eHR
There is increasing pressure on human resource executives to respond to the demand for best practice solutions driven by technological advances, while also delivering a workforce capable of speed, flexibility and innovation.
HR functions are being repositioned as smaller, more strategic units with technology being introduced to replace procedural and transactional activities, thereby achieving real competitive advantage.
Human resource executives are looking to build HR functions that are focused on connecting people to business strategies, to each other, to shared knowledge and to the operational tools necessary to drive organisational success.
Key challenges for HR functions are to make full use of the opportunity technology provides by:
- Redefining the HR service models to meet current and future business needs
- Redesigning processes to deliver business critical people management practices at minimum cost
- Changing behaviour both within the HR functions and across the business to enable HR to partner with the business to deliver real value add services.
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Watson Wyatt is at the forefront of thought leadership in the eHR space and is well placed to partner with clients in identifying and realising opportunities for enhanced business performance through technology.
We have a history of sharing our vision of leading edge HR functions supported by the latest technology solution with clients and helping them to plan and prioritise their use of a wide range of systems to deliver efficient and effective HR services.
Our eHR practice is a market leader in its field and offers consulting advice to clients around the following main areas:
- eHR and HR technology strategy - gaining alignment between corporate and HR strategies and technology initiatives
- Development of business cases to support the deployment of technology – focusing on return on investment and value to the business
- Conducting audits of technology infrastructure and defining system and process requirements from both an IT and HR perspective
- HR systems and service selection - assisting in determining best-of-breed and best fit solutions to solve business problems
- Intranet/portal design and development – addressing content, look and feel, and technical due diligence
- Design and development of online personalised communications – including pensions websites
- HR technology implementation – managing the deployment and integration of HR technology such as Flex systems, Reward software and eHealth solutions.
Technology solutions cannot succeed without a considerable amount of implementation support in terms of project and change management activities, organisational re-engineering, process reviews and communication strategies. All these represent key Watson Wyatt capabilities that are described in other areas of this site.
In addition, our determination to provide the best possible solution to our clients means that we are able to further enhance our offering where appropriate, in conjunction with internal client resources and selected third party technology firms. This ensures that the service that our clients receive is precisely matched to their needs, each and every time.
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