Click here to read an interesting article in “Workforce Management” that discusses the risks associated with voluntary “buyouts”. A major risk of voluntary reductions in force is the loss of high-value employees, which can devastate the organization’s capabilities. However, there is a place and time when voluntary RIFs are appropriate. 

Our solution, Transition Manager, manages both involuntary and voluntary processes associated with reductions in force. Managing the process to ensure goals are met and key talent is not at risk is the key to success. Additionally, voluntary programs do make business sense and are highly effective when the skill sets of the affected group are on a level playing field. So, while I totally agree with the article, there are times when voluntary events equate to goodwill and good business.

Our solution, Transition Manager, manages both involuntary and voluntary processes associated with reductions in force. Managing the process to ensure goals are met and key talent is not at risk is the key to success. Additionally, voluntary programs do make business sense and are highly effective when the skill sets of the affected group are on a level playing field. So, while I totally agree with the article, there are times when voluntary events equate to goodwill and good business.

Our solution, Transition Manager, manages both involuntary and voluntary processes associated with reductions in force. Managing the process to ensure goals are met and key talent is not at risk is the key to success. Additionally, voluntary programs do make business sense and are highly effective when the skill sets of the affected group are on a level playing field. So, while I totally agree with the article, there are times when voluntary events equate to goodwill and good business.

If you are reading this blog entry, then you might already be saving countless hours by automatically creating and maintaining your company’s organizational charts. You may also be using OrgPlus to model business scenarios to help make better decisions about the future…something I certainly recommend (if you are not sure how, please call us at 1-888-821-1261 and we’ll show you!). 

How about sharing the power of OrgPlus with other users in your organization? Think how much time and money your organization would save: Time spent fielding requests for information, enabling others to understand the organizational issues of the day or streamlining your organizational planning to provide a faster and better response to changing business conditions.

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I spent a couple of days at the SAP HR show in sunny Las Vegas this week. It was great talking with our customers and hearing their challenges in this economy and of course, how OrgPlus has helped them manage their workforce changes. Definitely, a common thread among the conversations was reorganizations and more reorganizations.

Also, many companies (not our customers) talked about the challenges they face in trying to visualize and analyze the financial aspects (i.e. budget and salaries) of their workforce. They were limited in quickly accessing this information for not only departments and business units but the entire organization. When they saw OrgPlus in action, their eyes lit up realizing how the solution easily displayed financial information such as salaries, budgets and performance metrics. I’m always impressed how OrgPlus continues to WOW people!

HumanConcepts’ one-of-a-kind decision management software, Transition Manager, brings decision support, employee communication, automation and compliance to workforce restructuring events and ongoing employee separations. From mergers and acquisitions, to outsourcing, retirement programs and reductions in force, the solution enables faster, more effective and auditable decisions around retaining, or separating employees.

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UKOUG and GPUG are joining forces to present UKOUG Conference Series PeopleSoft 2009. HumanConcepts is delighted to be speaking at this event being held on the 19th and 20th of May 2009 at Hotel Sofitel in London Heathrow.

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HumanConcepts will be presenting at the UKOUG Conference Series Ireland 2009 being held on the 22 April 2009 in Dublin. If you are attending this event, we invite you to attend our presentation, ‘How technology is playing a vital role in reorganisations’. Hear real life examples of clients with Oracle HCM systems that have leveraged our organisational charting software OrgPlus for achieving successful reorganisations. Register for FREE before Friday 27 March 2009.