| If you are in the market for new staffing software, I | | | | Do their products use solid, reliable technology so you |
| suspect that one of the most daunting of tasks will | | | | focus on your staffing needs versus technology |
| be to sift through the many vendors that are now | | | | bleeds? Do they provide regular enhancements to |
| servicing the staffing industry. | | | | their products? How many versions have been |
| You will find many very qualified companies with | | | | released, and how often? Are they still on the original |
| good staffing software products. These products will | | | | product platform released or have they taken |
| utilize different technologies and different approaches | | | | advantage of better, more advanced technology as |
| to how they implement and train your company. The | | | | it has become available? |
| choices will be many, the approaches varied, and the | | | | 5. Evaluate their software. |
| results in some cases may be very good and in other | | | | Do they offer a way to objectively evaluate their |
| cases you may find yourself with a staffing software | | | | software over a competitive solution? A matrix |
| solution that was over hyped and under delivered. | | | | should be available that can be used to evaluate each |
| What can you do to insure the best possible result? | | | | feature and compare side by side with the other |
| Below are our six suggestions for evaluating staffing | | | | solutions. Can you 'test-drive' the software so that |
| software and the companies that are providing those | | | | you can get a hands-on feel for how the application |
| solutions: | | | | will be utilized in real-life? Make sure that you can do |
| 1. Know what you want. | | | | this on your own, away from the sales person. |
| Spend time with the different players in your | | | | 6. Evaluate the total package price. |
| company and solicit their input on what your new | | | | Once you determine the solution you like and you are |
| solution should contain. Develop a decision matrix that | | | | talking about pricing, ask yourself if you are |
| you can use to evaluate the different staffing | | | | comfortable that all of the costs are outlined and |
| software solutions. Understand that no solution will | | | | easily understandable? Will the sales rep guarantee |
| match all of the requirements, at some point you will | | | | you that the actual costs will not exceed the quoted |
| find that you may have to make a decision to | | | | price? |
| exclude some desired features for the benefit of the | | | | These are just some things to consider. If you want |
| total solution. | | | | independent help in evaluating the different staffing |
| 2. Evaluate the company. | | | | software solutions, there are consultants available |
| Do they have a solid track record servicing the | | | | that can help you work through the different choices. |
| industry? How long have they been around? Do they | | | | Selecting new staffing software can be a great |
| have a large, established customer base with | | | | experience for your company. You can learn things |
| companies varying in size that use their products? If | | | | about the operations of your business that you |
| at all possible, plan a visit to their offices to see how | | | | haven't thought about in years. Don't just choose |
| their staff interacts with you and their environment. | | | | something to replace what you have, choose |
| This will communicate volumes. | | | | something that will help you to manage and grow |
| 3. Evaluate their services. | | | | your business more effectively than ever before. |
| Do they put their customers first? How is that | | | | Good Luck. |
| demonstrated? Do they ask for feedback on their | | | | For more information visit VCG Software |
| products and services? Do they regularly | | | | VCG Press Contact: |
| communicate with their customers? Do they have an | | | | Phil McCutchen |
| annual users meeting? Do you have access to their | | | | Marketing Manager |
| top executives if needed? | | | | Toll Free: 800-318-4983, ext. |
| 4. Evaluate their technology. | | | | |