01. Clarity in Business Objectives

Start by understanding what your business is aiming to achieve and how this tech upgrade fits into the big picture. Having a clear vision ensures every move you make is a step towards success.

02. Get Everyone Involved Early

Bring in the key players from different departments right at the start. This avoids misalignments and then having the dreaded RASCI discussion mid project. This also helps to spot unique requirements, irons out potential hiccups, and ensures that project documentations cover the relevant detail.

03. Requirements Assessment

There is no substitute for an extensive deep dive into your current HR landscape to highlight the bottlenecks and then discussing with the business to validate the pain points. This exercise will equally ensure you know what to look for in the market. Also, it is worth remembering not to suffer from the ‘Shiny Things’ syndrome.

04. Budget

A detailed budget covering the setup, ongoing costs, and future upgrades mitigates any risks of the project running out of funds. 

05. Pick the Right Tech Partner

Choose a vendor whose tech and team resonates with your company’s style, values, and can handle growth. It is worth reading reviews and getting recommendations from other companies who have used the same technology to get firsthand insights.

06. Change Management

No point doing all the hard work if people are not willing to use it. The success of your HRIS/Talent Tech is all about managing change. A robust Change Management Plan to tackle concerns, provide training, and make the switch as smooth as possible will do wonders for enablement and adoption.

07. Data Migration

No point doing all the hard work if people are not willing to use it. The success of your HRIS/Talent Tech is all about managing change. A robust Change Management Plan to tackle concerns, provide training, and make the switch as smooth as possible will do wonders for enablement and adoption.

08. Support Model

This one is typically on the back burner as the focus is so much on the implementation itself. However, every new tech needs a home with Standard Operation Procedures documented to cover all parties involved (Vendor, IT, Operations). 

09. Hyper Care

Post-launch, it’s important to keep an eye on how the system and downstream integrations are performing. Get feedback and make fixes quick to keep the momentum going.

Now if you are ready to dive into the next step of your HR Technology journey, feel free to reach out to talk with one of our experts.