HRIS and Evaluation of the Training Process: There were a total of seven factors which were used to
determine the usefulness of an HRIS to the training process in an organization. In most of these factors,
managers have answered in the affirmative. This means that HRIS is definitely a useful tool to have to
assist with the training process. The one area where an HRIS lacks is that it does not assist in fixing the
budget of training and development programs accurately. But these opinions could be biased because there
erroneous results could also be because of faulty inputs by the managers.
x HRIS and Its Role In Succession Planning: Since succession planning at mid-sized firms is still a relatively
new concept, it was not expected that many managers would agree to the help rendered by the HRIS in this
department. In fact, most managers felt that they themselves make better and faster decisions regarding
successors, as compared to an automated HRIS. Once again, the data management capabilities of HRIS are
brought to the fore, as it was felt that an HRIS identified specific key positions and minimized costs
associated with succession planning.
x Labour Demand & Supply and The Impact of HRIS: Most managers could count on HRIS to do the job
well. This is because, after all, this is what HRIS was built to do flawlessly. Also, forecast of human
resources which are required is made that much easier with the help of an HRIS, as compared to without.
The only thing that an HRIS lags behind in, is that it sometimes fails to identify human resources needed to
achieve organizational goals.
x HRIS Data Analysis And Decision-Making Capabilities: Most managers felt that with an HRIS, they were
better able to align themselves with organizational strategy and even with the organization’s Information System strategy. It was seen that managers were not of the opinion that an HRIS goes a long way in
ensuring that the HR function as a whole identifies with corporate strategy.