Build v Buy - round 10 - a conversation with Frank Scavo
Should you build or buy your next back office or even front office solution? Some elements are clearly a buy, but there are emerging examples that point to build.
Archive: HR admin and payroll
Alfa uses Workday to support business growth
The asset finance software firm has deployed the cloud-based technology to manage its finance and HR operations.
Ultimately Ultimate goes private - what next?
Ultimate Software will go private after all. The go-shop period has now passed and the deal can proceed. The debt load that Ultimate will get as a result of this deal is certainly material. How will this work out for employees, customers, etc.?
Cognita connects its people across schools in three continents
Private schools group Cognita uses a learning and collaboration system from Cornerstone to help connect staff in locations spread across three continents
'Financials first' conversations rising as Workday aspires to $10 billion run rate
There are more financial management conversations opening up as Workday closes off fiscal 2019.
Wipro sells off Appirio HCM practices for $110m to IPO-bound Alight
A new chapter for Appirio's former Workday and Cornerstone OnDemand practices as Wipro sells up to longstanding and now IPO-bound ecosystem partner Alight
More thoughts re: Ultimate Software - is a lot of debt now a good thing?
The Ultimate Software (ULTI) deal to be taken private was announced on February 4 and has a 50-day go-shop clause in it. No other suitors have come public yet. Now that a couple of weeks have passed, what else should we be looking at?
Financial Wellness - a skeptical prognosis on an HR solution du jour
Many new HR products get funded every year. The overwhelming majority are launched by well-meaning sorts, but not every solution will succeed in the market. Consider Financial Wellness.
An early assessment of the Ultimate acquisition
Ultimate, a major HR vendor, is going private and many are speculating about how the deal will affect employees, customers and top executives. But shouldn’t we be discussing other factors, too (e.g., how the private-equity deal financing will affect things)?
Macdonald Hotels gives staff the five-star treatment with Oracle HCM and Taleo
Hotel chain moved HR to the cloud after realising its visitor experience far outweighed that of its workforce
Why smart software to gauge employee satisfaction is seen as a vital component in Madison Reed’s corporate mission
Want market disruption? Make sure you really know what your team is thinking
Exclusive - SAP on the future of SAP payroll, including cloud payroll
My slow-cooked piece on the future of SAP payroll - including cloud payroll - is finally ready. Here's the view from SAP's Daniela Lange, and my analysis. This is a deep read, so grab your hot beverage first.
Brussels Airlines gets new recruits off to a flying start with Talmundo
Cloud-based on-boarding software will help recent hires make a smooth landing on arrival at the Belgian airline.