How we can help
Payroll, T&A, Core System Strategy
Requirement analysis & goal-setting
We analyze requirements considering market trends and client strategy to set valuable, achievable goals.
Scenario analysis
How to achieve the defined goals? Making concrete scenarios show opportunities and risks.
Decision-memo support including target operating model
Rationale, auditable and fact-based decision-making to minimize risk and maximize success. Target operating model serves as proof of concept.
Evaluation of options
Employ devil's advocate approach, experience, and trend knowledge for evaluating attractive options rigorously.
Harmonization
Big bang harmonization
Introducing a new solution simultaneously across locations harmonizes processes, reports, and data in HR systems.
Iterative harmonization
Sequential introduction of a new solution across locations progressively harmonizes HR-related processes and data.
Implementation Delivery
Project management
Plan, structure, and execute projects, managing stakeholders and providers to deliver value within time, budget, and quality constraints.
Requirement management
Manage pay, time, and core requirements with analysis, optimization, and integration, ensuring effective delivery and testing.
Workflows
Design customer-specific and best practice processes to meet global client needs, ensuring sustainable and maintainable implementation and integration.
Test management
Provide professional test setup with customized methodology, tools, execution, and documentation for client-specific requirements.
Provider management
Firm control of software and service providers ensures contract adherence and quality, preventing client dissatisfaction.
Organizational readiness
Implementation and integration often require organizational alignment, role adjustments, and knowledge transfer at various levels.
Selection of System, Provider, and Service Level
Longlist and Shortlist
We assist in creating longlists of systems, providers, and service levels, refining to a shortlist aligned with corporate goals.
Requirement analysis
We help prepare complete requirement specifications, including functional, technical, and strategic needs, plus desired service levels.
Contract negotiation
After selection, we assist in contract creation and negotiation, ensuring favorable terms and avoiding pitfalls with our expertise.
RFx
LKPU manages the preparation of complete requirement specifications, supports cross-border RFI, RFQ, RFP processes, and aids in decision-making.
Interfacing Payroll, T&A, and Core System
Requirement specifications
Specify functional and technical requirements (IREB standard) aligned with goals for a pragmatic build, integrate, run, and maintain cycle.
Provider selection and management
We select providers for implementation and integration, support SOW creation, manage contract adherence, quality control, and change requests.
Project management and reporting
Plan, structure, and execute projects, managing stakeholders and providers to deliver value in time, budget, and quality, ensuring transparency and collaboration.
Governance
Post-transition to operations, we ensure control mechanisms, service levels, maintenance, and change management are clearly governed and responsible.
Payroll, T&A, and Core Provider Support
Portfolio optimization
Your portfolio of solutions and services, whether local, regional, or global, is key to building enduring, satisfying customer relationships.
Migrations
We orchestrate large-scale migrations due to changes in provider solutions, aiming to increase scalability and competitiveness without causing churn.
Market entry and product build for Germany
Leveraging our extensive functional and technical expertise, we aid solution and service providers in penetrating and expanding in the German market, the world's fourth-largest GDP.
ICP selection and integration
Selecting and integrating in-country payroll partners is vital for ensuring quality and profitability where proprietary solutions don't fully meet customer needs.
Global growth
Supporting HCM suite providers to achieve global growth targets, we assist in key decisions, product setup, integration, and competitive strategies.
Pre / Post Merger Integration
We prepare and support organizational and IT transformations for stakeholders, leveraging experience from numerous transactions.