Human Resources Management Services

Small, mid size and large businesses are in a constant battle to have the right resources with the right skills in the right place at the right time. ThoughtWare HR services can guide you through the maze of HR offerings to deliver an effective solution to you.

We offer implementation services to analyse your needs and recommend the best HR software for you, and/or implementation of your chosen software as well as our own i.on my range of compliance, competency & productivity software.

Implementation Services

At ThoughtWare our HR consultants use our unique project management methodology —”ThoughtMethod” — to bring to you reality based and effective implementation services that are guaranteed to deliver you results.

From developing quantifiable realisable Business Cases to powerful Lessons Learned regardless of your organizations size we are experienced across the spectrum when it comes to sourcing, upgrading or implementing a HR system that works for your organization.— we can assist you with:

• Business Case
• Feasibility Study
• Terms of Reference
• Tender Process
• Contract Management
• Governance Structure
• Project Office Establishment
• Readiness Testing
• Change management
• Manage Communications
• Develop Plans
• Build Deliverables
• Acceptance Testing
• Business Processes
• Training
• Issue Management
• Risk Management
• Scope/Change Control Management
• Assess and Review
• Lessons Learned

We are able to substantially reduce the time taken to undertake your HR/Payroll project and ensure that it is completed in a manner that maximises circumstances for benefits realization.  We also bring with us a set of ‘management processes’ to monitor and control the production of deliverables within your project — efficiently and effectively.

Small, medium or large projects ThoughtMethod provides a proven approach to achieving success.  Through applying our unique project investigator we are able to adapt the tools and processes to specifically apply to your unique business and technical circumstances including blending with your own methodology.

The top 3 benefits to be gained by utilizing ThoughtWare consultants are:

1. Reduces time and cost because the tools and processes that form part of ThoughtMethod have already been created and a clear lifecycle for initiating planning, executing and closing projects has already been identified
2. Reduces the impact of risks, issues and changes because there is a clear process for identifying, quantifying, approving and resolving them
3. Enhances the likelihood of success through the use of a standard, best practice, tried and proven project management methodology

We take pride in what we do — our values are consistently applied as we utilise our skills, tools and processes to deliver you measurable results.

So if you are thinking about a HR/Payroll project where you want guaranteed results — ThoughtWare consultants using ThoughtMethod is for you!

If your are interested or want more details:

• Download our software implementation brochure highlighting some successful implementation projects (download pdf file: 204 kb); or
• Contact us at

i·on my

Do you have your eye out for a simple, graphical, affordable HR system? Are you in an industry such as childcare, education or aged care where a steadily increasing burden of rules, evidence documentation, accreditation requirements and hazard/risk governance is taking time and resources away from actual running of your business or worse, threatening its continued viability? Are you a micro, small or medium business that is just starting to experience HR issues — but you do not have the time, money, infrastructure to invest in an expensive enterprise wide HR system? Then one of the i·on my HR ("eye on my HR") products from ThoughtWare is for you. i·on my products are customised for the specific requirements of particular businesses such as child care, private schools and aged care. It is not a one-size-tries-to-fit-all solution that promises to deliver HR functionality that sounds impressive but in reality you never use, while missing what you really need  — we simply provide you with what you need to keep your eye on accreditation, risk management and basic HR functionality to address your legislative and quality requirements and manage your organisation structure and people. As featured on: November 13, 2005 & February 5, 2006 Functionality such as: Compliance: manage compliance and accreditation cycles Competency: map competencies, practices and processes Productivity: improve productivity and your bottom line Extremely flexible customisation of menus and options Establishment: organisation, positions and employees Graphical organisation charts Self service portal for employees to update details and apply for leave Report wizard Automated alerts

We have designed i·on my HR to deliver maximum flexibility — which means you get to name fields something meaningful to your business.  Through our unique HR Wizard we are able to tailor the system to look and feel just the way you want it.  And generally this can take less than ONE DAY to set up and commence using if you are a small business such as a single childcare centre.

For further information on the many benefits of eHR, read the article "e-HR: Transform your HR Function".

If you want to find out more about a system that costs as little as $595 to purchase plus a small monthly fee (with no lock-in contracts), visit the ion.my web site.

• Choice of 3, 6 or 12 months business planning or professional development program
• Participants learn to become mentors and coaches, creating a positive cultural change within your organisation
• Measurable return on your investment (ROI)

At agreed time periods the participants complete a business planning or professional development topic.

At the end of that period, they meet with their “partner” who is also doing the program.

Working through structured discussion sheets, the partners challenge each other with regard to what they have learned and implemented during that period’s activities.

One of the keys to being an effective mentor and/or coach is knowing how to ask the right questions, not necessarily having all the answers. By working through the structured discussion sheets, the participants already have the questions available to them in a format that is appropriate for effective mentoring and coaching.

The third element to the program is the ROI.  Over the 6 or 12 month program the participants, either by themselves or with their partner, complete a workplace-based improvement project. This is where they identify something within their workplace that either is not working and they can see a possible way to make it work, or something that is working however they can see a possible way to make it work better and to raise the benchmark.

Over the program they do some research, complete a basic cost-benefit analysis and prepare a written report on their workplace-based improvement idea, thus providing identifiable ROI.

Additionally, there are regular feedback sheets and a 360 degree feedback process at the beginning and the end of the program.

An innovative mentoring and coaching program that delivers measurable results. And the great surprise for you is that it is cost effective from only $660 per person for the full 12 months program, and $385 per person for the 6 month program.

For more information, download the peer mentoring brochure (pdf file: 317 kb), or contact us at