HR Industry Spotlight: Oil & Gas. Proactively prepare for change and build a sustainable talent pipeline

In an industry where competition for talent is high and attracting and retaining skilled workers is fundamental to business success, using an integrated organization and talent management solution is key. With the right processes and technology, you can reduce the risk and uncertainty of making critical enterprise and talent decisions by having accurate, real-time information at your finger-tips. Leveraging the simple user-interface and robust analytics, turn data into intelligence and gain confidence in the org and talent decisions you make for your enterprise.

Download this brochure to get all the information you need on Human Capital Management in the Oil & Gas Industry and the solutions available to help you proactively prepare for change and build a sustainable talent pipeline.

HR Industry Spotlight: Oil & Gas. Proactively prepare for change and build a sustainable talent pipeline. from Nakisa Inc.

A guide to unlocking the full potential of human capital management

Have you considered that shifting HR’s center of gravity from compensation management to organizational management could benefit all areas of HR? Without a sound organizational management strategy, the full potential of all other HR activities cannot be achieved.

Check out the webinar slides where we uncover examples of how SAP® Organizational Visualization by Nakisa® (SOVN) is used by leading organizations as a key stepping-stone to form their HR strategy.

Discover how SOVN:

• Helps manage complex HR data so that you can make informed decisions about talent, manage change, and communicate operational information quickly and easily.
• Enables you to efficiently collaborate and communicate with stakeholders on change and restructuring processes.
• Saves you time by avoiding errors and speeding up key processes with real-time write-back to SAP HCM.
• Uses preset data management rules to help you identify and cleanse data anomalies.

A guide to unlocking the full potential of human capital management from Nakisa Inc.

Nakisa OrgHub for Mobile: Put a clear view of your org in the hands of your employees

On November 25, 2012, Nakisa released version 4.0 of its suite of organization and talent visualization applications. The suite comprises of two SAP® Solution Extensions, SAP® Organizational Visualization by Nakisa® (SOVN) and SAP® Talent Visualization by Nakisa® (STVN). The 4.0 suite includes a number of major feature developments and performance enhancements.

Following the release of 4.0, Nakisa announced (in January, 2013) the release of a new mobile application Nakisa® OrgHub™ for Mobile. This new application brings the functionality of Nakisa® OrgChart™ to your mobile workforce through an optimized and intuitive touch-based interface.

This technical whitepaper provides an overview of the requirements for deploying Nakisa® OrgHub™ for Mobile into an enterprise environment. It also reviews the considerations that should be taken into account to ensure organizations can achieve a smooth roll-out of the Nakisa OrgHub™ for Mobile application and how Nakisa is well-prepared to help IT departments mitigate risk and overcome challenges. This paper will be of particular interest to IT Managers and Executives, Technical Consultants, SAP Basis Administrators, Mobile Device Specialists, Business Analysts and Technical Support Staff.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE or view it on SlideShare (below).

Nakisa OrgHub for Mobile: Put a clear view of your org in the hands of your employees from Nakisa Inc.

Key strategies to optimizing organizational performance

Most organizations have a system in place to evaluate workforce performance. Typically, performance evaluations are conducted annually and used to determine pay raises and drive career development. Despite numerous reservations about the effectiveness of the annual performance evaluation process, managers, human resources professionals and executives need to keep employee productivity levels up and make the most of the resources at their disposal. Effectively managing the performance of an organization’s workforce is the core to optimizing productivity and, ultimately, organizational success.

There are numerous strategies to help organizations improve performance and implement an effective performance management system. This whitepaper reviews the current state of performance management in organizations and reveals real and actionable strategies on how organizations can move to an effective performance management system. It covers:

The key strategies to optimizing organizational performance;

• Why traditional performance management processes are failing to meet the needs of organizations today;
• How continuous, ongoing performance discussions, goal-setting and feedback help employees to meet and exceed expectations; and
• How technology can help organizations not only meet their performance management objectives but also their company goals & objectives.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE or view it on SlideShare (below). 

Goals & Performance Whitepaper from Nakisa Inc.

