Guidant Group and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

Guidant Group and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

The HR Technology Conference has grown to be the country's leading HR information systems conference. It's really the best opportunity to learn from experts and senior practitioners who are putting technology to work for their organizations today. You’ll learn the details of what they’ve done, plus the business benefits they’ve gained and the potholes they’ve encountered that you can now avoid. Karen Beaman, CEO of Jeitosa, will also be there to lead a panel discussion on "Being Global-Lessons from executives already there". 

Jeitosa, as a key deployment partner of Workday, will be there to talk with attendees about all aspects of Human Capital Management.

Workday Rising is a yearly conference. It offers a unique opportunity to get more familiar with Workday's revolutionary HCM product.

To lead in the “new normal” market HR professionals are raising their game from managing programs to driving human capital value onto the corporate Profit and Loss Statement. Attendees will learn how thought leaders, corporate HR executives and technologists are working together to reach that goal. Concepts new to HR such as risk management, playbooks, supply chain management, data integration, predictive analytics and capability planning will be shown as competitive tools for those who want to lead.

Guidant Group and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.This month, we exceptionnaly will have a different topic in the East Bay than in the South Bay...

IHRIM's Global Forum brings together a variety of industry experts. Practitioners, Academics and Advisors will present case studies, theoretical findings, and best practices to address the major issues and challenges facing HRIT organizations today.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

The 7th Annual HR Shared Services and Outsourcing Summit will be a gathering for corporate HR & shared services executives from companies across North America to exchange ideas, develop new partnerships and discuss the latest tools, technologies and strategies being employed in the profession to enhance departmental efficiencies and propel corporate growth. The event will focus on the most current topics in the HR shared services industry including metrics, automation, outsourcing, globalization, compensation & rewards, benefits and an overall focus on the new strategic role of HR shared services. Join us on May 10-12, 2010 in Chicago, IL as we review how to tackle change management, analyze current and future projects and further develop the instrumental key areas within HR shared services.

For 30 years IHRIM's annual conferences have offered attendees the perfect blend of networking, education and technological solutions to issues facing HR and HR systems professionals today and in the future. In 2010, IHRIM will continue the tradition by packing the best HRMS education, information and networking into the 2010 IHRIM HRMStrategies Conference.

In conjunction with the 4th Internal HR Consulting Skills Course, join Karen Beaman and other panelists as they discuss transforming HR into a strategic business partner. Other panelists include: Michael Beer, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, John Boudreau, Research Director, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California.

 If your organization deploys different systems for HR and payroll processes, it’s likely that you have run into data exchange challenges between them. In this free Webinar, see how the use of a generic representation of HR and payroll data can help:

      - Simplify the data feed from various global HR systems to different local payroll systems  
      - Reduce the number of mappings and customization requirements from system to system  
      - Enable a reliable solution to data feed challenges

In addition to exploring the benefits of using the generic representation, the Webcast will examine:

      - Aspects of the functional interpretation in terms of standard codes and values       
      - Compliance with schema definitions of HR-XML 2-5 Standards 
      - Use with HR-XML 3.0 Release.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

This Conference KeyNotes webcast will provide highlights of The 2009 Human Capital Metrics Conference. Topics include: third generation metrics; from reactive to predictive analytics; analyzing current and historical data to enable predictability; the relevance of the employee value proposition and meaningful work. 

How ready are your HR and HR Information Technology organizations to support a global venture? What best practices should you consider? How can your organization assess how ready it is to go global? Join Jeitosa and Patersons, a leading global payroll provider, to learn the answers to these questions.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues. PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME.

It used to be that most changes in business, including workforce change, were intermittent.   Like rafting down a river with rapids, organizations would go through a period of tumult – or whitewater -  when they would reorganize, shift resources or reassign employees in one big event.  Then the workplace would return to a stable state of ‘business as usual’.  Over time, the change cycles have become shorter and shorter, and we’ve now reached a point of continuous change – or ‘permanent whitewater’. 
What is the framework for managing change when it’s constant? How do you employ methods and tools to make sure you stay on top of the wave, not in it? 
Join Jeitosa and HumanConcepts to discuss the new 'permanent whitewater' of workforce change along with the tools and techniques you need to manage for better results.

In today's ever more digital and global world, protecting the privacy of employee personal data has never been more important nor more difficult. Attend this webinar and learn from industry expert Dr. Don Harris the role that HR has to play in this critical activity. Dr. Harris will talk about the different options for data privacy compliance, including model contracts and Safe Harbor, provide an update on the latest in global data privacy legislation, and present some best-practice recommendations for HR on the role they have to play in protecting the privacy of employee data.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

In today's business environment of "permanent white water," every organization is always experiencing change. Small scale changes we mostly take in our normal stride. However, special expertise and processes are needed when dealing with the organizational, people, process, and technology aspects that occur with larger change efforts, such as new technologies or new systems implementation, in order to ensure minimal disruption to the business,. This presentation will help participants understand the role that HR plays in the process of change and provide some tools, tips, and best practices for more effectively managing change in the new digital, virtual, global, mobile world we now live in.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

The Bill Kutik Radio Show is a bi-weekly talk show featuring Bill Kutik, one of the leading independent analysts in the HR technology marketplace.  The Bill Kutik Radio Show features unedited and unrehearsed conversations with some of the industry's key thought leaders including executives for some of the leading technology providers and practitioners.  It airs at noon (12PM) EDT every other Wednesday. The Bill Kutik Radio Show is undoubtedly the most famous radio show/podcast in HR worldwide. This time, Karen, CEO of Jeitosa will be featured thought-leader.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

