Your organization has made the wise decision to include Change Management as part of its HCM Implementation initiative. Understanding your role and responsibilities in contributing to this change effort is crucial. How will you know how to work as part of this team? At the start of the change management track, it is essential to define the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in the change process. These definitions will allow proper governance of change plans and activities. We accomplish this task using a RACI Chart to determine responsibilities for each deliverable. Understanding ..read more

Our Spotlight series is an opportunity to meet our team at HRchitect. Every month, we shine a spotlight on a member of our team for you to learn more about. Get to know about Joel Rodriguez, UKG Pro WFM Implementation Manager, in this month’s Spotlight. Joel Rodriguez brings over 12 years of UKG/Kronos Human Capital Management (HCM) and Workforce Management (WFM) implementation consulting experience to the HRchitect team. Joel joined HRchitect in June of 2023, and within eight months, he was promoted to UKG Pro WFM Implementation Manager. Joel’s strengths in project management, data analy ..read more

When your organization begins an implementation project for your new HCM system, most team members are very busy making To-Do lists. As an HCM consultant who has been through dozens of implementation projects, I wanted to share some insights into pitfalls that can jeopardize the project’s success. Your To-Do list is a great place to start, but I have created my top five “What Not-To-Do” lists below based on my experiences. I wish someone had made this list for me when I started. Number 1: Don’t skip your training! When starting an implementation, you will be assigned training courses based on ..read more

Our Spotlight series is an opportunity to meet our team at HRchitect. Every month, we shine a spotlight on a member of our team for you to learn more about. Get to know all about Jayne Sutcliffe, Dayforce Implementation Manager, in this month’s Spotlight. Jayne Sutcliffe joined HRchitect in the Dayforce practice in March of 2023 as a Senior Implementation Consultant. Her expertise, knowledge, and leadership earned her a promotion to Dayforce Implementation Manager in February of 2024. Jayne brings over 16 years of HCM technology and over six years as a Dayforce consultant to the award-winning ..read more

We use three themes when we think of HCM self-service and how it can improve our working relationships throughout our organization; empowerment, engagement and transparency. What does that mean to an employee? At the end of the day, the employee wants to know, “What will this system do for me?” There are the themes employees can agree are not just for Key Performance Indicators(KPIs)  and process improvements: Time, access and visibility. TIME Time is important to all of us. Whether it is time that we invest in our profession as an employee, manager, or HR specialist.  Time is somet ..read more

Assembling a team for your HCM or WFM implementation project is just the beginning. Ensuring your team is fully trained and equipped to tackle the project is critical to its success. That’s why, at HRchitect, we believe in effective training and guidelines for all project team members. By investing in the right training, you can empower your team, instilling in them a sense of capability and confidence to overcome challenges and deliver results that exceed expectations. Importance of Systems training Without proper training, your team may not have the necessary skills to overcome the challenge ..read more

Our Spotlight series is an opportunity to meet our team at HRchitect. Every month, we shine a spotlight on a member of our team for you to learn more about. Get to know all about Sia Pourzeynali, Implementation Manager, in this month’s Spotlight. Sia Pourzeynali joined HRchitect in November of 2022 as an HCM Implementation Consultant, and with his deep UKG implementation experience, quickly was promoted to Implementation Manager within the UKG Pro practice in June of 2023. Certified in Core/HR, BI reporting, and data conversion, Sia has a proven track record in implementing technology solution ..read more

Scheduling is difficult and complex. It requires knowledge of government and union regulations, a focus on employee engagement, and accurate forecasting, among other crucial elements. Scheduling processes become engrained and moving them to a cloud service can be extremely challenging. But it’s worth considering a scheduling solution. Let’s review some of the questions you may be thinking or may want to think about when considering this topic. 1. “Our timekeeping system and payroll are top tier; why do we need anything else?” As an experienced scheduling consultant who has worked with dozens o ..read more

A project team is, in the simplest terms, a group of people pulled together to work on a common project. Sounds easy – get some people together and complete a project. Yet, every project manager knows it is very much not that easy. Answering who should be on the team can be very challenging. Assuming you want to have a good team and a successful project. We frequently hear the term “get the right people on the bus,” an idea first coined in the book Good to Great by Jim Collins. Experience has proven, time and time again, that if the right people are not on the bus, any project of any scale co ..read more

Our Spotlight series is an opportunity to meet our team at HRchitect. Every month we shine a spotlight on a member of our team for you to learn more about. Get to know more about James Lieck, UKG Pro WFM Implementation Manager, in this month’s Consultant Spotlight. James Lieck joined HRchitect in 2022 as a Senior Implementation Consultant bringing 8+ years of experience in payroll, workforce management, and HCM consulting experience to the HRchitect team. Recognized for his knowledge and expertise, he was quickly promoted to UKG Pro WFM Implementation Manager currently overseeing a team of 13 ..read more