Nakisa Private Cloud: All the agility of and power of the cloud, all the control and peace of mind of on-premise

Nakisa Private Cloud is a cloud computing platform that keeps your data safe within your corporate firewall. This deployment option enables you to benefit from the same features and advantages of the cloud, without compromising control over your company data, data security, and regulatory compliance. By using Nakisa Private Cloud, you can continue to focus on your strategic business objectives without needing to shift the focus onto IT infrastructure.

A scalable private cloud platform with high availability and dependability, Nakisa Private Cloud offers the flexibility to implement Nakisa’s solutions without the burden of operational and configuration concerns.

Since Nakisa provides and maintains its solutions through its private cloud as a service, your company can easily and quickly solve some of its toughest technology challenges.

Nakisa Private Cloud Module Overview from Nakisa Inc.

Does your employee rock or not? Why annual performance review just don’t work.

It’s that time of the year again: Annual performance evaluations. You’ve got a team of 10 employees you need to evaluate. So, you start thinking back… Bob has been lagging this winter but he did close that huge account last summer… Barbara is a star at the moment but didn’t accomplish much in the first half of the year… Jill has been sick a lot lately…

How can any manager possibly remember all these details? Can a manager really effectively and objectively evaluate an employee once a year?

What if the employee is a typically star player but made a big mistake right before evaluations? What if a low performer closes one good deal right before the evaluation? How can a manager comfortably address that employee’s poor performance the rest of the year without seeming unappreciative of the great deal?

Organizations need to shift performance evaluations from a once-a-year review to one that encourages ongoing communications and feedback. The frequency in which organizations address employee performance has undoubtedly a profound impact on an organization’s efficacy. Ensuring that all employees understand what's expected of them and how their goals align with their organization’s strategic goals is equally important. If performance management relies too much on infrequent goal-setting and inconsistent feedback, it does not drive better performance.

Traditional performance appraisals are one of the most frequently criticized talent management practices. And with good reason. Criticism ranges from the workforces’ perception of it being “a complete waste of time” and having a destructive effect that leaves employees disengaged and demotivated. People only become engaged when they are growing and learning when they believe that their own goals are attainable and when they see how their goals impact their organization.

In order to develop top talent and be successful, organizations need to give managers the tools and systems they need to efficiently evaluate and support their teams. Technology plays an important role in performance management. Effective performance management systems have enabled organizations to shift from paper-based evaluation systems to electronic formats that simplify the tracking and exchange of information. A good performance management solution demonstrates how employees are currently performing and identifies which ones contribute the most, or the least. It provides employees with transparency into their personal performance in the workplace and insight into their future career development.

Learn more about effective performance management and the solutions available to help you achieve it by downloading our whitepaper: “The future of effective performance management: Maximize potential, exceed goals, get results.” 

Strategic HR departments’ best kept secret… revealed!

While you’ve got numerous head count working countless hours restructuring and redesigning departments, modelling new hires into the org structure, and adapting the org chart to fit in the latest developments and changes in your organization, strategic HR departments are using these valuable resources to focus on talent management initiatives and employee communications. What is their secret?

They have obtained a robust modelling solution that enables them to better manage any type of organizational change such as growth, rightsizing and reorganization. These strategic HR departments can achieve organizational agility, easily visualize and understand how they are organized, plan for the future, and transition the workforce to its optimal state, all without having to save countless versions of spreadsheets and spend hours correcting mistakes and updating changes.

These clever HR departments are using Nakisa® OrgModeler™ as a modeling tool to manage their workforce planning needs. From quick, drag-and-drop org chart changes to scenario modeling for a major workforce reorganization such as a merger & acquisition, Nakisa® OrgModeler™ provides your HR team with the proper tools to effectively manage change processes supporting collaboration and strengthening your organization.

But you haven’t heard the best part yet! Nakisa® OrgModeler™ can write back directly into your SAP HCM ERP for consistent, reliable data and information. Write back can save you and your resources valuable time and energy, not to mention spare you the headache of sifting through changes and correcting errors.

Now that you are in on the secret, save on time and resources by using a solution that will give you insight into your most current org chart, design potential change processes, and analyze the impact changes will have on your organization.

Contact nakisa@nakisa.com today for more info.