BAASS Insights Technology Blog

It’s crucial to evaluate your business on a regular basis to ensure that you’re on track to succeed. One key area of your business to monitor is your inventory management.

A Human Resources Information System (HRIS) is a valuable tool to improve the productivity of your HR department. Such a system can help you automate many common HR services. This, in turn, gives your HR team more time to work directly with employees and add to the strategic planning for the company.

A new Human Resources Information System (HRIS) can yield important insights into your company’s human resources needs. One such need that may be revealed is high turnover. The cost of employee turnover is staggering, not just in terms of recruiting and hiring new workers, but in time lost to candidate searches and interviews, lost productivity, and lost knowledge as workers exit without transferring information to newcomers. High turnover also hurts employee morale.

During these unprecedented times, many workforces are significantly displaced. This can lead to the potential breakdown of communication and pitfalls in projects not being completed within the timelines set pre-epidemic. With this, now is the best time to implement project management software. Regardless of the size or scope of your business - implementing a project management tool can help to ensure tasks are assigned and completed.

With more and more individuals working remotely, it is important to be aware of Cyber Security and make sure that you and your company are taking the steps to stay secure. The internet era and progress in technology has made it simpler for many of us to complete our day to day tasks from the comfort of our homes, however, there are a number of things to be aware of when it comes to Cyber Security. This blog will cover 7 simple steps to improve security while working remotely.

What is project management?

Project management is the practice of managing a project.  It is broken down into several phases and the most common are ideation, planning, execution, oversight, and delivering the work for the project to reach specific goals and meet timelines.  That may sound simple, but there is a lot that goes into it at every stage of the process.

We are all a little on edge these days about finances, job security and the health of ourselves and loved ones.  The Canadian Government is trying to help all Canadians with financial hardships due to COVID-19. For business owners’ this is one part of the economic response plan.

Working remotely is and can be a very sharp double-edged sword. Yes, you now get to reduce your commute and get to stay home, but this can be harder for many due to the lack of routine.

Plus the distractions - whether it’s your children wanting your attention, a pile of dishes in the sink that suddenly looks more appealing than your work to-do list, or a quick three-hour binge of that one Netflix show you’ve been dying to watch, staying productive at home will for most take a little extra effort. Here are five tips to help you reclaim your 9 to 5, and boost productivity.