Client - Kings Super Markets

Assignment - JAT was asked by Kings Super Markets to provide strategic development and project management for the implementation of Lawson's HR Process Suite, including Payroll, Personnel, Time Accrual and Benefits.

Challenge - Working together with the Kings project team, JAT faced a number of challenges including:

The coordination of both a Lawson software implementation with the concurrent implementation of a Kronos time and attendance system.

The integration of a complicated set of union rules, which impacted the pay calculation and time accrual functions of the Lawson system.

The development of a system implementation strategy that will accomplish the objectives above without the need to customize the Lawson code, eliminating costly and time consuming steps for future upgrades.

Solution - Drawing on years of experience, JAT submitted recommendations that culminated in the formation of a Kings/JAT implementation team with key Kings employees assigned to the Lawson and Kronos systems. These individuals, together with the JAT team members, collaborated throughout the Conference Room Pilot and Gap Analysis phases of the project to ensure a successful parallel implementation.

Results - As a result of the productive and efficient team effort between JAT and Kings, the HR, Payroll and Benefits modules for 2800 weekly and bi-weekly Kings employees went live on a Lawson system that remained 100% vanilla, on time and on budget.

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