Issues and concerns in the implementation and maintenance of HRIS

Abstract

This article looks at the issues and concerns faced by nine Indian organisations in implementing and managing Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). The organisations are diverse in terms of size and sector that they belong. The critical success factors and weaknesses in various stages of implementing an HRIS are explored in this paper. The problems are rooted in mainly two factors. One is the fact that the HR department lacks knowledge about HRIS and hence is not able to clearly elucidate the requirements of the system. Poor need assessment is a continuation of this problem. Second is the lack of importance given to the HR department in the organisations.