One of the biggest issues in many onboarding processes is a disconnect between recruiting, orienting and managing. In our brand new book, “Onboarding – How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time”, we suggest a Total Onboarding Program to integrate those steps. (Summary available for download at http://www.primegenesis.com).

Net, use the implementation of a technical talent acquisition system as a catalyst for integrating all the steps of your onboarding process.

George Bradt – PrimeGenesis Executive Onboarding and Transition Acceleration

But the biggest and most often overlooked challenge is certainly selecting a vendor that’s the “right cultural fit”. Companies are quick to choose a brand name, lowest price, or go for features/functions over service than to regard the vendor as a true business partner and look for long-term value. Finding a vendor that’s a good cultural fit, and that approaches the implementation as a partner is the key to successful roll-out, user adoption, and lasting relationship. This challenge is often aggravated by hungry vendors that over promise and under deliver, and I suspect that’s the case with some of those installations that took so long to roll out.