Evaluation Model for Software Tools : Using Merinova’s TAS System as a Case Study and Outlining the Key Principles in respect to the Design, Development and the User
Apurva Ganoo · Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen) · 2018
The objective of this thesis was to firstly, to conceive a comprehensive and consolidated method for effectively analyzing and evaluating HRM software tools, and secondly, to provide changes to Merinova’s TAS system based on the evaluation methods created. The primary goal of this thesis was to create an evaluation model that could be used to evaluate software tools in the context of e-HRM systems, or any software that has been designed primarily for business applications, and to do so from the principles of the user, the design, and the developer. The end result was to develop and synthesize a consolidated evaluation model that was both, sufficient, yet succinct in its purpose and with the end goal of allowing the end user of the model to effectively evaluate and judge a software tool, particularly in the case of e-HRM systems. The secondary goal of the thesis was to then use this model to carry out a case study on a real-life client, Merinova, and their e-HRM system called the TAS System which is used to log employee hours in relation to project assignments and then export the data to help in the proper invoicing of their clients. The case study then was finalized by the proposal of a list of suggested improvements and changes which should be made to the existing TAS System. This thesis was done, primarily, through the assessment of earlier models and principles that were utilized as secondary research sources. The evaluation model which was created, was then used to carry out the secondary goal of the thesis, which was to evaluate the TAS System.