Clay C. Scroggin

Managing Employee Performance

When you think about the workforce, it can be compared to a vehicle. For example, a vehicle has many parts that make it run smoothly. There’s the engine, steering wheel, and tires that all work together to get you to your destination. Keeping your vehic... Read >

What's That You Say about HRMS?

You've heard it before: every business needs to have a Human Resource Management System, or HRMS. In fact, you've probably heard it so many times that the words make you want to box your own ears. But there's a reason there's always been so much hype abou... Read >

Five Reasons HR Application Software Implementations Exceed Budget

The following list is not in any particular order. I’ve seen HR application software projects exceed budget expectations for all of the reasons listed below. My objective with this article is to provide some foresight into why a project might exceed budge... Read >

How to Fix Problems With Your HRIS System

Those of you who hate calling HRIS System technical support departments please raise your hand. I stopped typing for a second so I could raise mine. Look, I am a fairly technical guy but yes, even I hate calling HR Information Systems tech support departm... Read >

Strategy Implementation By Human Resources

After a decade or so of haphazard evolution, it can probably at last be said that Human Resources, that ambiguous child of marketing and capitalism, has finally gotten his ungainly legs beneath him. The HR department has always been a point of some confus... Read >

The Hidden Traps of HRMS Software as a Service

It seems that almost every HRMS/Payroll Vendor has entered the Software as a Service (SaaS) marketplace. Whether the vendor calls it an ASP, BPO, HRO, Outsourcing, Rightsourcing, Intersourcing, Subscription, Per Employee/Per Month (PEPM), On-Demand or the... Read >

How to Sell HR Software Pt. 2

Product Knowledge and Human Resources Knowledge is extremely important You can’t be a consultant with the process unless you really understand your product and HR processes. If you are going to sell HR software, spend as much time as possible on produc... Read >

How to Sell HR Software Pt. 1

Why is it tough selling HR software? Overall, I think the one issue that makes selling HR software so hard is that the people we are selling to are usually not the ones who have the ability to approve the final purchase. With other types of sales you ... Read >

Linking Pay to Performance: Cascading Goals

Ask any competitive sports’ coach to identify the primary team goal before any given season and he or she would certainly respond with something along the lines of, "to win championships". The individual tasks of all members of the organization, both big ... Read >

Are there Industry Specific HR Information Systems?

A question that seems to pop up from time to time with users of CompareHRIS.com is, "Are there industry specific HR information systems?" Someone, for example, may be looking for a HR information system that is specially created for banking, manufacturing... Read >

Is Our HR Solutions Selection Tool Too Wordy?

I received an email from a visitor to CompareHRIS.com who said our HR solutions selection tool was too wordy. My polite answer is that it's supposed to be because picking HRIS software is not easy. Yes, yes, I know that some of the "other" sites that assi... Read >

Searching for new HR Application Software, How Many Vendors Should You Review?

Reviewing too few systems is actually one of the most common mistakes I have seen HR professionals make when researching HR application systems. There are a large number of HR application systems on the market today. We have almost twenty of the leading H... Read >

Who Will Perform Your HRIS Implementation?

Who Will Perform Your HRIS Implementation is as Important as the Software You Select Human Resource (HR) managers and staff go through a great amount of effort to find and select the Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) that will best meet their ne... Read >

When Do HR Professionals Look Online for HR Software?

If you are going to online market an HRIS software or HRMS software application, it's important to know when the HR profession looks online for HR software applications. The information I present in this article is based on results shown from Google Adwor... Read >

What We Have Learned About Those Looking for HRIS Software

We scrutinized surveys that have been completed in the last few months and learned a great deal about HRIS prospects. We took a look at the following options: Payroll, Employee self service, benefit open enrollment and recruiting. We also took a look at w... Read >