British Telecom, (BT) has purchased and installed a new PeopleSoft human resource system built on high-performance enterprise middleware from BEA Systems, Inc. Known as the Human Resource Management System, the solution enables the HR department in BT to manage large amounts of staffing data and process massive volumes of transactions from its 130,000 employees. Price Waterhouse Coopers helped implement the new HR system by coordinating employee contracts, employee administration, and health and safety management.
BT issued a tender for joint bids from software suppliers and consultants to implement the new solution and manage the associated changes. PeopleSoft, BEA Systems, and Price Waterhouse Coopers won the six-figure pounds sterling contract . Both HR and IT staff members agreed that this combination of vendors and consultants fulfilled their respective needs for the project.
The new HRMS replaces the original system, known as Merit. It is capable of processing tens of thousands of transactions each week. Vince Garvey, system manager at BT, states, "We were looking for an all-encompassing solution that was powerful and adept enough to manage several thousands of transactions daily. The solution, which included interfacing 40 HR-related systems and 400 casual and 400 regular users, was underpinned by the BEA TUXEDO middleware solution. With the BEA middleware architecture we believe the BEA middleware architecture is critical to protecting our investment in our HRMS solution."
One of the future plans of BT is to Web-enable the HRMS so that employees can access the system via BT`s intranet. Following this transition, the system will make it easier to check recruitment opportunities within BT and enable more efficient job transfers between departments.
Steve Bale, director northern europe for BEA, is delighted that BEA`s middleware was chosen as the best solution "We have been working alongside PeopleSoft on several related projects for three years. BT`s decision to bet its human resource management system on our middleware and PeopleSoft`s technical experience is a great endorsement of our expertise and reliability."
BT has implemented a standard version of HRMS, which has kept customisation to a minimum. In addition, BT plans to use the solution to assist its other business processes in the future.
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