Project Summary
Tech stacks | Services Used | Team Composition | Project Timeline |
Power Apps Power Automate SharePoint Online | Low-code Development Software Development | Project manager Business analyst Tester Low-code Developers | 2 months |
The client, a mid-sized SaaS company with over 300 employees, drowned in piles of spreadsheets and sluggish workflow. 90% of their HR operations are done by hand, the process is error-prone, data is never updated, and frustration is all over the place for both HR executives and employees.
Using Microsoft Power Platform, we quickly rolled out a modern HRM system that instantly improved internal processes by 65%, bringing relief to HR executives and happiness to their employees.
Being “Low-tech” Destroyed HR Experiences
Our client soon realized that the lack of automation was the root of all this madness. Their operation relies too much on manual tools, from record-keeping with docs and excels to attendance tracking through emails and chats.
This low efficiency ate up lots of time, killed staff energy, and pulled away meaningful engagement between the employees and the company.
Yet, despite looking at dozens of off-the-shelf HRM solutions, our client can’t find one that can address their pain points and be cost-effective with an SME’s budget.
Why Synodus and Low-code?
Our client continued their search for custom software.
Having learned all their conundrums and fought bad HR management ourselves, we proposed a budget-friendly approach: using low-code, specifically Microsoft Power Platform, to build an HRM system that links up employees’ touchpoints, from chats to daily processes.
Low-code is 10x quicker to build, and combined with agile methodology, we completed this challenging task in 8 weeks.
The Finished Puzzle
The solution, promised to free up the HR workload, is designed with user-friendliness at heart, making sure anyone can navigate the right functions:
For HR execs:
- Automates HR processes: Tailor employee onboarding/offboarding, OT and leave request/approval, tax handling to payroll calculation.
- A unified SharePoint hub: Keep employee info and related docs in one spot. Quickly get hands on what you need through advanced search filtering and customizable fields.
- Smart recruitment: Secure the right hire with a tool to track, classify, and rate candidates.
For employees:
- Intuitive self-services web and mobile app: Manage their attendance, submit requests at any time, and actively engage in HR processes. The best part? They can access these tools through Microsoft Teams without juggling back and forth.
- Integrated communication channels for remote and on-site employees: Everyone stays in the loop.
A Foreseeable Result
Fast and cost-effective development is one thing, does the solution live up to expectation is another.
And after 2 months in action, the Microsoft HRM system not only runs smoothly every day but also:
- Speed up processing time for OT and leave requests up to 65%.
- Reduce 20% of operational costs thanks to automation. HR executives can now optimize their time to maintain a truly healthy workplace.
- Increase employee satisfaction by 25% and reduce conflicts with streamlined communication.
It’s never too late to have a performance boost
Moving Ahead
With Synodus support and training, our client continued to craft many transformative applications for their team, such as meeting room booking apps, simplifying onboarding/offboarding processes, and lunch sign-ups.