The origin of software consultancies
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Software firms traditionally sold computerized personnel information systems (CPIS) that were inflexible and required firms to change personnel policies and procedures to make them congruent with a software's pre-programmed policies and procedures. Later, firms' personnel departments acquired their own computer experts, forcing software companies to adopt new strategies to offer tailored solutions to companies. Software firms in the future will develop into consultancy services that will review the total personnel function of a company before considering the type of CPIS needed. Software firms also will invest in research into personnel management issues to develop specialized knowledge to make their marketing of CPIS more credible.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1990
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Computers in personnel exhibition
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The Computers in Personnel Exhibition, held in London on July 8 through July 10, 1986, is discussed. Among the products exhibited were: Executive Track, a microcomputer software system from Control Data Business Advisors designed to match executives to career paths; software programs designed to help managers perform time management responsibilities, including Flexipack from Borer, Pass and Passport from Cardkey and the various systems available from Hengstler Flextime for use on its Datamod microcomputers; recruiting software from Hall Associates; manpower planning software from SIA Computer Services; and several software packages designed to carry out personnel information duties and recordkeeping responsibilities.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1986
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Making managers into manpower planners
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Computerized personnel information systems (CPIS) can reduce the personnel department workload and they function as management information systems. CPISs can help line managers increase productivity by improving manpower budgeting, improve personnel training, and manage career expectations. Managers can receive personnel budget information broken down by age, type, and length of service. CPISs can help in strategic decisions by analyzing the present staffing situation versus an idealized staffing situation, and compute the optimum staffing situation within a given budget. CPISs provide information in a short format for easy referencing.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1988
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