The essential guide to selecting workforce management software

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Have you made the decision to seriously consider switching to a workforce management solution that fully supports how you operate? Your workforce software is critical to efficiently running your organisation. Changing it is no small task, so it’s important to take time to evaluate your alternatives.

As a Strategic Workday Innovation Partner, WorkForce Software, an ADP company, offers a strong option for consideration. ADP® WorkForce Suite is a global workforce management solution available through the Workday HCM platform, delivering personalised automation for the most complex pay and work rules.

Use this guide to help you identify how your needs have evolved in the context of the business challenges, regulatory changes and worker expectations you’ve encountered:

  • Examine your operational and employee-focused requirements
  • Understand the implications of implementing a new solution
  • Select a solution that improves performance now and adapts moving forward

The essential guide to selecting enterprise workforce management software

Use the most current and complete information to make the best choice for your people and your organisation.

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The top three reasons for changing your workforce management software

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Product sunset

You’re being forced to select a new solution because your legacy application provider is sunsetting their current product

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Evolving needs

Your needs are no longer what they were a few years ago given the pace of change in regulations and worker demands

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Agile scalability

Your manual processes and homegrown applications don’t enable rapid adaptability, automation or global scale

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What to look for in an enterprise workforce management solution

A fully modern workforce management system provides a comprehensive set of capabilities for improving time management, employee experience and operational excellence.

Enables intelligent planning to match labour supply with the optimal labour needed to meet current demand. Reduces manual work with digital assistants and automation.

Simplifies compliance across multiple countries, no matter how unique the pay rules, labour regulations, rosters or policies. Allows people to adapt rapidly to changing rosters while meeting federal, state and union compliance requirements.

Goes beyond simple chat systems to integrated workflow-driven communications that leverage data, advanced analytics and automation in real time and in the flow of work. Enables co-workers and their managers to adapt and communicate quickly through mobile devices.

Offers predictive analytics and insights to take proactive actions. Allows for the monitoring, comparison and assessment of data generated across employee populations, locations and divisions to discover best practices and accelerate adoption.

Gives people more independence and flexibility to autonomously swap shifts and makes it simple for managers to see whether shift requests are feasible. Fosters a sense of community and collaboration.

Offers global protection against data security breaches. Includes multiple co-located global SaaS facilities with primary and disaster recovery data centers and data encryption to safeguard information from unauthorized access.

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Why you should consider ADP WorkForce Suite with Workday

Workforce management doesn’t operate in a silo. That’s why ADP WorkForce Suite is built to integrate effortlessly with the Workday HCM platform, as well as other ERP, HR and operations systems across your enterprise. Our certified, pre-built connectors accelerate deployment, minimise IT effort and reduce integration risk, helping you realise value faster without compromising quality.

WorkForce Software, an ADP company, is a Strategic Workday Innovation Partner. Workday HCM with the ADP WorkForce Suite, offers large, global employers personalised automation for complex pay and work rules, including more than 70 Workday customers.

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