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In the past year, businesses have faced many difficulties. As we progress through Covid-19, organizations are choosing to make the virtual switch –– implementing workforce management software into their business processes.

The demand for technology within the workplace is continuously climbing as more and more organizations are choosing to implement workforce management software. According to SelectHub, the workforce management software industry is predicted to have a growth rate of 11% within the next five years. Businesses that are choosing not to follow suit may lose a competitive edge against their competition in the marketplace.

This blog highlights workforce management software features and tips to consider when selecting a system to ensure the highest percentage of ROI.

With a strong administrative approach, businesses can grow with a stable core. Investing in a workforce management system will provide your business the tools to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of current workforce processes and offers solutions towards higher efficiency rates and overall prosperity within an industry.  

With saved labor expenses, put efforts towards other business processes to create a well-rounded, functioning organization. This article highlights ways a workforce management system can decrease your business’ labor costs. 

Over the past decade, improvements in HR technology continue to be abundant. Yet, many organizations hesitate to implement technology based on lack of knowledge, cost, or simply being comfortable with a tired, manual process that is seemingly getting the job done. The question is, if there is access to a seamless transition into a simple, easy to use HR workforce management system that mitigates micro-managing, would you still remain with your manual processes?

The beauty of an extra duty management service is that it removes the pain staking hassles of communicating and scheduling with contractors to fill extra duty jobs. Building relationships with contractors and managing overtime jobs takes valuable time away from what is truly essential in managing a police department. By using an extra duty management service provider, the responsibility is theirs to work directly with your contractors and eligible extra duty officers to build communication and ensure that all jobs are filled accurately and fairly. 

Effectively managing payroll is key for business success. If payroll within your organization is not handled correctly and efficiently, what other aspects of your business are being taken seriously? In the past, payroll was manually accounted for, leaving room for human error. In today’s workforce, paperless payroll, or payroll automation, is most common. This process streamlines payroll operations and combats error in employee time and labor, wages, taxes, withholdings, overtime, vacation, and commissions. 

Now with such a large selection of payroll service providers with competitive price points, the percentage of automated payroll services within businesses is considerably higher. Ranging between all sizes of business, the use of payroll automation is an absolute necessity.

Historically, Public Safety agencies have been required to buy, build, and maintain internal IT infrastructures despite exponential costs. The primary justification for this cost was to control and secure confidential data. However today, dedicated hosting centers for software applications have become a more viable alternative for police, correctional, and fire agencies due to the heightened security and precautions these data centers employ 24/7/365. 

Workforce management systems that are hosted at professional data centers are considered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or cloud computing. Now, agencies can plug in and subscribe to services built on this shared infrastructure via the Internet. In recent years, the benefits of software as a service have become more recognizable because of the following: 

Internships allow for individuals to immerse themselves in a specific environment that relates to their desired occupation or profession. An intern is provided with the ability to understand related daily activities and make connections of what they learned and how to apply it to what they are experiencing. Internships are not only beneficial for prospective workers but also for businesses interested in qualifying employees prior to hire. 

The implementation of a workforce management system is meant to improve productivity, profitability and efficiency of an organization. The decision is made with the best intentions but as the system is undergoing implementation, it's critical that all involved parties be totally onboard and committed to its success. New technology can be difficult to learn, but with the correct methodology in place, risks are minimized, and rate of success increases with sound implementation practices. This article discusses the top 3 obstacles businesses may experience when implementing a workforce management system and how to overcome those obstacles to ensure project success.