The pandemic has brought about a paradigm shift in the way businesses function, a key change being workforce environment. Organizations are either permanently adopting the work from home model or downsizing their teams and optimizing resources.
In both circumstances there is an escalating need for a comprehensive employee lifecycle management solution to automate tedious, repetitive, time absorbing manual HR tasks, performed essentially by an efficient HRMS solution.
Selecting the right HRMS solution for your business can be daunting. Thus, to help you, we’ve outlined key criteria you must keep in mind when assessing your options.
Here are the 7 things you must know before choosing the right HRMS solution for your remote workforce.
Does it cater to your business requirements?
HRMS is a widely used solution but does it cater to and solve your business tasks. Some HRMS software are designed for SMBs and SMEs while others can handle more complex requirements. Define the challenges you would want this system to solve and review the capabilities of the solution against that ask. 41% time of the HR managers goes in creating reports, managing payrolls, posting job descriptions, and monitoring employees. Is the HRMS you are choosing to help you save time in these tasks? Choose that HRMS solution that caters to your intrinsic business needs.Is it customizable?
While HR requirements are industry agnostic, each business need varies. Choose the HRMS system that can customize your business need because no one-size-fits-all.Is there seamless integration with other applications?
Every HRMS system needs to be integrated with other applications such as enterprise-critical systems like SAP Business One or simpler accounting tools for a seamless end to end payroll processing. Ensure that the HRMS solution you opt for seamlessly integrates with other applications.Easy to understand User Interface
It is important to weigh in the user experience while comparing amongst systems. Consider the different levels of users, their needs and skills, the ease of navigation of the interface. This aspect helps in quicker adaptability. Octane HRMS has an intuitive User Interface that is easy to use, understand, and navigate.How scalable is your solution?
No business would want to invest in the same solution over a period of time. You want to buy an HRMS system you can use in the years to come. So, evaluate the usability, functionality, interface, and of course the scalability of the platform before finalizing.How well does it work for your current team of 50 people?
Will the same system work as effectively when your team grows three-fold in the future? More than 50 percent of companies are struggling to find a scalable solution to manage their workforce. Octane HRMS is a promising solution to fulfilling this criterion ever smoothly.HR & legal compliance
It’s critical that the HRMS Solution you choose is compliant to all regulatory policies and is regularly updated.Partner credentials
It’s key to knowing the capability and shortcomings (if any) of the partner you engage with. The partner’s experience and expertise, industry capabilities, client portfolio, speed and deployment pace, support services offered post-implementation, maintenance facilities available, training offered for higher adoption – they’re all key aspects to evaluate and know.Conclusion
An HRMS solution is an effective way of managing your workforce. Embee’s all-encompassing Human Resource Management Solution, Octane, is an intricately designed customer warranted solution that simplifies your daily HR tasks, streamlines your employee processes, and minimizes administration.
Embee is a recognized leading technology partner in India with 34+ years of experience in delivering digital transformation to its 2000+ customers. We are uniquely positioned to empower businesses to be more with Cloud and Datacentre Technologies enabling them to leverage the latest resources on various cloud platforms. Our solutions are known to help customers optimize costs through application modernization and serverless computing. Choosing a right managed services provider ensures you attain peace of mind and focus entirely on your day-to-day business operations and exceling strategies.
For all your queries related to HR Solutions, reach out to us at octanehrms@embee.co.in. Embee offers Octane HRMS starting at just ₹ 57/user/month to address the entire employee lifecycle. Book a demo now to avail exciting offers and manage your remote workforce.