ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) - Part One
I finally had some time today to get the first part of this article completed and I decided to post it as a sneak preview. I will expand on this topic and am planning to add a lot more information later.
1) What is ERP?
ERP stands for "Enterprise Resource Planning". ERP is a software product that is capable of running and integrating multiple different organizational functions such as accounting/financials, human resources and payroll in a shared database. Without going much into detail on what this means, let me jump right into a real life example. I'm assuming that you know a little about the employment process, perhaps from your work experience.
Let's say you are applying for a job. The process is pretty straightforward nowadays - you find a good position worth applying for either online or through other resources such as recruitment agencies, then submit your resume and wait for a call or email follow-up. After a while you get screened and interviewed by a company that is interested in your skills. Then, if you are the right candidate, you get hired.
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Why ADP PayForce sucks – again!
I received a lot of emails from other companies thinking about PayForce after I wrote this humble opinion. Since questions were mostly around specific issues, I decided to elaborate more on this topic and provide some facts. So, here is what I came up with...
ADP PayForce is EVIL!
You can hear "PayForce is Evil" and "PayForce is the Devil" from everyone who works with ADP at my work. Seriously, how could ADP create such a crappy product? And they are telling us PayForce will be the future? What kind of future is that? I guess it's a rhetoric question...
I can't believe our company fell for ADP's sales pitch when they pushed PayForce to us four years ago. Back then we were on Ceredian, running payroll by ourselves and distributing checks. Running payroll was somewhat tough and we thought ADP was the solution. Well, we thought wrong.
From continuous downtime issues and buggy upgrades to unacceptable errors and database inconsistencies, we are still in the process of recovering and fixing all employee master data. And we have been doing it for four years now! Can you imagine the frustration level we have throughout the organization? Do you know how much money and energy has been lost trying to get this piece of crap product to work?
Truly, ADP PayForce is a work of art. A wrong kind of art, evil kind of art. The interesting thing is, I tried to Google for PayForce reviews and couldn't find any (from customers that have been using this product). Isn't there anybody else out there that wants to share their love with ADP? Please leave your feedback below :)
