As HR professionals are becoming more technologically proficient, we have the capability to implement new, more efficient systems. By implementing a HR application network, we enable work and increase the value of our company’s output. This webinar will outline the cost and benefits of HR suite solutions that deliver integrated HR, Payroll, Employee Time, and Benefits. It will compare the HR suite approach to a true application network approach that can bring best-in-class boutique applications for each HR function and reduce vendor lock-in. HRIS Solution Architect Steve Pruneau will explore the idea of an app network strategy which includes integrating specialty apps from different vendors, each selected based on how they will meet your company’s needs.

1. You Can Do This: Drive Company Value with a
HR Application Network
Steve Pruneau Naba Ahmed
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4. About Steve Pruneau
Steve Pruneau is an agile practitioner, HR solution architect and program manager with multi-national system
implementation experience in HR, Payroll, Benefits, Employee Time, Labor Cost Reporting, Accounting. He has
worked on projects in manufacturing, retail, motion picture entertainment, beverages & refreshments,
telecommunications, financial services, airlines, hospitality, publishing. He holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University
and is a founder at start-up, Free Agent Source Inc. Steve’s open, direct approach will take you right to the front of
what is happening at the intersection of jobs, work and our economy.
About Naba Ahmed
Naba went to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and majored in Journalism and minored in Integrated Marketing
Communications. After working as Editor-in-Chief at the campus newspaper, she became interested in developing
content across multiple platforms, and now works as a Content Marketing Specialist at Aggregage, providing some of
the most interesting thought-leaders across a wide variety of industries with a space to celebrate the diversity, depth,
and experience of their professional cultures, personalities, and passions.

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What you can get from this webinar:
• A vendor strategy for selecting HR applications
• Ways for you to implement an application network
• A new perspective on the role of HR which drives value at your
company
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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What you can get from this webinar:
• A vendor strategy for selecting HR applications
• Ways for you to implement an application network
• A new perspective on the role of HR which drives value at your
company
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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What’s an Interface?
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR system
Employee
Time
system
Payroll
system
Time & Pay
file
Employee
file

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What’s an application network?
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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What if we replace one of these systems?
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR system
Employee
Time
system
Payroll
system
Time & Pay
file
Employee
file
X
New
Employee Time
system
X

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What if we replace one of these systems?
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR system
Employee
Time
system
Payroll
system
Time & Pay
file
Employee
file
X X
New
Employee Time
system
X X

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What if we replace one of these systems?
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
Employee
Time
system
Payroll
system
Application
Network
HR system
X

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What makes an HR application network led by HR
professionals more feasible now?
• HR professionals are more proficient in systems than ever before.
• HR / Payroll / Time / Benefits systems are DESIGNED to be integrated.
• HR has become the owner of HR apps because you are proficient:
○ Requirements & Features for vendor selection
○ Testing
○ Implementation & Acceptance
○ Ongoing support
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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• HR professionals are more proficient in systems than ever before.
• HR / Payroll / Time / Benefits systems are DESIGNED to be integrated.
• HR has become the owner of HR apps because you are proficient:
○ Requirements & Features for vendor selection
○ Testing
○ Implementation & Acceptance
○ Ongoing support
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
What makes an HR application network led by HR
professionals more feasible now?

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Decision Tree
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR at
Your Company
Point-to-Point
interfaces
multiple vendors
& HR apps
one vendor
HR suite
Application
Network

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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR Suite App Network
Benefits ● One vendor - single point of accountability.
● HR and IT departments relieved of oversight: integration
between app “modules”.
● No vendor lock-in. They know you
can switch. They know switching
one app is less disruptive.
● Best-in-class. Get exactly what
your business needs.
● Keep options open. Take an
incremental approach to enabling
your organization as it evolves.
Costs ● Vendor lock-in and on-going license fees.
● Very high cost of implementation.
● Never best-in-class for all modules.
● “Seamless Integration” still a myth in many app suites.
● HR owns issue diagnosis and
resolution.
● HR owns vendor management.
● Need a proficient HRIS
professional on retainer or on staff.

