Solano County provides their case study automating PeopleSoft HR Forms, eliminating the use of paper Personnel Action Forms (PAF) with Smart PAF from Oracle Platinum partner Smart ERP Solutions. Tremendous efficiencies gained, with hundreds of action/reasons employed pre-integrated into their PeopleSoft HR application.
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Solano County Case Study: Automated PeopleSoft HR Forms (PAF)
1. Solano County Case Study:
Automating PeopleSoft HR Forms
Solano County: Donna Caldwell, Human Resources Operations Manager
SmartERP: Doris Wong, CEO
September 28, 2011
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2. Welcome & Introductions
Donna Caldwell
Human Resources Operations Manager,
County of Solano, CA
Over 14 Years with Solano County
13 years experience with PeopleSoft
Doris Wong
CEO, Smart ERP Solutions, Inc.
Former Oracle Group VP and GM for
PeopleSoft Enterprise
Over 16 Years Experience with PeopleSoft
3. Agenda
• Solano County Background
– Previous Manual Process for HR Forms
• Requirements for Automation
• Solution Summary
• Demo
• Summary and Q & A
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4. Solano County
Background
Donna Caldwell
HR Operations Manager
Solano County
5. Solano County
Facts & Figures
County Seat: Fairfield Size: 906 sq. miles
County Population: 414,509 Largest City: Vallejo, pop. 116,508
PEOPLESOFT ENVIRONMENT
Version: HCM 8.8
Database: Oracle
Number of Administrative Users: 150
Employees: 2500
MODULES
Base Benefits; Benefits Administration;
Employee Self-Service; Manager Self-Service;
Human Resources; NA Payroll; Time and Labor;
Payroll Interface; Position Management
8. Previous Manual Process for HR Forms
Paper
Manually PAF
fill out paper
PAF
Dept Paper
Approver 1 PAF
signature
Dept Paper
Approver N PAF
signature
Manual processing
within HR;
Manual entry into
PeopleSoft
12. Solution Summary
Automated HR Forms at Solano County
• County issued RFP for a bolt-on software solution for
PeopleSoft HRMS
– Electronic PAF
– Automated Workflow approvals
• Smart PAF™ from Oracle partner Smart ERP
Solutions, Inc. selected from the competitive bid
13. Solution Overview
Smart PAF at Solano County
• Online PAFs dramatically reduce paper consumption
– Tailored to meet Solano County-specific HR processes and
business rules
• PAF processes are automated and streamlined
– PAFs pre-populated with employee’s real-time data from
PeopleSoft
– From the initial data entry to the automated approvals and
updating of PeopleSoft job data
• Transactions are easily tracked providing enhanced
visibility and accountability
• Improved effectiveness has dramatically reduced cycle
times
14. Solution Overview
Smart PAF at Solano County (cont’d)
• The online PAF automates hundreds of actions/reasons
• 50 payroll clerks across all 27 County departments
benefit from the newly introduced efficiencies
“SmartERP has been incredibly responsive in meeting our needs to
automate HR processes with electronic personnel action forms . . .”
Donna Caldwell, HR Operations Manager
Solano County
16. DEMO –Job Code Correction PAF
Demo Scenario: Solano County Job Code Correction
• Job Code Correction required for County employee “Mickey Mouse”
• An online PAF is submitted by the initiating Department and
electronically routed through numerous approvals
• Upon final approval within HR, the correction to the Job Code is
automatically made to the employee’s info within PeopleSoft
<< CLICK here to start Job Code Correction - Smart PAF Demo >>
17. DEMO – Retro Comp Chg PAF Demo
Demo Scenario: Solano County Retroactive Comp Change
• A retroactive change in compensation is required for County employee
“Mickey Mouse”
• An online PAF is submitted by the initiating Department and
electronically routed through numerous approvals
• Upon final approval within HR, new rows are automatically added to
PeopleSoft to make the retroactive change
<< CLICK here to start Retro Comp Change - Smart PAF Demo >>
19. Summary
• Solano County is achieving significant
efficiencies through automation
– Elimination of paper PAFs
– Automating and streamlining workflow approvals
• Automating PAFs is a key area for
efficiency gains for organizations still
using paper HR forms for PeopleSoft
20. About Smart ERP Solutions, Inc.
Comprised of the best former developers, architects and
executives from PeopleSoft/Oracle
Providing cost-effective, robust and repeatable “Smart Solutions”
for PeopleSoft applications
Unique best practices and expertise in PeopleSoft strategic
planning, Smart implementation and upgrade services
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR−OUR SMARTADVANTAGE
Rather than assigning teams of consultants to projects we apply our
pre-built, proven solutions to efficiently address those efforts
common to any PeopleSoft project thus saving time, reducing
costs, minimizing risks and lowering total cost of ownership by
avoiding costly difficult-to-maintain customizations.
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