ADP ®, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services, tax and compliance services, benefits administration and integrated computing solutions for vehicle dealers, today announced that it has been awarded a 2011 Partners Award from the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM). ADP was honored with the award during the Opening General Session of the IHRIM 2011 Conference and Technology Exposition taking place May 15-18, 2011 at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The award recognizes ADP’s commitment and contributions to the overall practice of human resources information management (HRIM), as well as its long-standing support of the IHRIM organization and its mission. Founded in 1980, IHRIM is the world’s leading clearinghouse for the Human Resource Information Management industry, and operates as a community of experts, practitioners, vendors, consultants, students, and faculty.

“ADP is a shining example of how the best outsourcing firms are helping companies implement more effective human capital management strategies by leveraging the many innovative advances being made in IT and HR information management,” said Lynne Mealy, CEO of IHRIM. “We’re pleased to present our 2011 Partners Award to ADP for the company’s numerous accomplishments and contributions to the field of HR information management, and its many years of support of the IHRIM organization and community.”

ADP has been an active supporter of IHRIM for several years, participating as a conference exhibitor and sponsor at the organization’s annual forum, and supporting IHRIM’s Human Resource Information Professional (HRIP) Certification Program – a certification that many ADP employees have achieved. ADP employees have also contributed to IHRIM’s Body of Knowledge through annual conference and webinar presentations, as well as thought leadership articles in IHRIM publications. IHRIM is pleased to have a number of ADP employees as members with several having achieved the HRIP credential.

“We’re honored to be recognized by IHRIM with this prestigious award and we remain committed to contributing to the advancement of HR information management strategies and best practices,” said Meg Burns, Vice President, HR Project Services and Systems Strategy at ADP. “We look forward to continuing to play a positive, meaningful role in the IHRIM community and are grateful to IHRIM for maintaining a dedicated forum where we are able to share knowledge and collaborate with our peers in the HR information management field.”

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Manufacturers should proceed cautiously when outsourcing critical IT security and management operations, according to the results of a survey by Lieberman Software.

Undertaken at the recent Infosecurity Europe 2011 event, in London, and mirrored at RSA Conference 2011 in San Francisco, the study shows that the relationship between many outsourcing companies and their clients is at breaking point.

No fewer than 77% of IT professionals who work in organisations that use outsourcing say their outsourcers have made up work to earn extra money. Worryingly, the survey also reveals that 43% of IT professionals work in organisations that have outsourced a significant portion of their IT.

However, the real shock comes with 62% of respondents saying that, compared to their original plans, outsourcing agreements have cost them more than anticipated. Only 11% said they are paying less than they originally expected, while 27% reckon their outsourcing agreements have cost “significantly more than planned”.

Philip Lieberman, president and CEO of Lieberman Software, says the findings should not be surprising: “IT outsourcing has been an exercise in reducing expenses and passing along HR issues to others. The unfortunate by-product of this quest for lower costs and fewer headaches is a situation where corporate collective knowledge, as well as loyalty and intellectual talent, has been lost.”

He regrets the passing of the time when IT was seen as “the lever arm of the company” – a group that could use technology to make the organisation more competitive.

“Industry analysts and consultants in the area of business process management came up with the idea that every job could be fully described and outsourced to the lowest bidder… Given that the advice came from a ‘credible source’, executives were able to achieve remarkable reductions in cost – until business challenges began to appear that required flexibility, corporate knowledge, and dedication to the company.

“The experts never considered dedication and loyalty as elements in their ‘process reengineering’. It was deemed as not quantifiable… What I see today, and what this survey confirms, is that many organisations are growing frustrated with IT departments that consist largely of outsourced employees who come and go at the whim of outsiders.

“If organisations are going to outsource IT they must measure their outsourcers’ performance across the appropriate set of criteria – not only cost, but resiliency, transparency and data security,” concludes Lieberman.

Source:http://www.worksmanagement.co.uk/article/33755/77-of-IT-staff-say-outsourcers-invent-work-for-profit-.aspx