HR Project Management & Rapid Support
Some projects and interventions can be highly disruptive due to their technical nature, emotional charge, or complexity in risk factors. You don’t have to tackle these alone. We can lead or guide your team through.
HRIS Implementation
Implementing an HRIS that better serves your business needs is a huge unlock for your business. It represents an opportunity to create massive efficiency, reduce administrative workload, gain people insights, enhance learning, improve recruitment - and more! But it’s never as easy as HRIS providers claim.
Project managing an HRIS implementation means not only obsessing over your data, but rethinking workflows, decision accountability and - of course - security and protection of information. Even if you hire an implementation partner to build out the HRIS, they will require a lot of face time with your HR team to configure it to your needs. The trouble is that many HR practitioners aren’t system experts. They may not understand how the decisions they make today can limit the functionality of the system tomorrow. Your implementation partner doesn’t know the unique needs of your business so they will configure in a generic way and can miss important details. In addition, there are other departments that will rely on HR information (e.g. Finance, IT, Scheduling), so you have to be prepared to consider their needs in your implementation and how other systems integrate with your HRIS.
You don’t have to go this alone. We have extensive expertise representing the HR side of HRIS implementations and can partner with your HR team to manage, or guide your team members through managing, this project. We ask the right questions, engage the right stakeholders, handle your data, advise on configuration and hold your HRIS provider accountable to developing something that works for you
Vendor/RFP Management
You know you need a new software, provider, product or service, but you don’t know who to pick or where to start. We can help! From benefits brokers, compensation surveys, to LMS - we do it all. We’ll work hard to understand what your business needs and develop and oversee your RFP process. This includes:
Defining the selection process
Outlining specifications and requirements
Reaching out to potential vendors
Reviewing presentations and proposals
Summarizing for decision-makers
Aiding with decision-making
We can also project manage your implementation and provide ongoing support and management of the vendor, as needed.
Strategic Program Development
HR Programs are initiatives designed to enhance performance, culture and engagement. Strategic program development means these initiatives are anchored in your people and organizational strategy. They aren't just trendy or 'nice to do', they have specific goals and outcomes and they are measurable. When you partner with Banner HR to design your programs, we will focus on 3 areas:
What is the desired outcome of the program?
How do we measure program efficacy?
How do we maximize impact and reduce administration?
Every program we design is data led, delivering insight into your workforce. We also show you how to interpret your data and which 'levers to pull' to change the results. When built efficiently, HR teams spend their time on continuous improvement and innovation, not program upkeep and administration. And your employees will feel the difference!
Complex Investigations
This is for the leader who is facing an urgent need for investigation following a workplace complaint. We get to work fast to perform an ethical, discrete, empathetic and objective investigation. We can conduct interviews virtually, onsite or offsite, as needed. We will prepare a candid, detailed report following the investigation including a summary of recommendations, alternatives and risks. With us at your side, you can feel confident that a fair conclusion will be reached, dignity is protected, and appropriate care and follow-ups are in place for those involved. We have extensive experience with extremely difficult, emotionally-charged and sensitive investigations. You can depend on us to get you through it in a way that preserves morale, protects your culture, and minimizes risk.
Demanding Disability and Accommodations Cases
Many HR teams do not have an in-house expert on disability management and accommodations. While they know the law, they may not know the best process and tools and how to manage it in a way that’s fair to both employer and employee. There is the added challenge of these processes being extremely regulated and understanding how to operate compliantly isn’t always straightforward. We’ve got you. We can support with:
Information gathering and creation of accommodation plans
Managing disability claims either with employees directly or disability providers
Minimizing time away from work and establishing gradual return to work plans
Navigating employee death: internal communications, insurance claims and beneficiary management
Contract frustration and job abandonment decisions
We can also train your team members on disability and accommodations management. We can partner and mentor team members interested in growing in this space to manage it themselves, providing guidance, coaching and support along the way.