SAS^® Human Capital Management for State and Local Governments

As citizens demand more and more from their governments, the challenge of hiring skilled state and local employees has become crucial in optimizing service delivery. Not only is it important to hire qualified people, organizations must offer high quality benefits and training in order to retain top-notch employees.   In the Spotlight NC Office of State Personnel uses SAS® to support workforce planning Using SAS, the North Carolina Office of State Personnel channels multiple information sources into a single repository. North Carolina using SAS® to manage work force and tackle talent shortfalls Find out how SAS helps the State of North Carolina deal with challenges related to baby boomer retirements and the nursing shortage. State and local governments are taking initiatives to recruit qualified workers for departments and agencies. Knowing that they are competing with the better paying private sector, state and local governments are accessing HR data to help them move from the "one size fits all" mentality of HR to more progressive employment packages. Advertising campaigns and strategic planning are just some of the ways state and local HR departments successfully recruit, train and retain the caliber of people they need. Also, knowing how the HR process ties into the state's or locality's overall strategies is important. Creating an accurate picture of the work force means being able to plan strategically for trends that will affect future budgets. State and local HR managers want software and services that can help them with workforce and strategic planning – necessary components for the success of any state or local HR department. With SAS Human Capital Management, state and local HR managers can report proactively on HR's contribution to an organization's overall strategies. The SAS solution is the only one that combines award-winning data warehousing technology with Web-based, HR-specific decision support. With SAS, you get the most powerful analytics and the most comprehensive intelligence capabilities of any software available today. Use SAS Human Capital Management to: Integrate the disparate HR data sources needed for workforce planning to provide analysis of demographics, diversity, age and critical skills. Track investments in human capital by monitoring internal courses, rewards, etc. Recruit for hard-to-fill positions by incorporating data from the Bureau of Labor, U.S. Census and the educational pipeline into SAS Human Capital Management. Measure strategy against key performance indicators. With SAS, you get a single solution to your HR needs from a single vendor, giving you the flexibility to change and update information easily as your strategies change. Results? You'll achieve a streamlined HR process that reflects your overall mission while helping you plan for future needs.

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