Article: Readying HR managers for a post-HRO future.(2007 SHRM conference)(human resource outsourcing)

Byline: Jessica Marquez

The half-filled room at Saturday's session on project management skills may signal that HR managers don't yet understand that they must embrace the role of project manager now that more companies are outsourcing their HR processes.

As more companies turn over activities like payroll and benefits administration to vendors, HR managers either have to "evolve or die," says Jason Corsello, a vice president at human capital management consulting firm Knowledge Infusion.

On average, an employer reduces its HR staff by 54 percent after an HRO arrangement, according to Everest Research Institute.

HR managers have two ...

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