Suite, Best of Breed, or Both?

A Selection Checklist for the Hybrid World of Suite and Best of Breed HR Applications

End-to-end HR suites may reduce user log-in woes and ease talent management data integration, but leading analyst firms agree that in terms of features and functionality no single suite can adequately meet all rapidly evolving HR requirements. According to Gartner, “By 2020, 30% of global mid-market and large enterprises will have invested in a cloud-deployed human capital management suite for administrative HR and talent management, but will still need to source 20% to 30% of their HCM requirements via point solutions.”

The following infographic provides a checklist with which HR and HRIS organizations can navigate the talent management software selection process amid heterogeneous requirements.
  • A side-by-side comparison of the different approaches of integrated suite vs. best of breed HR software.
  • Insight about the emergence of an industry best practice that involves blending the suite approach with third-party best-of-breed software modules.
  • A checklist for determining trade-offs (cost and value), so you understand what you sacrifice by going with a strictly single-vendor suite or, conversely, a best-of-breed approach.

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