7. Recommendations
Research findings clearly show that senior HR executives are well aware that they can increase the efficiency
of HR planning through HRIS, saving time and cost. Organisations should identify the strategic value and
competitive advantage that they can gain through HRIS in HR planning. Contradicting situations need to be
documented and discussed with the vendors. For example, even though most senior HR executives believe that
managers find HRIS detailed training plan relevant to their needs, not many (senior HR executives) are convinced
that employees find HRIS training programs relevant to their (employees’) needs. Organisations should come to an
agreement with the vendor on HRIS features when they invest on HRIS. Required subsystems need to be planned
and ordered beforehand to avoid malfunctions due to incompatible infrastructure and higher upgrading cost.
Organisations would record good HR planning efficiency and effectiveness if HRIS aligns with information system
strategy and HR strategy. Organisations need to integrate HRIS functions with other business functions.