CSUEB – HRIS/HCM Class
EXSP 8991- HRIS/HCM for Human Resource Professionals
Description:
This course covers six essential areas of information for the HR professional to help understand Human Resources Information Systems, and provide a knowledge toolkit for working with the IT department and software vendors. We will accomplish this with a review the types of HRIS jobs in the marketplace and walking through the selection and implementation process of a Human Capital Management system.
Topics include:
1. HRIS – roles, responsibilities, opportunities
2. What is HRIS and what is a Human Capital Management System (HCM)?
3. Choosing an HCM system that works for your business.
4. Putting a new HCM system to work for your business.
5. Working with software vendors, and IT colleagues.
6. Understanding IT terminology, processes, concerns, and language!
The following links are for use in the class:
Vendor Survey:
BambooHR
Please note: ViewFromIT is maintained by Access Point Consulting Services, a BambooHR Referral Partner, in order to provide students access to BambooHR demo, and to provide startup services at a discount should their business decide to use BambooHR. You must use the links below in order to receive the discount should your company make a purchase.
No income from a purchase of BambooHR is generated for your instructor or Access Point Consulting Services by using these links or making a purchase of BambooHR.
BambooHR home page – Well organized site providing short video reviews
7 day free trial – Use this link to access to a one week demo site.
Request a Live Demo – BambooHR will provide you with a live interactive demo. Click the link to find out more.
UKG (Note: Kronos and Ultimate have merged )
The new company is UKG.
UKG Small and Medium-Sized Business – Target marketing page appealing to the SMB.
UPG Research and Insights – Provides access to extensive library of HCM and workforce management resources.
All UPG Products – UPG offers different product and Information links on this page.
Oracle Fusion & HR Applications
Oracle Human Capital Management | Applications – Includes links to all HCM Applications
Oracle PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft HCM Informational Portal – Oracle site main page for PeopleSoft information.
PeopleSoft HRMS 9.2 – YouTube
PeopleSoft Talent Summary – Search list of PeopleSoft talent acquisition videos on YouTube.
PeopleSoft Documentation Portal – Link to PeopleSoft 9.2 PeopleBooks documentation.
PeopleSoft Training Video – YouTube – List of training videos.
PeopleSoft 9.2 UPK Training – This Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges site provides a broad number of UPK (User Productivity Kit) training content related to PeopleSoft 9.2 release. Depending on your browser you may receive a warning. To see the site you will need to choose the “Advanced” option and then “Accept the Risk” at which point the site should display and behave correctly. Do not accept the risk if you have any concerns.
PeopleSoft Training by SpearMC – Access the full portfolio of PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, Payroll and Enterprise Learning Management training available from SpearMC. I can’t personally vouch for their offering but you can check out their website and contact them.
SAP
You may have to “create an account” to view these demo’s, but it’s easy & quick.
SAP Core HR and Payroll Software – Human Resources
SAP HR Software Solutions for Small & Midsize Businesses
Workforce Planning and Analytics
Ultimate (Note: Ultimate and Kronos have merged)
The new company is UKG. See the UKG links above.
Workday
They will ask you for your information, and then grant access to view the demo’s.
Workday HCM Demo – Product Preview: Workday Human Capital Management
Workday user experience – Overview of the employee/manager landing page
Workday training & education – Brief overview of training methods available with a few links to more info.
Workday resources – Mostly customer testimonials of how they’ve leveraged Workday and links to webinars
Reference Articles
HR Technology Value Proposition – There are 3 constituents each with their own needs.
Comprehensive RFP Template 2015 – A good sample template for an HCM system Request for Proposal
Requirement Assessment Example – A spreadsheet RA for HCM
Human Resource Management Challenges – A 2010 survey & report with 2020 update
HRIS Job Pay and CEO Concerns 2015 – Extract from the class deck as requested by students.
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2016 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2016
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2017 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2017
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2018 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2018
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2019 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2019
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2020 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2020
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2021 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2021
Deloitte HR Concerns for 2022 – Link to the Deloitte study for 2022
PayScale Human Capital – HRIS Specialist Jobs – Use this link to get a national profile for this type of job, and search for other jobs of interest.
General Interest
The following two items are from a Kaiser Permanente online conference held October 19-22, 2020 that focused on Workforce Planning and Development. As of November 30, 2020 all presentations are available for anyone to review.
The following link is to a podcast hosted by a colleague of mine, and provides an interesting insight into career development through the experience of speakers who are interviewed by the host.
Listen to the entire “Excel Yourself – Learn Long and Prosper” series.
Kaiser Permanente Workforce Development Week – A website hosting many recorded presentations regarding career development.
How to get into HR – a four minute video that gives great advice on landing your first job in HR.
HRCI Certification vs SHRM Certification – Is One Preferred? I get asked about getting a degree or certification, and is my certification any good? This article (written in 2019) reviews of the two main HR certification organizations, and leaves you to decide which works best for you. It’s a pretty good article. Click HERE to read the article!
