Softworld HR & Payroll will be taking place on 2-3 March 2005 Grand Hall, Olympia.

As sponsors of the event, HR Zone will be publishing a range of updates and news from the event before, during and after it takes place.

Take a look at the breakfast briefings and masterclasses available at Softworld HR & Payroll. These are free to attend.

Day One – Wednesday 2 March

Breakfast Briefing – BB1A 09.00 – 10.00
Transforming HR to support the future needs of the business strategy

• HR transformation – what does it mean?




• A journey not a destination




• Challenges and opportunities (employer branding, shared services, outsourcing, off-shoring etc.)




• Case studies

Bettina Pickering and Neil McEwen
Managing Consultants, PA Consulting Group
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Business Focus – BF1A 10.15 – 11.00
HR & Payroll update

• Latest legislation changes




• Cost implication for employers




• Alabaster case




• Pensions overview

Claire Warner
Qualifications and Training Manager
Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management
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Software Selection – SS1A 11.15 – 12.00
Case study – E-HR Strategy implementation and future developments

• Issues/Benefits




• Implementation Approach




• Proposed Evaluation




• Future Enhancements/Direction

Simon Himsworth
Systems/Reward Manager
Gamestation
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Business Focus – BF1B 12.15 – 13.00
Measuring & assessing the ROI of your HR technology options

• ROI as it applies to HR technology




• Developing a model that predicts the ROI of various options




• Understanding and engaging stakeholders




• Examples and learning from B&Q

David Foote
E-HR Manager
B&Q Plc
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Software selection – SS1B 13.15 – 14.00
Case Study: FIFA World Cup 2002 & 2006
The HR Challenges in implementing software in an international arena

• Identifying the right solution




• You think you have recruitment pressures?




• The HR issues in managing a unique workforce




• Getting the best out of HR and Payroll software in a critical environment




• The future

Tony Palmer
Project Manager, HBS
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Day Two, Thursday 3 March

Breakfast Briefing – BB2A 09.00 – 10.00
How to select and implement a business system effectively

• Business systems have changed significantly over the last 10 years




• The means of selecting a business system has changed considerably




• A straightforward means of selecting a business system




• The pitfalls to avoid

Dennis Keeling
Chief Executive
BASDA
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Business Focus – BF2A 10.15 – 11.00
Unfinished business: Mastering HR business design

• Over 80% of organisations have been involved in HR transformation programmes but many identify significant problems in delivering the results




• Technology and HR skills are seen by the function as major barriers to driving effective HR change




• There is a need for the function to understand and actively manage all elements of its HR operating model for it to be able to really contribute to organisational performance




• There are many opportunities for aligning consistent HR process and policies with technology in inexpensive ways

Mike Theaker
European Partner
Mercer HR Consulting
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Software selection – SS2A 11.15 – 12.00
Case Study: Ofcom switching on to E-HR

• How to bring together disparate employee information




• How to slash HR administration




• What you should expect from your HR software provider




• What part HR managers need to play

John Donnelly
HR Operations Manager
Ofcom
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Software Selection – BF2B 12.15 – 13.00
Using technology to cut the cost of HR in an outsourced environment. Showing examples of how HR technology spend need not account for 10% of an HR Function’s budget.

• How HR technology works in an outsourced environment




• What’s available – use of best business practice through someone elese’s solution or using new technology




• Where to keep HR data – does HR BPO mean hosting of your data as well as your application




• The use of new tools – i.e. the use of handhelds in the HR function

Martin Stockton
HR Transformation and BPO Programme Director
Siemens Business Services
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Software Selection – SS2B 13.15 – 14.00
Case study: HR Services delivered online via self service.

• The drive to streamline HR processes




• Delivering self service capabilities to employees and line managers




• Benefits derived and lessons learnt along the way




• Future possibilities of online learning and recruitment

Paul Correia
E-solutions Consultant
Watson Wyatt
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