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Establishing e-Induction

The aim of this video podcast is to establish a shared communication of both our and your knowledge in the arenas of Best Practice Project and Management Consulting - This week we discuss how an organisation can gain immediate productivity gains by implementing an eInduction system.

e-Induction reduces the productivity gap for new company starters and project entrants. It also provides a professional way of introducing core company disciplines.

Knowledge Hemispheres have divided e-Induction into 3 areas:

1. First day items, for example: Fire, security and operational guidelines (for example, using the phone system).

2. Essential administrative functions, for example, expense and holiday management

3. Rich content, for example, corporate videos, department manager introductions, skill assessments and reference guides.

All can be made available on CD or via the Internet.

Consider immediate gains a new employee can obtain after immediately accepting a new role. They will arrive on theor first day better informed and hopefully keen to get on with the tasks at hand. Typically productivity gains of up to 60% can be achieved by incorporating a e-Induction system into an organisation.

Interestingly, call centres typically have a 40% staff turnover per year. With an e-Induction system in place, disruption is reduced, consistency can be achieved and rapid skills transfer can be gained. e-Induction is ideal for dynamic organisations.

Knowledge Hemispheres have implemented e-Induction systems for the UK Department of Health and a number of commercial firms. Three versions are available:

1. ITX - Based on video tutorials and focused on establishing new Information Technology skills, ideal for helping companies migrate from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

2. HR - Baed on complementing an organisations Human Resource departments induction procedures.

3. Project - Helping new project entrants to rapidly gain an insight into a programme or project status and critical issues - to enable them to improve their potential in becoming more productive as soon as possible.

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