / HRMS software system that they can modify and build upon.
The HR Data Manager (http://www.hrdatamanager.com/) software's Full Source Edition comes with all source code and files. Written in Microsoft Access with the programming in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the software is perfect for Small Businesses wanting to use it on a single workstation. At the same time, with its full compatibility with Microsoft SQL Server as a backend data source, it is scaleable and perfect for large organizations as well. Best of all it can be tweaked to meet your unique needs either by the programmers at HR Data Manager or your own programmers or in house MS Access power user. Did I mention that it costs under a thousand dollars?
The HR Data Manager includes Applicant Tracking, Employee Records, Performance Appraisal Management, Training Records, Benefit Management, Job Descriptions and much more.
Feel free to download a Free 30 Day Trial today at http://www.hrdatamanager.com/.
Thank You!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Just how customizable is the HR Data Manager ?
For those who have worked any significant amount in Microsoft Access, it probably is not hard to imagine the freedom of customization available in the HR Data Manager Full Source Edition. For those who have not worked with Microsoft Access, check it out. The HR Data Manager is able to provide fully customizable HRIS / HRMS software because it is built on the number one desktop database software platform available on the market - Microsoft Access 2007.
Using the power of Microsoft Access 2007 with the HR Data Manager opens the door to making the software provide you with whatever unique needs you may have.
The screenshot below shows the HR Data Manager in Microsoft Access Design View giving access to change the form layout and field properties.
Using the power of Microsoft Access 2007 with the HR Data Manager opens the door to making the software provide you with whatever unique needs you may have.
The screenshot below shows the HR Data Manager in Microsoft Access Design View giving access to change the form layout and field properties.
If you are having trouble finding the HR database to meet your needs, this is the product for you. Try the Free Trial today at http://www.hrdatamanager.com/.
Thank you!
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