Not to be left behind, like many other industries, HR is also making the move into the cloud. Accessing self-service solutions is the future of HR interactions from the end-user’s perspective. This webinar takes a closer look at the benefits of transferring your existing HR practices to an online system that is hosted in the cloud.

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HR in the Cloud
September 13, 2012
Presented by: Zoe Mitchell, HR Consultant at Drake International

2. Key Take-Aways
• The benefits of transferring your HR into the cloud
• Best practices in the industry
• Future trends – HR in the cloud
• Special Offer for Webinar attendees only
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3. Cloud Computing
• What is Cloud Computing?
• What does it mean for your
organization?
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4. Cloud Computing
• Saas: Software as a Service
• Paas: Platform as a Service
• Iaas: Infrastructure as a Service
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5. History
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6. Evolution of HR
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7. What goes to the cloud?
Q:What HR functions in your organization would you
like to see in the Cloud?
• Grievance tracking/Employment law/ Labor relations
• Recruitment and Selection
• Training, Onboarding & Orientation
• Performance Management
• Compensation & Benefits
• Learning and Development
• Succession Planning
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8. Technologies
• TMS
• LMS
• Advisory Service
• Psychometric Assessments
• Skills Testing
• Remote Management
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9. Research
• 84 % of surveyed companies are either transforming or
planning to transform how they handle human resources
functions.
• Use of cloud applications can reduce costs 50% to 90%
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10. Why Outsource?
Major benefits:
• Cost Effective
• Time Savings
• User Friendly
• Real Time Updates
• Scalable
• On Demand Self- Service and Mobile
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12. Common Concerns
Cloud Concerns Include:
• Loss of human touch
• Online security
• Loss of control
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13. Be Aware
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14. Be Aware
Know Your Rights:
• Where is your data being stored?
• Right to obtain data back / deleted
• Security checks
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15. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
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16. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
• Step 1:
Map process
throughout the entire
employee lifecycle
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17. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 2:
Complete an HR “Health
Check”
Identify areas within your human
resources department that are
inefficient and too expensive that
would benefit from being in the
cloud.
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18. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 3:
Cost These Areas Out in
Actual $
• Add the Following Factors:
• Cost of HR FT wage
• Cost of HR Inefficiencies:
• Project a 5% improvement (be
conservative!)
• Compare this to the cost of
outsourcing HR
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19. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 4:
Build Your Business Case:
• Assess your current situation
• Make projections
• Perform a cost-benefit
analysis
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20. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 5:
Educate Yourself
• Attend webinars
• Attend seminars
• Research (online/offline)
• Talk to your network
• Find and Speak to
Subject Matter Experts
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21. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
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22. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 7:
Find the Right Subject Matter Expert
• Evaluate using the following criteria:
• Experience with HR Information Systems
• Experience in their specialized HR function or
industry
• Analytical competence (ability to map systems and
processes, identify gaps and suggest solutions)
• Number of successful implementations
• Scope of successful implementations
• Client testimonials
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23. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 8: Purchase & Implement
• Together with your provider:
• Create project plan including
• Timelines (what-by-when)
• Resource allocation (by-whom)
• Communication / feedback strategy
• Regular project review meetings,
corrective actions
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24. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 9:
Change Management
• Clear communication to all
stakeholders
• Dealing with stakeholder concerns
• Senior leadership to champion the
change and become early adopters
• Incentive, reward and penalty
system in place to promote
compliance
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25. 10 Steps to Getting to the Cloud
Step 10:
The Continuing
Relationship
• Continuous measurement
• Performance management
of vendor
• Ensure improvements are
achieved
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26. Future trends
Don’t fall behind…
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27. Drake Mobile
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28. SPECIAL OFFER
30 minute
complimentary HR
Consultation
To Redeem Your Offer
Please contact Zoe:
zmitchell@na.drakeintl.com
416-216-1093
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29. HR IN THE CLOUD Q & A
For additional questions please email:
Zoe Mitchell: zmitchell@na.drakeintl.com
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