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Project Management

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Category: HRIS/Payroll

HCM Selection

April 27, 2021
Client:Manufacturer of Nutritional Products  
Employees:1,200  

Managed the evaluation and selection of a HCM system for a leading Canadian manufacturer of nutrional supplements with operations in Canada, the US and Australia. The applications included: Core HR, Benefits, Recruitment, Onboarding, Learning Management, Performance Management, Compensation, Payroll and Workforce Management.

HRIS/Payroll, Manufacturing Ceridian, HRIS, Payroll, Selection/RFP, SuccessFactors, Time & Labour, Ultimate, Workday

Program: Scaling to $1 Billion

March 18, 2018

Client:

Developer and publisher of video games

Employees:

8,000

  • Put in place the systems and processes to support the studio’s growth to 1,000 employees and revenue of $1Billion.
  • Projects
    • Accounting (Oracle Financials)
    • Budgeting (Oracle Financial Analyzer)
    • Human Resources (PeopleSoft)
    • Payroll (ADP)
    • Asset Management (Wisetrack)

The program goals were achieved through:

  • Close working relationship with stakeholders including senior executives.
  • Establishing common language for terms across departments.
  • Integrating all systems to eliminate redundancy and ensure data integrity.
  • Re-engineering processes to optimize efficiencies across departments.
  • Successful management of cross-functional team and external consultants.

Key accomplishments:

  • Efficiency gains from streamlined processes and an integrated application architecture succeeded in reducing the monthly close cycle by 2 days.
  • Re-engineered on-boarding process for new hires resulting in greatly improved data integrity through elimination of redundant data entry across several departments.
  • Managers had on-demand, up-to-date, reliable view of key performance measures, including headcount and budget performance, for the first time.
  • Studio consolidation and relocation of three offices to a new building resulted in no reported losses of key assets.
ERP, Financials, HRIS/Payroll, Interactive Entertainment, Other, Process Improvement ADP, Financials, HRIS, Oracle EBS, Payroll, PeopleSoft

HCM Transformation

March 18, 2018

Client:

Integrated forest products company

Employees:

6,000

Canfor started a major HR transformation program that included the building of a shared services group and Communities of Expertise.   The foundation of the program was the harmonization of processes across the company and the implementation of a cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solution to support them.  The company had 6,000 employees in operations across North America.

Led the evaluation and selection of the HCM system – SuccessFactors – and a system integration partner.   Developed a 3 year roadmap for the program as well as the project charter and detailed implementation and resource plans.  Led the requirements definition, design and initial iteration phases including testing.

The core modules included:

HCM: SuccessFactors – Employee Central, Recruitment Management, Performance & Goal Setting, Compensation & Variable Pay, Succession Planning, Learning Management.

ERP, Forestry & Wood Products, HRIS/Payroll HRIS, SaaS, Selection/RFP, SuccessFactors

HRIS, Payroll & Time Labour Management

February 18, 2018

Client:

Operator of vacation and ski resorts

Employees:

11,000

Brought in to manage a project that was late, over-budget and at risk of failing.  Rescheduled the project into achievable phases. Implemented new change control processes.  Put in place a communication plan for team members, internal stakeholders and vendors.

In the first phase employee & manager self-service, position management and payroll was implemented in the US for 7,000 employees.  The second phase included the same functionality as well as time tracking and was rolled out to three distinct operating companies with 4,000 employees in Canada.

ERP, HRIS/Payroll, Time & Labour/Resource Planning, Travel & Tourism ADP, HRIS, Kronos, Payroll, SaaS, Time & Labour

Workday Onboarding

October 7, 2017

Client:

International athletic wear manufacturer & retailer

Employees:

12,000

 

Managed the migration from Taleo’s onboarding application to Workday.   Project included harmonizing onboarding processes across the organization, managing development of Taleo (Recruitment) to Workday interface and implementation of Workday Onboarding.

Apparel, ERP, HRIS/Payroll, Retail HRIS, SaaS

Turnkey ERP Systems for Automobile Dealerships (Multiple)

April 29, 2016

Implemented over 40  turnkey & custom systems at French and English automobile dealers across Canada representing all the major automobile manufacturers.

  • Service Merchandising
  • Parts & Inventory
  • New & Used Sales:
    • Leasing
    • Sales Management
    • Finance & Insurance
    • Vehicle Inventory
    • Showroom Control
  • Back Office:
    • Accounting  – GL, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting
    • Payroll
  • Custom:
    • Auction
Automotive, Financials, HRIS/Payroll, Other, Retail ADP, Financials, Payroll

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