No Boundaries: How to Use Time and Labor Management Technology to Win the Race for Profits and Productivity

By Lisa Disselkamp

An essential guide for putting workforce management systems to work for your business

Showing you how to take your business from reactive to proactive and improve performance, No Boundaries provides a vendor-neutral guide on how your company can use workforce management systems to improve productivity and profits. Drawing upon years of experience implementing these systems, author Lisa Disselkamp offers numerous case studies illustrating how organizations have used workforce management systems to solve their business problems and discusses:

How the latest software uses data from time and attendance to create real time visibility into employee activity and cost Developments in labor management technology that can mitigate the challenges faced by employers in every industry and public sector Using labor data to achieve financial goals and maximize profits Using workforce management technology to enhance operations, quality, compliance, and employee satisfaction and retention Adding value to data through integration with other key business information How to build a business case and gain internal support for an investment in time and labor management technology Guide to selecting and installing time and labor systems

This book bridges the gap between what business leaders understand about their business and what they have yet to learn about this technology. The author introduces the concept of Mission Based Configuration, showing companies how to apply time and labor systems to their business needs to save time and money. The use of technology offers an effective tool to manage budgets, meet strategic targets, and channel decision-making toward best practices. No Boundaries reveals how your business can win the race for profits and productivity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470497068
• ISBN13: 9780470497067
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

No Boundaries exceeded my expectations

I began reading this book expecting a boring dissertation on economics and labor management. I was very impressed with the down to earth conversation style the author used to convey state of the art time and labor issues. Lisa has literally written the text book on how to sell technology in your organization, how to install the technology, and how to get the results that go not only to the bottom line of your business but also allow you to manage your workforce fairly and consistently. The book is an easy read and quick reference guide for how to do time and labor management right from start to finish.

The Next Level

The author has laid out the argument and pathway for taking workforce data and turning it into intelligence. In a very practical, easy to follow style, she shows how management short changes itself by not utilizing the intelligence that underlies the data they collect on the workforce. Success is seldom achieved through one master stroke. It is more often the dogged application of intelligence. Edison allegedly had a sign in his office that said, It is remarkable how far some people will go to avoid thought." Watson's IBM motto was simply, "Think". Lisa has put those ideas into practice by showing management how to think about people.No Boundaries: How to Use Time and Labor Management Technology to Win the Race for Profits and Productivity (Wiley)

Everything you could want to know...

As someone who is familiar with the old "time and attendance" systems, I was surprised to learn all the capabilities of the new "Time and Labor Management" systems. This book goes into great detail about their many capabilities, and most importantly, about how they can be used to increase productivity. The author also covers the essentials of system evaluation and implementation. If you have an employee population to manage, read this book and keep it on your bookshelf!

Time and Labor Management made easy

I manage a large diverse population of Healthcare employees. I will be using this book as a reference guide I am certain. We will be upgrading to a new system soon and this book will be a resource that I will use often.