HR System Overview

What is the HR System? 

PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) is the Human Resources system most widely used by higher education, and is also one of the leading products used across all industries.  It is a proven product whose significance is demonstrated by its ability to capture and store a vast amount of information.  The HR project is a part of a larger Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product implementation that the UA has embarked upon as it advances technologically to the cutting edge.

The UA is employing a "big bang" implementation approach with multiple HR modules going live at the same time.  This includes Workforce Administration, Position Control, Base Benefits, Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, Time & Labor, and Payroll.  Talent Acquisition and Manager Self Service will be implemented in Phase 2 which is slated to begin in late calendar year 2009. 

The basic theme for the HR System implementation is to use the delivered software to drive business processes to the extent possible instead of customizing the software to meet existing practices.  Customizations will be evaluated by pre-established decision-making committees formed to evaluate requests.

The software will be configured using an iterative approach.  This methodology allows the introduction of user assistance into early test phases-not only getting earlier validation for its accuracy, but also supporting quality assurance testing.

Iterations not only increase our knowledge of the software, but also increase our ability to review, develop, and revise our judgments about any necessary business process changes. For example, the iterative process provides us the opportunity to test payroll production by incrementally increasing complexity to the point of running a full payroll with a result of producing accurate paychecks on the go-live date.