Most Time Attendance Software industry articles will give you the advice that the first step in selecting the right Time and Attendance System is to determine your needs, which is more often than not easier said than done. Until such time that you have a reasonable or better understanding of what the various TimeandAttendance products are capable of, it can be difficult to know exactly what you require. Even if you do, your needs are probably going to change as you continue to see "nice to haves" in the additional products that you review. All of this is why TimeandAttendanceCompare.Com was created. It’s a user-friendly software selection tool that details the options and features of industry-leading Time and Attendance Systems. When you use the Software Selection Tool, you will specify which features and options you absolutely require, which might be of interest to you, plus you will give a weight to the importance of each. Upon completion of the survey, you will be presented with a list of the Time and Attendance Software products that best meet your particular needs. From that point you may select to receive a free demonstration on as many products as you are interested in.

Tips for Comparing Apples to Apples

Now it’s time to schedule the free demonstration and take the next step in your Time and Attendance Software selection process. The demos are going to vary considerable in skill and presentation so it can be difficult to compare the various systems. This is where it is best to participate heavily during the demonstration presentation; if you want to compare apples to apples, you need to make sure that you see the apples do the same thing. Aka you need to "standardize" the demos. Ask each presenter to run you through a few standard processes that you have picked during each demo. For example, a walk-through of the steps to adding a new employee, creating a schedule for that employee, doing some keyboard and time clock punches, and review the exceptions. This way you can grade each product on how well or how poorly they handle each of these functions. If there are specific reports that you must have, make sure to request a demonstration of those reports and how they are created.

Time and Attendance Software Support

Just as you standardized the sales demonstrations, you should also standardize how you view the support for each company. This can be a very tricky area to get solid answers but it is worth asking some questions and getting references. Ask about hours, response times, costs, product improvement updates, and government compliance updates. Ask whether updates are included as part of the annual support. You should also ask what happens if you uncover a bug in the system. What are the steps to resolving such a problem? Make sure they have a process through which you can report problems. They may not show it to you but it is good to ask the questions.

Making Sure the Person Responsible for Your HRIS Implementation is Qualified

In our archive, you will find an article called "How to have a successful Time and Attendance Software Implementation". It’s full of tips on selecting the best team to implement your TimeandAttendance Software. It has the five tips for ensuring success.

Why Number of Installs and Length of Time in business are Important

We included the number of installs and length of time in business of our participating Time and Attendance Software, Time and Attendance System vendors for a reason: They are important. The more installs they have done provides a greater opportunity to correct as many issues as possible. The longer they have been in business can offer insight into the stability of the company. Generally speaking, the longer they’ve had their products on the market, the cleaner their applications will be.