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HCM Advisory & Vendor Selection Services
Lost in the HR Technology selection process? Let us pave the way!
Choosing the right HCM solution for your organization requires an organized approach. You’ll be assessing current business processes and analyzing key requirements, while thinking ahead to understanding future organizational needs and objectives. You’ll also be organizing vendor demonstrations and evaluating application features, environment, support and price models as well as the vendors’ longevity and reputation.
Do you and your team have the experience, time, resources, and tools to do it right?
Ascend’s Advisory Services are designed to lead your organization through the entire HCM vendor selection process. Our experienced team of advisors provide valuable HCM industry insight and advice to avoid common vendor evaluation mistakes and selection pitfalls. Ultimately, our goal with HCM Advisory Services is to enable your team to make the most informed decision. One size, or vendor selection in the HCM marketplace, does not fit all. It comes down to the best vendor and solution being the one that works best for you and your organization.
HCM Advisory and Vendor Selection
Service Offerings
- RHR Technology Systems Strategy
- RProject Outcomes & Objectives
- R Stakeholder Interviews
- RApplication & Business Process Review
- RCurrent State Assessment
- RFuture State Planning
- RCollaborative Requirements Analysis
- REstablish Qualification Criteria
- RVendor & Solution Assessment
- RBusiness Case Development
- RConduct Executive Presentation
- RSource & Prepare Vendor Selections
- RFacilitate Vendor Demonstrations
- RDistribute Vendor Score Cards
- RFinal Vendor Selection & Procurement
- REvaluate Implementation Partners
- RContract Negotiations
- RFinal Preparation for Project Kick-Off
UKG SYSTEM HEALTH ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Unlock the Full Potential of your UKG System
Are you looking for a resource to assess your current UKG configuration and offer targeted short, mid, and long-term recommendations to optimize your system? Look no further.
Ascend is experienced with post-deployment services to help you extend the value of your software investment. Our UKG Assessment Services check on the health of your system from an application and process improvement perspective. The Health Assessment provides valuable guidance on how to enhance the utilization of your UKG system, driving higher adoption and better return from your original investment.
Our team of experienced consultants can evaluate your UKG application to determine areas for improvement, identify unleveraged functionality and offer worthwhile recommendations. We work with you to develop a system improvement action plan based on your unique needs and our findings, while taking into account your team’s bandwidth and level of expertise. And if necessary, our expert resources can serve as an extension of your team to manage and facilitate this action plan.
UKG Talent Interviewing
Hiring a new payroll, HR, HCM system or benefit administrator with direct UKG solution responsibilities?
When you’re looking to add talent to your people management team, Ascend can be an additional interviewing resource to measure candidate UKG knowledge. With Ascend Supplemental UKG Talent Interviewing Services we can assist with the candidate evaluation and selection process to ensure you are interviewing and hiring the most qualified candidates and best talent to join your team.
Our certified UKG consultants have practical experience in payroll, HRIS management, and a variety of HR disciplines including benefits administration, recruiting and talent management. We’ll assess your candidate’s command of UKG tools and ensure they have the skill set and aptitude to effectively perform their new role within your organization. Our goal is to provide you with a clear, concise, and unbiased appraisal to enable your team to make a good hiring decision.
Do you and your team have the experience, time, resources, and tools to do it right?
Ascend’s Advisory Services are designed to lead your organization through the entire HCM vendor selection process. Our experienced team of advisors provide valuable HCM industry insight and advice to avoid common vendor evaluation mistakes and selection pitfalls. Ultimately, our goal with HCM Advisory Services is to enable your team to make the most informed decision. One size, or vendor selection in the HCM marketplace, does not fit all. It comes down to the best vendor and solution being the one that works best for you and your organization.
We conduct behavioral-based interviews and UKG competency assessments that are tailored to your position description. This method allows us to properly evaluate your candidates’ UKG experience and determine if they will be a suitable fit for your organization, based on their people management skillset and UKG solution knowledge.
You provide the candidate; we will complete the interview.
Utilize our valuable industry insights and functional expertise to ensure a good match
- Assist with defining the skills, knowledge requirements, and culture fit expectations to better identify viable candidates
- Build or rewrite position descriptions based on qualification parameters
- Conduct behavioral-based interviews and UKG solution competency assessments tailored to the position
- Tailor interview questions to the position’s role, responsibilities, and tasks
- Provide comprehensive candidate feedback including strengths and weaknesses as it relates to the UKG environment
- Offer hiring recommendations based on interviewing results