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Why: “I need a new solution because I hate my current solution” Not compelling – likely beyond those using the system, the organization doesn’t care that you don’t like it. Why: “I need a new ATS that offers a variety of integrated and/or embedded screening tools because our current solution doesn’t offer or integrate with assessments, background check, and other steps that we use – resulting in a lot of manual steps, double entry, and frequent errors. Why: “I need a new ATS that offers a variety of integrated and/or embedded screening tools because our current solution doesn’t offer or integrate with assessments, background check, and other steps that we use – resulting in a lot of manual steps, double entry, and frequent errors. Stakeholders are all those who have influence over the budget (funding, resources, and time), and/or process of technology selection, adoption, rollout, training, etc.

While futurists used to talk about major technological innovations as disruptors and the changes introduced as “disintermediation” of the existing business order, little did they anticipate the degree of disruption caused by the small virus known as Orthocoronavirinae — commonly called the corona virus. The result for HR professionals may well be addressing two major work disrupters at once: achieving adoption to a new HRIS or talent management platform and the training it requires, and managing a newly remote workforce in a rapidly changing world of regulations and expectations. This article was prompted in part by the growing number of HRIS/talent management deployments going live during the pandemic, as reported by the major vendors – creating two likely high-stress areas for HR professionals, who are eager to access new, modern functionality but trying to accommodate the new world of virtual work at the same time. In addition, for those who have managed a recent HRIS deployment or are in process now, understanding the similarity in change and people management steps may make facing the pandemic disruption easier.

Yet, according to a survey conducted by IBM Security in June 2020, 53% of employees are using their personal laptops and computers for business operations while working from home and 61% say their employer hasn’t provided tools to secure these devices. CISA warns users that default settings for home Wi-Fi networks are unsecure, meaning bad actors can access sensitive company data if those default settings are not changed. CISA recommends that users change their default passwords for routers, choosing a generic name for home Wi-Fi networks to make it more difficult to identify, and ensuring a home router is configured to use WPA2 or WPA3 wireless encryption. In addition to a combined 30 years of experience as an administrator, trainer, facilitator, and mediator, Adams is certified as an ATD Master Trainer and holds a Master’s in Management and Leadership from Webster University School of Business and Technology, and undergraduate degrees in Management and Applied Science from the University of Louisville School of Business.

The Silent Majority:” What you need to know about the representation of SMBs in HR technology research data With nearly 20 years’ experience in helping employers strategize, buy, implement and optimize HR technology, our organization is confident in our instinct about what’s happening in the market today and where it’s headed. SMBs fail to take advantage of their HR technology investments My team was not surprised by the growing level of investment in HR technology by small- and mid-size organizations. Of the investments in HR tech made in the past two years, 82% of those were in technology designed to automate processes, versus technology that support more strategic activities such as enabling the organization’s human capital strategy (51%). Understanding the source and methodology behind market research will inform the decision-making process and help to ensure that investments in new HR technology (or optimization of existing tools) will support organizational strategy and deliver a big win for a small HR department.