Bill Kutik Podcast - Radio Show #15: Naomi Lee Bloom

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In this podcast Bill Kutik a technology columnist for Human Resource Executive magazine interviews Naomi Lee Bloom, the Managing Partner of Bloom & Wallace, a HR information consulting company that evaluate HR software and HRM delivery systems. This podcast talked about the different criteria, methods and best practices she uses to evaluate HRM products. Something’s that stood out for me were:

• Mind set - investigate the functionality and architecture of the product by asking what does the software do and how it does it to determines the future and ability of the product.
• Demos - Demo against business/real world scenarios to see if there is a fit in your organization.
• The Vendors Management team - history and experience of people behind the product.
• The Vendors Corporate Culture - are they attracting the best talent and keeping them.
• Adoption Trends- although in the past organizations have customized HRM heavily the trend is moving towards using standardized vendor best practices with less customization.
• Technology - it’s there but is HR willing to Step up.

I would say if I were to take away anything from this class, and we have talked about and learned some very cool things, this would be it. Knowing what to look for in a HR tech system is key and this podcast talks about them. Also, it directly helps with the design, develop, and deploy part of project management we talked about a week ago.