1. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com1 Human Resources Management Systems Chapter 1 - Introduction

2. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com2 Human Resources Management Systems: A Practical Approach n By Glenn M. Rampton, Ian J. Turnbull, J. Allen Doran ISBN 0-459-56370-X Carswell

3. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com3 Impact of Information Technology on Human Resources n Learning Objective: Outline how changes in computer technology have impacted the Human Resources field.

4. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com4 Main Chapter Topics n Technological Changes n Evolution of Human Resources Management Information Systems n Business/Technological Trends n Models of the Human Resources Function

5. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com5 Technological Changes n Pre-World War II n The Postwar Period n The Mid-1950s and Early 1960s n The Mid-1960s to the Early 1990s n HRMS/HRIS/EDB/PDB/PMIS

6. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com6 Evolution of HR Mgmt. Info. Systems n Flexibility and Effectiveness n Co-ordinated Strategic Management… close partnership between the strategist and the information technologist

7. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com7 Business/Technology Trends n HRMS administrators must have a broad knowledge in four areas n HRMS must be geared to strategic and business requirements of the organization, and harmonized with its other systems n Six evolving trends

8. Copyright 1999 PMi www.pmihrm.com8 Models of the HR Function n 4 Tools (incorporating the ten HR Programs and the four HRMS capabilities) n Why is there a HRMS demand? n General HR Model (note row and column significance)