Once you’ve made the monumental decision of what HRIS or HRMS to purchase, there are subsequent decisions you will address during and/or after the implementation process. One of the most important decisions you will make is what fields, if any, you choose to manually input into the newly selected HRIS. Unfortunately, any new HR software application you select will be, more than likely, unable to import or accept all data currently held in your existing HRIS. This is just a fact of life. Therefore, as the HR expert, you will need to determine if you will derive a benefit worthy of the time it takes to manually input those fields of data into your new HRIS.
This is where a “Cost versus Benefit” mentality will be helpful. As far as that goes, this Accounting concept can help you in every day decision making. In a nutshell, you will be required to estimate the time it takes to manually input the perceived needed data (Cost) and review its perceived value (Benefit) against the cost of the time it takes to perform the manual input.
To gain more insight into this concept and see an HRIS related example, please visit CompareHRIS.com and review the article titled HRIS fields: What to and what not to input.