Transcript Course Outline

Information Systems
Infrastructure
(IS3314)
3rd year BIS 2006 / 2007
Fergal Carton
Business Information Systems
Last week
• Classwork – LowFares.com
• Finance information
• Basic flows of information in business
• Finance – cash
• What is irrelevant information?
• Finance requirements
• IS projects pyramid (design to roll-out)
• Handout: Key terms & concepts defined
This week
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BIS class of 2005: what do graduates do?
HR requirements
HR web-sites
Schwabb case study & quiz
BCG handout – The Online Employee (
HR information : example
The On-line Employee
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Think about the steps you take in obtaining a
placement
Think about information flows
How would systems help automate the flows
Where can systems add value?
Drawbacks?
The On-line Job seeker
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Search
References
Content management (qualifications, skills,
experience)
Unobtrusive progress monitoring
Automatic job triggering based on skills
The On-line Job seeker
Human Resource Management &
e-Business Systems
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Web-based human resource management systems
are:
 Revolutionizing the provision and access of HR
services to a company’s employees.
 Freeing HR professionals from performing
mundane tasks. Allows for more time to be
spent concentrate on strategic HR business
related tasks.
Charles Schwab’s HR Intranet
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Provides 23,000 employees with access to
detailed information about benefits,
training, computer support, and other
company information.
“Schweb” - Technology
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Managers have access to online access to accurate
information about employees.
Online directory is easier to update & maintain.
Employees have more personalized information
about themselves, their roles, and the organization.
Employees can find information faster, enables
them to serve customers faster and more
effectively.
Some “Schweb” – Applications
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Learning Intranet
eTimesheets
Benefit forms (eForms)
OneWorkplace: Web-based HR
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Benefits of using the Web-based HR applications
was a reduction in their administrative workloads
by about 65 percent.
More time could be spent on proactive tasks, such
as developing training profiles for each position in
the organization.
Major reductions in the amount of paperwork HR
personnel had to process for employees.
Genalytics: Web-based HR
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Better control on vacation time entitlements and
usage (eBenefits’ VirtualHR service).
Saved time, effort, and money by eliminating the
incidences of overpayments on vacation
entitlements.
BuildNet: Web-based HR
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Better control and updating on key employee
milestones such as promotions, raises, etc.
(NuView Systems’ MyHRIS)
Saved time and effort in tracking employees to get
the paper process completed.