Russel Piper, HR Director, GE SeaCo Services Limited An insight into how implementing and using employee self-service software can free up HR teams to concentrate on more value-add activities.

1. PICTURE HOLDER
GE SeaCo Ships in HR Software

2. Using HR Software to
Implement Worldwide HR Solutions
Presented By
Russell Piper
(HR Director)
GE SeaCO SERVICES LTD

3. About GE SeaCo
Joint Venture Between SeaCo and General Electric
Formed to manage assets from SeaContainers and
Genstar in 1998
Administration and day to day run by independent
operations run by GESeaCo but previously by
SeaContainers.
2006 Necessitated separation into own identity with
individual HR function.
Assets of $3.5b over 950,000 teu. Top 4 asset owner in
the market.
Offices or Agencies in 20 countries around the World
Experienced equipment leasing company
Previous ‘traditional’ approach to the HR function

4. Challenges
Maintaining up-to-date & No controls/worldwide policy
accurate information
No dedicated function
Paper records
Disparate Responsibilities
No Systems
Worldwide Salary
Not tailor-made Software Reviews/Bonuses
No worldwide consistency of IT Upgrade issues - suspicion
information
Ethics Programmes
Accessibility
GE Compliance
No access centrally
SOX Compliance
Excel spreadsheets

5. What were we looking for ?
Worldwide
Access
Centralised
Culture change
Control
Tool
Which
System?
Remote Individual
Wall of Involvement
Records- Scan /archive policy - Individual
Responsibility
Individual Record
Upkeep.

6. How to find the right system
HRD knowledge
Trade press
Shopping list
Deliver solution timescale
Sales documents
Organisational Pain

7. Our hurdles for implementation
HR impact in areas across the world
Speed of implementation
Why do we need it? What will it do for us?
Profile of HR
Too many projects and too many changes
Organisational Stabilisation

8. Why SnowdropKCS ?
Could be a web-based system
User licences
Could be customised – especially My HR
Flexible as to how much/little you have
Ease of navigation
Ongoing support
Clear implementation plan

9. Implementation: Personnel + Self-Service
September/November
End of June 2007
2008 System Training
September/October
Sept – Oct Concurrent
Uploaded all employee
1st August 2007 Data Upload with
Snowdrop Chosen information
Dedicated Resource
Jan 2008
August 2007 GO Live
Jan/Feb SDS
Workflow April Training
2008

10. Further Additions
Performance Management System August 2009
Upgrade June 2009
Customised Time Management System June 2009
Intranet Linking March 2009
Cultural Change Tool

11. Success of the system
Data accessibility
Key training dates
Reorganisation tool
Reporting tools
- Dashboards
- Adhoc/disposals
SnowdropKCS Workflow.
Performance management system.
Whereabouts

12. My HR

13. Any Questions ?
GE SeaCo