{"id":5269,"date":"2018-03-28T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T13:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2021-03-02T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:01:29","slug":"questions-to-ask-an-hcm-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/questions-to-ask-an-hcm-vendor\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Questions to Ask an HCM Vendor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5270 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-872957-1024x739.jpeg\" alt=\"questions to ask an hcm vendor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-872957-1024x739.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-872957-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-872957-1080x780.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-photo-872957.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>We&#8217;ve previously discussed how to know <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/reasons-your-business-needs-an-hcm-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">if you need HCM <\/a>(Human Capital Management), and then <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/prioritizing-your-hcm-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to prioritize your HCM needs<\/a>. Now let\u2019s go shopping. When talking to an HCM vendor, you want to make sure they understand the solutions your company is looking for. You know your business better than anyone else, so when investing in an HCM solution, it&#8217;s critical that the system solves the issues most important to your organization. Here are some questions to ask an HCM vendor that will help you sort through them and pick the right one for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the implementation time frame?<\/li>\n<li>Is there an implementation person\/team\/point of contact?<\/li>\n<li>Can some modules be implemented and then others added as you grow?<\/li>\n<li>Do we need support from our IT department to implement the system?<\/li>\n<li>How does the initial data get collected?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How is training handled? Is there in-house training? How many hours?<\/li>\n<li>Are there FAQs online?<\/li>\n<li>Is there ongoing support?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How secure is the system so we know our data is safe?<\/li>\n<li>Does the system update in real time? Is it cloud-based?<\/li>\n<li>What is the system\u2019s speed? Is there a backup of the data?<\/li>\n<li>How scalable is the system? Is there a limit to the number of employees?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t want to shop around? GTM has the HCM solution for you. A true single system, housing all your payroll, HR, timekeeping, and benefits data in one secure location. Log in once from anywhere, any time, and all your information is at your fingertips.<\/p>\n<p>Experience this exciting technology \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/hcm-and-hris-demo-request\/\">request\u00a0a free consultation and demo<\/a>\u00a0or call us at (518) 373-4111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some questions to ask an HCM vendor that will help you sort through them and pick the right one for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[138,140],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-5269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gtm-biz-blog-hcm","tag-hcm","tag-human-capital-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5271,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269\/revisions\/5271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5269"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=5269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}