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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR Suite App Network
Benefits ● One vendor - single point of accountability.
● HR and IT departments relieved of oversight: integration
between app “modules”.
● No vendor lock-in. They know you
can switch. They know switching
one app is less disruptive.
● Best-in-class. Get exactly what
your business needs.
● Keep options open. Take an
incremental approach to enabling
your organization as it evolves.
Costs ● Vendor lock-in and on-going license fees.
● Very high cost of implementation.
● Never best-in-class for all modules.
● “Seamless Integration” still a myth in many app suites.
● HR owns issue diagnosis and
resolution.
● HR owns vendor management.
● Need a proficient HRIS
professional on retainer or on staff.
Compare
Cost

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What's changing? More choices! (example)
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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
“WebMethods”

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Why implement an
Application Network?
All business functions need solutions: apps
and data.
You’re no longer in control.
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Design for Loss of Control
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Design for Loss of Control
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Decision Tree
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
HR at
Your Company
Point-to-Point
interfaces
multiple vendors
& HR apps
one vendor
HR suite
Application
Network

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What you can get from this webinar:
• A vendor strategy for selecting HR applications
• Ways for you to implement an application network
• A new perspective on the role of HR which drives value at your
company
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Ways for you to implement an
application network
• Engage IT for network infrastructure - the hub
• Take ownership of HR vendor management
• Get a copy of your license agreement - know the terms
• Start with just one app
• Ask vendors - technical questions - “How does it work?”
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Ways for you to implement an
application network - ROLES
• IT - project management
• HR - “product owner”, “solution owner”
• Implementation Project: internal team, vendor consultants,
independent consultants
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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Sample Questions For Vendors
• Can you send me your interface spec?
• How long did it take other clients to implement from project kick-
off to first pilot go-live? To final go-live?
• What was the cost implementation? If not in dollars, then consultant-days.
N consultants x M months x 22 days per month = T total consultant days
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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What you can get from this webinar:
• A vendor strategy for selecting HR applications
• Ways for you to implement an application network
• A new perspective on the role of HR which drives value at your
company
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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How do we HR practitioners drive value?
• Compliance!
• Policy Enforcement
• Recruiting and Separation
• Compensation and Benefits
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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How do we HR practitioners drive value?
• Compliance!
• Policy Enforcement
• Recruiting and Separation
• Compensation and Benefits
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network
Not impressed.

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What does your business need?
• Deliver greater value for customers than their alternatives.
• Adapt to:
○ changing customer demand
○ disruptive new solutions
○ changing economic conditions
○ changing political conditions
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with a HR Application Network

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What is your company doing to adapt?
• Collaborate across organizational boundaries.
• New apps
○ Slack
○ Google Docs
○ Dropbox
○ Join.me, Zoom
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with a HR Application Network

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What are your PEOPLE doing to adapt?
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You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
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Design for loss of control
You Can Do This: Drive Company Value
with a HR Application Network

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“Today, as chief technology
officer of Roche Diagnostics,
what he prizes most highly is
the opportunity to
Liberate and Connect
people.”
CASE: Mattias Essenpreis,
CIO Roche Diagnostics
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with a HR Application Network

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Q&A
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https://www.humanresourcestoday.com/webinar-series/transitioning-to-hr-tech
Naba Ahmed
With: Moderated by:
Founder, Free Agent Source Inc.
Linkedin page: in/stevepruneau
Twitter ID: @StevePruneau
Website: https://freeagentsource.com/
Steve Pruneau
Editor, Human Resources Today & Recruiting Brief
Linkedin page: /in/naba-ahmed
Twitter ID: @hrposts/ @recruitingbrief/@hrtechcen
Email: naba@aggregage.com
Website: www.aggregage.com