Intro

Charteris employs around 140 people and is a consultancy that acts as ‘the essential bridge between business and technology’. It helps leading organisations improve performance through business change and the strategic application of the latest proven technologies.

Objectives

Barry Hoffman, Head of Human Resources at Charteris needed an HR solution

up and running very quickly and at practically no cost as there had been zero budget allocated. Implementation had to be quick and simple - and an easy to use, intuitive solution would avoid devoting time and budget to rollout and training. Self service was essential and security was paramount to maintain confidentiality of information.

Result

Charteris chose Octopus as their preferred solution which was successfully implemented within a very short time frame. Upfront costs were minimal and with low monthly costs the lack of allocated budget proved no obstacle.

In addition to the original objectives further benefits of efficiency, motivation and enabling best practice have also been achieved. Employees have been very positive in their feedback of Octopus. They appreciate the convenience of checking and updating their own details and being sure they are accurate and current. Charteris HR policies, procedures and employee benefits information is on the system and people can answer their own HR queries when it’s convenient to them

Business information from HR is now quick and easy to produce, saving time and money. Hoffman concludes that “through its quick implementation and rapidly achieved business benefits, has allowed us to deliver a quality HR service and successfully support the business, Octopus has enabled us to demonstrate our own success as an agile enterprise.”

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