Assignment 3: Phase III – Project Management Roadmap
Due Week 8 and worth 240 points
With the justification of an HRIS solidified, you need to show your client
how you will implement the HRIS by providing a project management
roadmap, explaining the costs associated with implementation, and
discussing metrics that you will use to measure the success of the HR
function.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Project Management Process
1.Create a project management plan for your client that outlines how you
will implement the HRIS in Gladwell Grocery Stores. Explain the various
steps that should be included to ensure that the implementation runs
smoothly.
HRIS Cost Justification
2.Create a cost benefit analysis matrix for the HRIS vendor you have
chosen. Analyze the cost justification strategies that you will use to justify
the cost of the HRIS, including data that identify each benefit and cost
component examined, estimates of the dollar amount for each, estimates on
when the organization will incur each cost and receive each benefit, and
documentation justifying each decision you made in listing these benefits.
HR Metrics
3.Recommend the HR metrics that you believe will bring the most significant
value to the HR function that the HRIS will be supporting. Justify your
recommendation.
4.Use at least (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
5.Format your assignment according to the following formatting
requirements:
a.Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with oneinch margins on all sides.
2.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name,
your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not
included in the required page length.
3.Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA
format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•Analyze HR metrics to support the justification of the cost of an HRIS.
•Create a project management plan and prepare the organization for the
implementation.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in human
resource information systems.
•Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems
using proper writing mechanics.
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Assignment 4: Phase IV – Plan Summary
Due Week 10 and worth 280 points
At this stage, you have a solid understanding of the problem the company is
facing and you have provided a solution for your client. Now, you want
Gladwell Grocery Stores to accept your project plan. Mr. Bell likes your idea
and would like you to present your project plan to the executive board.
Use the feedback from your instructor on previous assignments, the
textbook, and any other resources provided in the course and create a
professional project plan that you will be presenting to the executive board
of Gladwell Grocery Store.
Please include the following elements:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction to the Problem
Business Analysis
Proposal Overview
HRIS Type and Comparison
Recommendation for an HRIS Vendor
Project Management Roadmap
Conclusion
Please do not simply copy and paste Phases 1-3. The previous phases
were considered raw data, and now you will be summarizing and finalizing
your findings. You want to apply critical thinking to describe the data you
have obtained.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Identify the current issue that the business is facing and propose an HRIS
solution. Introduce the HR function that you chose as the focus of your
business proposal, and explain the potential benefit for the business if that
function is addressed.
2. Propose a type of HRIS for the organization in the scenario. Discuss the
function that the HRIS serves, and identify how that system will solve the
business issue.
3. Compare and contrast at least two (2) HRIS vendors. Based on this
comparison, make a case for the one (1) vendor that you recommend for
your client.
4. Create a project management roadmap for the client with projected
timelines. Discuss the costs associated with the implementation, justifying
your claims with HR metrics and cost benefit analysis.
5. Use at least (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
1. Format your assignment according to the following formatting
requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman
font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page is not
included in the required page length.
c. Include a reference page. Citations and references
must follow APA format. The reference page is not
included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the strategy of the organization, the HR strategy, and HR programs
with HRIS.
Analyze key elements of the design in database HR relationships and
evaluate system considerations in the design.
Create an HRIS needs analysis and evaluate the acquisition process.
Analyze HR metrics to support the justification of the cost of an
HRIS.
Create a project management plan and prepare the organization for the
implementation.
Analyze the complexities of HRIS administration.
Evaluate the role of HRIS with performance management,
compensation, benefits, and payroll.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human
resource information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems
using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view grading rubric.