This session combines the latest research & resulting recommendations from 2 Conference Board Research Working Groups representing trends & practices from over 500 companies. Key takeaways will include:

Strategic mindsets & practices important to a growth culture for business succession & sustainability

 Implications & strategies for leveraging top talent in the current economic climate

Benchmarks compared to the general business population regarding identification, development, & effectiveness of Top Talent Initiatives

Opinions on the effectiveness of Top Talent initiatives across company business leaders, HR executives, and Top Talent employees themselves

A case example of Next Generationleadership development Agilent Technologies

There is no question that we live in a global world. But how global are our HR functions and our HR systems? This session will be a panel discussion with five HR industry executives on the challenges, solutions, and best practices they’ve encountered with going global. Top issues will be discussed such as understanding the global HRM landscape, making strategic HRMS choices, adapting to differing economic conditions, implications for global business processes, nurturing a global mindset, and sorting out technology options (best-of-breed, enterprise-wide, global or local payroll, etc.). The moderator will begin by setting the stage on the global HRM environment and then pose questions to each of the executives on how they’ve addressed the global challenges in their companies. 

  IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

This special one day event brings together a variety of industry experts - including practitioners - who will present case studies, theoretical findings, and best practices to address the major issues and challenges facing global HRIT organizations today. Register before 6/12 to take advantage of the low registration fee of $295 US for IHRIM members and $395 US for Non-members. Overnight accommodations at the Hyatt are available for $119/night.

  IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

There is no question that the modern workforce is changing. And it’s changing fast and in many ways. Understanding these changes and learning to manage them effectively is a key role that HR has in optimizing the productivity of workforce. There are four major aspects to the evolving modern workforce – the new Multi-Dimensional Talentforce:

• Multi-Generational

• Multi-Cultural

• Multi-Contractual

• Multi-Locality

Interwoven throughout these four dimensions are, of course, personality characteristics — both learned and socialized — that make up the human workforce. Clearly the challenge for HR and organization leaders is to develop strategies that effectively utilize the strengths of the multi-dimensional talentforce and mitigate the challenges by leveraging global diversity through Awareness, Understanding, Acceptance, and Integration. Transitioning through these stages from initial Denial and Rejection to Awareness and Integration involves managing the process of change. Some individuals understand and embrace diverse ways of working more readily than others. A major role for HR professionals is to support individuals and the organization throughout the continual change process. This presentation will discuss each of these areas and explore the lead that HR can take in helping to leverage the workforce and manage the change and integration process in the increasingly complex world we live in.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

In our increasingly global world, HR is confronted daily with challenges in meeting the needs of the global organization. Many HR systems in use today were implemented by corporate headquarters and do not encompass the requirements of the full global organization. Coping with multiple, disparate systems and un-integrated processes make it difficult to align the global HR organization with corporate goals. Building a business case to consolidate, integrate, and align HR systems across the globe is a complex, but achievable task. This presentation will describe the process and major components that Global Hyatt Corporation followed in building a business case for a global HR implementation, covering both business and financial aspects and assessing both tangible and intangible value.

In today's business environment of "permanent white water," every organization is always experiencing change. Small scale changes we mostly take in our normal stride. However, special expertise and processes are needed when dealing with the organizational, people, process, and technology aspects that occur with larger change efforts, such as new technologies or new systems implementation, in order to ensure minimal disruption to the business,. This presentation will help participants understand the role that HR plays in the process of change and provide some tools, tips, and best practices for more effectively managing change in the new digital, virtual, global, mobile world we now live in.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

 IHRIM and Jeitosa Group International are partnering to sponsor a series of information sharing and networking sessions in downtown San Francisco! Each month we will be gathering over breakfast to talk about current issues, latest research, industry trends, pain points, and opportunities for senior leaders in the field of HR and HR systems. Join us to network with your peers and other leading professionals in the HR field to help you in solving challenges to HR’s many pressing issues.

The changing technological paradigm brought about by Web 2.0 and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is enabling a new framework for HR business process design. The traditional method of defining business requirements and building system specifications by creating a plethora of static Word and Excel documents is being replaced by a rapid, iterative, collaborative, prototyping approach. The new world of On-Demand applications that are agile, adaptable, and dynamic allows users to build their business processes online in a collaborative, iterative manner – changing and refining processes as they move forward – creating a much richer, faster, and more effective approach to HR business process design.

Whether to centralize or decentralize the global HRIT organization continues to perplex HR and IT executives. Yet, it turns out that we’re not asking the right question. In fact, we’ve been going about globalization completely the wrong way. The old adage, “Think Global, Act Local,” is the inverse of what we should be doing in HRIT. Rather, it is by first “thinking locally” to understand the needs of our local business communities, and then “acting globally” to seamlessly knit together diverse business functions and systems into a holistic approach that we can build an effective and competitive global organization.

Organizations are increasingly under pressure to deliver greater value for less cost and to drive enterprise performance management and accountability on a global basis.  But how do you determine value and evaluate cost in a global environment?  What is highly prized in one culture may be looked down upon by another; what is high cost in one country may be cost effective in another.  Metrics on diversity, mobility, satisfaction, retention, rewards, recognition, and so on differ widely in their interpretation, acceptance, relevance, and usefulness in different countries around the world.  The challenge before us is to “think locally, but act globally,”  This means we must first make sure that we truly understand the requirements and conditions in the local business environment; only then can we build a global workforce intelligence model that is effective and relevant on a worldwide basis.  Based on the results of a recent “Going Global” survey, this presentation will describe the types of metrics organizations are using globally, regionally, and locally.  We will attempt to unravel some of the complexities of global workforce intelligence and illuminate the cultural influences organizations face in interpreting and driving organizational performance through predictive analytics and business forecasting.