Selecting an Hris Application

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DATIS will significantly cut down Mr. Bell’s travel to each location to deal with employee payroll issues. Employees can have their direct managers email Mr. Bell about the issues they have, and Mr. Bell can manage them remotely without the extensive travel to the employee’s location. The system allows employees to sign up for the benefits that best fit them and their families when open enrollment happens. Employees and their spouse can sit in the comfort of their homes and discuss their options. In the time Mr. Bell saves on traveling, he can then focus on finding more competitive group health coverage.

Choosing the HRIS is only half the battle. The next step is selecting a vendor to carry out the process. Kronos Incorporated and PDS are two vendors Mr. Bell could potentially consider with implementing Gledwell Grocery’s HRIS. Both vendors have been in business for about 40 years. Both vendors also have systems that cover all the functions Mr. Bell would need in a HRIS. PDS Vista HRMS/Payroll boasts 530 installations while Kronos Workforce Central and Workforce Ready have been installed in thousands of organizations of all sizes (CompareHRIS, 2015). Both vendors offer subscription service (SaaS or PEPM) and licensed purchases. PDS costs are based on the total number of active full and part-time employees, while Kronos costs are negotiable depending on the amount of data an organization needs.

Of the information gathered from CompareHRIS and each vendor’s website, I would choose Kronos over PDS as a vendor. Although they are very comparable in functionality, Kronos boasts one accolade other vendors do not have. In 2015, Kronos Incorporated received the NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM from the Omega Management Group Corporation for excellence in customer satisfaction (2016, April 13). The NorthFace ScoreBoard Award recognizes organizations that exceed customer expectations. Customers scored Kronos a perfect 100 percent when asked if the company’s customer service is professional and courteous during interactions. 2015 marks the 16th consecutive year that Kronos has been honored with the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award. Being the only cloud company to achieve this award, and one of just two organizations to receive the accomplishment every year since the program’s inception makes Kronos a “slam-dunk” in the HRIS industry (2016, April 13).

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