HR technology, from inside the work.
Essays on HRMS selection, transformation, vendor evaluation, and the quiet decisions that determine whether a system fits an organisation or merely lives inside it.
Your HRIS Evaluation Is Being Run by Your Vendors. Here's How to Take It Back.
The vendor who presents first shapes the questions. The vendor who presents best shapes the shortlist. By the time the scorecard gets filled in, it is measuring what the vendors chose to show — not what the organization needed to know.
"We need a leave management module" is not a requirement
Feature requests tell a vendor what to build. Real requirements tell them what problem needs solving. Most HR tech documents skip that step — and pay for it during UAT.
The Role Nobody Budgets For — But Every HR Tech Transformation Quietly Needs
Not because the tool was bad. Not because the vendor failed. But because there was no one truly owning the thinking behind the transformation.
Why Most HR Tech Decisions Fail Before Implementation
Most HR tech projects don't fail during implementation. They fail much earlier—at the point of selection.