• Keep Job Focused - This is as much the consultant's job as it is yours. While on engagements, I frequently had clients ask about additional capabilities or the "oh yeas, can we do this too?". I always handled this situation the same. Let me finish what we have to do and then we can look at available time or extra time, for extra work not included in the original scope. This was not an issue on my projects but one of my consultants had a real challenge with staying focused and was over budget on the majority of his projects.

• Track Hours - If the project is a long one, make sure to track the hours worked by the consultant. Believe it or not, very few of the companies I worked with actually did this.

Closing

No two HRIS or HRMS software implementation engagements are the same. Some projects are going to exceed budget. It may not be your fault, the implementer's, or the software. Nothing is definite with computers and software, as we all know; but following the steps offered above should assist with meeting expectations.

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