Southern Water HRO – A Collaborative Approach Caroline Brown Global HRO Practice Head - TCS TCS HRO Background Jan 08’ TCS HRO Payroll Rollout • TCS HRO Rollout Payroll for Global US Company Oct 07’ The Nielsen Company • Commencement of Global WFA RFI/RFP • TCS HRO Engaged in a Number of Global RFI/RFP Operations & US Payroll Oct 07’ Oct 07’ Aug 07’ TCS HRO/Payroll Investment • TCS HRO Investment/ Aggressive Growth TCS HRO Development • HRO Investment in Global Platform Development Jul 07’ Diligenta • Diligenta HRO Live Offshore TCS HRO Global Payroll • Commencement of Global • Payroll Template Development DOW Chemical • India Payroll Live Jan 07’ Mar 07’ Southern Water Southern Water HRO Live Jan 07’ • Jan 07’ Oct 06’ HRO Payroll Rollout • TCS HRO SAP Payroll for 60,000 employees TUPE Transfer • Diligenta HR Employees Transferred to TCS HRO TCS HRO • TCS HRO Win Southern Water HRO Apr 06’ Global Payroll HRO HRO focus Top Tier Global HRO Provider -1- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL TCS HRO Offering Customer Service Delivery Self Service 1st Line Support Resourcing Services Compensation & Benefits Workforce Management Employee Services Talent Management Payroll Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Sourcing Compensation Admin Personnel Admin Leave/ Absence Learning Admin Pay Administration Screening Benefits Admin Disciplinary Admin Exit/ Retirement Content Sourcing Time & Attendance Selecting Health & Welfare Grievance Admin Expat/ Relocation 3rd Party Management Gross to Net Hiring Pensions Admin Long Service Awards Employee Assistance Performance Management Payroll Delivery On Boarding Orientation Flex Bens/ Other Long Term Sick Employee Services Competency Management Reconciliation Time & Attendance Workforce Planning Succession Planning Expenses Management Contractor Management Build to Gross Knowledge Management, Records Management and Data Administration Metrics Reporting and Analytics Third Party Vendor Management -2- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Southern Water HRO Key Business Drivers Scope of Opportunity Business Drivers Lift and Shift • Reduce Delivery Costs • Develop strategies to improve long term cost competitiveness and flexibility. HR Operations • Move towards a PROCESS-CENTRIC model • Achieve a seamless business transformation:- HR Administration - Day 1 Process efficiency and performance improvement utilizing the existing systems Recruitment Reward Training Admin & Delivery HR Query Handling - Provide improved service level on a continuous basis through Business Transformation and Process ReEngineering Transform Continuous Improvement -3- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Southern Water Service Delivery Scope Customer Service Delivery Self Service 1st Line Support Resourcing Services Compensation & Benefits Workforce Management Employee Services Talent Management Payroll Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Strategy Sourcing Compensation Admin Personnel Admin Leave/ Absence Learning Admin Pay Administration Screening Benefits Admin Long Service Awards Exit/ Retirement Content Sourcing Time & Attendance Selecting Long Term Sick Employee Assistance 3rd Party Management Gross to Net Hiring Time & Attendance Employee Services Appraisal Management Payroll Delivery Build to Gross On Boarding Orientation Reconciliation Contractor Management Expenses Management Knowledge Management, Records Management and Data Administration Metrics Reporting and Analytics Third Party Vendor Management -4- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Southern Water HR Service Delivery Model Request Confirmation and Fulfillment Events and Inquiries Case Management and Triage Complex Inquiries and Domain Support Retained HR Employees Client location Service Channels & Delivery Center Client Onshore/Offshore Onsite Service Centre Stakeholders Process Domains and Core Technology Hiring Administration Employees Mumbai Managers Web/ Portal • SW Sites Midland Trent Peterborough Employee Files Data Management Retirees Reporting HR Profs Learning Administration Corporate Staff Local Support: Emails/ Images 3rd Parties Other Processes supported by Integrated Technology Applicants Suppliers Toll-free Phone/IVR Multiple Tier Customer Support: • Workflow • Case handlers • Data Entry • Admin Teams Client Systems 3rd Party Systems Appraisal Administration Business Partners • Specialist Casework • Escalations • Client Interfacing -5- & Analytics Support Technologies: • Workflow • Case Mgmt. • Document Mgmt. Organisation Management Termination Administration TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Transition Time Line Oct 2006 September 2006 Nov 2006 Contract Agreed Dec 2006 Sign Off Programme Set Up Detailed Design Resource Recruitment Jan 2007 Sign Off Feb 2007 Oct 2007 Sign Off Offshore/ Onshore Training & Testing Commencement Of Onsite Knowledge Capture Go Reverse Live Work IT Architecture shadowing Stabilisation Set Up of Delivery Centres Provision of TCS Resources into SW Joint Transition Team -6- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL What Went Well! • Collaborative Approach - both TCS & SW worked closely together • Responsive to Southern Waters changing business needs • Move to a Process oriented environment from a more traditional transactional environment • Speed of Transition to Mumbai • Reverse Workshadowing • Weekly Operational and Issue Management Calls • First Point of Contact – Delivered from Southern Water site initially -7- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Where Lessons Were Learnt! • There is no such thing as pure ‘Lift and Shift’ – processes will need some re-engineering • Early release of HR resources, made Knowledge Capture in some areas difficult • Transition Resources need, Process Re-engineering Experience and Workshop capability • Timescales for Implementation of IT Architecture were underestimated • Requirement to look at ‘End to End’ process, when dealing with issues – cannot take a blinkered approach. • Service Provider resources need to be encouraged to be accountable for their actions and understand how they impact the overall process • Where delivery is across multiple locations, regular communication is essential • Everyone needs to feel part of the same team -8- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL TCS HRO Case Study Water Utility Company Company Overview: • Water Utility company Size and Scope of Deal: • 2,000 employees spread across UK Business Needs • • • • Fragmented HR process, lack of Internal controls and procedure adherence High cost of HR administration Absence of process standardization and documentation Change Management - Roll out organization-wide HR policies. Administrative Support • • • • • • • Recruitment Learning & Development HR Admin. Absence Leavers MI & Analytics Data Input Systems Used: • Trent Business Solution Offered By TCS • Phased solution – “As–is” Transition – Implement Workflow Management – Integrate Technology Support – Performance Quality Management – Online Query Management System • Centralized HR administration functions from single delivery centre and Help line support from near shore • Strategic HR Analytics and Reporting Business Benefits • • • • • • Focus on core competency Centralized operations from SSC Easy manageability – Single SLA Reporting and Control Detailed documentation of business processes Reduced HR Operating Costs -9- TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Relationships Are Key - 10 - TCS HRO Presentation 20071021 V.1.1. CONFIDENTIAL Thank You Questions ?