People Power

What is not measured, cannot be improvedthis old management adage still

holds true for any successful enterprise. Human resource is an asset that needs

to be effectively managed and measured for optimal performance. Today, companies

of varying sizes vie for a top place in best employers and great places to

work for surveys. A top place in such surveys means a lot to the company, its

employees, and its stature in the industry. But, it is not easy to be a best

employer for it involves a comprehensive management vision, complemented by HR

policies that meshes an organizations goals with its employees aspirations.

Putting in place a mutually beneficial HR policy is the key.

IT takes complexities out of HR and allows pro-active management of human

resources. However, automation must not bring in a mechanical element, rather

the solution should also factor aspects like empathy, which is critical to good

HR.

In the formative years of computing, where IT is mainly used for core

functions, the HR teams has remained reclusive in adopting new technologies,

more so due to the absence of specific technologies. But, when enterprise-wide

solutions like ERPs proliferated in the early 1990s, it set the stage for Human

Capital Management (HCM) solutions to evolve. In the last few years, the

outsourcing boom and the emergence of new industries have put an enormous stress

on managing HR. Are the HR systems coping with this change? The answer is most

likelyit depends. According to a Forrester Research, the HCM apps are evolving

rapidly from mere transactional systems like payroll, and benefits management

into more strategic talent management suites. Forrester also says that

recognition of the need to align business and individual performance goals,

along with better tools to accomplish this, is the key driver for HCM

deployments in many companies.

Unlike ERP HR modules, our solution is workflow-driven and not database oriented Balaji Ganesh, CEO, Adrenalin eSystems

Pure-Play Players



Given the interest and the need for a core HCM solution, every IT company is

vying to providing solutions on this space. But looking beyond HR services,

there are only a few products companies besides the biggies like SAPs and

Oracles of this world. One such company that is aggressively targeting the HCM

space is Chennai-based Adrenalin eSystems, a Polaris company. Adrenalin is

Web-based human capital management software that automates business to employee

processes and is designed to boost productivity. Is Adrenalin any different form

other HR suites? It is, says Balaji Ganesh, the companys CEO. Ours is a human

capital alignment software and is generations ahead of other HR suites which at

its best address the hygiene requirements of HR professionals. Adrenalin looks

at human capital as the most important resource in an organization and helps

business leaders align human capital to the organizations goals which is one of

the biggest challenges for any CEO.

If we stack Adrenalin with ERP solutions which provides HR suite as part of

the ERP, the key differentiator according to company sources is Adrenalins

pure-play approach to HR. For instance, in an ERP solution, HR is another module

of a bigger solution and is incidental, and hence, it may not address the unique

requirements of the companys HR goals.

Adrenalin, as a solution, is aimed at bringing high degree of simplicity to

the user and at the same time bringing greater efficiency by automating the

range of HR processes. Adrenalin is indeed a very successful product initiative

in India. It has so far garnered 264 customers across verticals and is trying to

replicate the same level of the success in the Middle East and other markets in

the Apac region.

Shrikanth G



shrikanthg@cybermedia.co.in