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Veran Performance

SwiftHR (Oracle HCM Now) Implementation & Managed Service

SwiftHR™ is Veran’s rapid ‘out-of-the-box’ HR/Payroll solution, deploying Oracle within 4-6 months. It is deployed through a pre-configured solution built for Government and public sector requirements. SwiftHR™ is underpinned by ‘Adopt not Adapt’ and encourages a ‘grow-as-you-go’ approach to deploying Oracle, giving you the opportunity to upskill and become self-sufficient.

Features

  • Pre-configured Oracle HR/Payroll solution
  • Discovery (2-4 weeks) to build investment case and roadmap
  • Pre-configured solution based on Government & Public Sector
  • Implementation includes design validation; data migration, testing and hypercare
  • Change management and admin training option
  • Includes Oracle Journeys and persona-based dashboards with pre-built analytics
  • Application Managed Service

Benefits

  • Accelerated time to value – live within 4-6 months
  • Focus on MVP to add value and minimise operational disruption
  • Promotes internal capability and self-sufficiency, reducing external spend
  • Encourages an ‘Adopt not Adapt’ mindset
  • Provides access to industry good practice
  • Creates a culture of Continuous Improvement from the outset

Pricing

£350 to £2,250 a unit a day

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

7 2 3 4 7 4 0 7 4 1 7 4 5 5 1

Contact

Veran Performance Helen Thiel
Telephone: +44 7770 901040
Email: helen@veranperformance.com

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
Veran is known in the public sector for delivering rigour, structure and high quality through our 7S™ Methodology. This tried and tested approach guides organisations through 7 clearly defined steps, starting with the customer or end user who is at the heart of any transformation.

Based on the 7S™ Methodology, SwiftHR™ deployment approach has been designed for organisations with minimal levels of complexity and legacy in HR, enabling them to move directly to Step 6, implementation. It is preceded by a 2-4 week Discovery phase, which validates your ability to adopt the pre-configured solution and understand where, if any, additional configuration effort is required. The implementation plan shown is for core HCM, so any additional modules required in the initial implementation would add time to this deployment.

Our experienced Programme and Project Leads will work with you and any required third parties, to tailor these tried and tested plans around your organisation's objectives, constraints and timelines. Our plans are fully integrated, both in terms of the various workstreams required to deliver the project, but also in terms of the key activities, dependencies and resources required from the client organisation.
Planning service works with specific services
Yes
Hosting or software services the planning service works with
Oracle Cloud HR & Payroll

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
There are various levels of training provided within the SwiftHR package, ranging from super-user training, to end user and admin user training.
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
Oracle Cloud HR and Payroll

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
Cloud implementations and migrations can over-run and exceed initial budget expectations. This is often due to the fact that organisations are unaware of the dependencies and activities that they need to undertake as part of a standard Cloud project. Veran's service provides access to experienced Cloud transformation professionals, who can integrate into your team and mitigate the risk of project delay. This is achieved by ensuring a robust business case has been created; supporting with all the readiness and mobilisation activities; hand-holding client teams across project workstreams (Solution Design; Data; Testing; Integrations; Change & Adoption; Cutover) and ensuring a healthy governance is operational throughout the project. Our methodology for Cloud migration encourages organisations to understand how to get the most from investment being made in Cloud technology, both on Day 1 and beyond. It provides an holistic strategy for service enablement, addressing all angles of end user interactions and experience, not just the transactional processing. It provides colleagues with the opportunity to upskill during the project and be self-sufficient once technology solutions are live.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
Yes
List of supported services
Oracle Cloud HR and Payroll

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Veran Performance have a team of test practitioners who specialise in delivering testing services to improve quality of your investment in HR, Finance and Payroll technology. We have advanced capability in: • Test policy and strategy development • Test planning, management and control • Testing on cloud systems using various methodologies including Agile • Defect triage, management and reporting • Test tool selection • Risk-based testing Our team, often one of our Founding Directors, provides independent quality assurance on every project.

Security testing

Security services
No

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
Yes
Types of service supported
Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
How the support service works
There are various levels of support service available wiht the SwiftHR package, depending on access required and types of activities that require support.

Service scope

Service constraints
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Within 1 hour
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Support levels
There are various levels of support service available wiht the SwiftHR package, depending on access required and types of activities that require support.

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller providing extra features and support
Organisation whose services are being resold
Oracle

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Wellbeing

Tackling economic inequality

Veran is a small, entrepreneurial business which has grown over the past ten years and created job opportunities for over 200 people, including many graduates. On the same day we founded Veran, we set up a not-for-profit HR & Finance network which now supports 20,000 professionals through free events, seminars and workshops, to help develop the HR and Finance profession, match jobseekers with employers, and upskill people from a diverse range of backgrounds, to be employable in HR and Finance. Over the past 10 years, we have helped more than 30 people to find a job through our network.

Furthermore HR and Finance technology and transformation are high growth sectors. Veran’s success in Central Government allows us to continue growing at rapid speed, with ambitions to double in size over the next 18-24 months. This means offering new jobs for 100+ people in the next 2 years. Our methodologies which have been tailored to hybrid working allow us to hire from a wider geographical base, and those who are not mobile to travel into work or those who are shielding. We also provide excellent training for people of all economic backgrounds, from school or higher education through internships, most of whom become permanent employees.

We fund ten days of training for every one of our employees, helping them gain qualifications and certifications in Project Management, Organisational Design, Change Management, and technology design and development. We also support our clients to design their Training Strategies and Plans so that during our projects, people in our client organisations are learning about Programme and Project Management, Process Optimisation, Embedding Change, Effective Communication, and Best Practice for HR and Finance.

Wellbeing

At Veran we take the health and wellbeing of all our staff, colleagues and clients seriously. We operate a number of initiatives to promote not just the physical health but also the mental wellbeing of our people. Our purpose in doing this is to ensure that everyone working at Veran has access to the support, tools and advice they need to manage their health and wellbeing.
To support physical health we offer all permanent staff fully funded private medical insurance and critical illness insurance. We have consciously chosen to contract our private medical with Vitality as their service offering is more rounded to total health. We also organise tournaments such as tennis and netball regularly. For those who cannot travel to take part in tournaments, we also ensure we offer challenges that everyone can take part in regardless of location, such as Virgin Pulse (previously Global Corporate Challenge).
To support our people in managing their mental health we have created a rounded approach. We acknowledge that for many of our workforce who work remotely staying connected is a key factor in managing their mental health. As such we provide; weekly newsletters, monthly all-company calls, bi-annual in-person development days, regular manager 1-2-1s and a weekly anonymous pulse survey. We also offer our people the opportunity to be a mentor or have a mentor. We have also partnered with OnHand who match our people with volunteering opportunities in their local communities. This is in addition to having two mental health first aiders in the organisation and actively promoting mental health awareness, including through an awareness week, Employee Assistance Programme, etc.
We also offer financial education support to our employees with a financial advisor running bi-annual drop-in sessions for our people.

Pricing

Price
£350 to £2,250 a unit a day
Discount for educational organisations
Yes

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at helen@veranperformance.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.