ESS, HR/Payroll Core.
Payroll/Pension Manager at a insurance company
Features I like include ESS, HR/Payroll Core.
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
Payroll processing/tax filing.
For how long have I used the solution?
12 years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I was not employed at that time.
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How are customer service and support?
Customer Service:
8/10, our company has had issues with response time, but being in payroll my response time has been fairly quick and timely.
Technical Support:9/10, there are times we are able to stump the tech.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are currently using Kronos Workforce Ready Time Labor Management. We switched from UTM because the reporting feature was HORRIBLE and UTM could not really address our needs and issues.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Benefits Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Online enrollment has saved a lot of paperwork, reduced errors, improved efficiencies.
What is most valuable?
- BI
- Benefits Admin
How has it helped my organization?
We're able to get more access to info quicker.
Online enrollment has saved a lot of paperwork, reduced errors, improved efficiencies.
What needs improvement?
They need to update the open enrollment and life events process, make it more flexible, and update the look and feel.
For how long have I used the solution?
Since 2009.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No problems.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Very good.
Technical Support:Very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Ceridian
How was the initial setup?
Straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
In-house team.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Workspace, Peoplesoft, Ceridian.
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Sr IT Business Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
The payroll function is valuable.
What is most valuable?
We use payroll via back office.
How has it helped my organization?
The payroll function is immaculate; we rely on it 100%.
What needs improvement?
- Recruiting upgrading from v10 to v14
For how long have I used the solution?
It was a Y2K solution; we implemented it in 1999.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We have not encountered any deployment issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
It seems our NSR changes quite frequently (because of good opportunities for the NSR). However, I've spoken to so many new people lately (not my NSR) that customer service is sometimes frustrating.
Technical Support:Level 2 support is not frequently needed; however, most of them are good at what they do.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have been using Ultipro since Y2K.
What about the implementation team?
A vendor team implemented it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Salesmen from Ultipro seem to be intent on the sale... then they disappear!
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Manager Human Resources at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Provides self-service for both employees and managers.
What is most valuable?
- Self service (both employees and managers)
- Recruiting & onboarding
- Benefits administration
How has it helped my organization?
It has helped us to streamline our processes and eliminate administrative tasks.
What needs improvement?
Advanced benefits administration should include more-complex benefit setups (ex: items dependent on something else).
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used it for four years between two different companies.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We have not encountered any deployment issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is very good.
Technical Support:Technical support is excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched to UltiPro for more functionality and financial reasons.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup was very straightforward. Our consultants were knowledgeable and easy to work with.
What about the implementation team?
I rate the vendor team that implemented it very high.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It has the best pricing ever. You get so much for your money.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have looked at other systems in the past. I have used other systems in the past. I would always continue to go back to using Ultipro.
What other advice do I have?
Ultimate Software makes a great product. And it is always changing for the better!
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HRIS Analyst at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We were able to automate several job changes where our team made several data entry mistakes.
What is most valuable?
The ease of use. Ultipro is easy for both the tech savy HR person to those with limited knowledge of using HCM applications.
How has it helped my organization?
We were able to automate several job changes where our team made several data entry mistakes. By doing this it reduced cost being misallocated in the GL.
What needs improvement?
Customization of labels in headers on the pages to fit the actual business verbiage used at your specific organization.
For how long have I used the solution?
10 plus years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No.
How is customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Scale of 1-10, 7.
Technical Support:Scale of 1-10, 8.
How was the initial setup?
Straight orward if you have a general understand of the offering. I would suggest for new implementations diving more into the functions of the organization and tying specific function of Ultipro to a problem so that the benefit of the investment can be seen faster.
What about the implementation team?
In-house scale of 1-10, 5.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
No.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Yes, ADP.
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Finance Expert with 51-200 employees
We have been very pleased. Great implementation & high ROI
For how long have you used this product?
- 3 years
Which features of this product are most valuable to you?
- Step by Step Payroll
- The IBM Cognos reporting system
- Self Service to our employees
Can you give an example of how this product has improved the way your organization functions?
- The step by step payroll has opened up a lot of time for me to be able to work on other projects and teams throughout my company
- The reporting has given our leadership team and supervisors more information than they have ever had in the past.
What areas of this product have room for improvement?
- The importing of data is hit or miss on how well it works with our needs
- The Time Management side (separate from the core system) is the one area that I have the most problems with
- When IE upgrades we still have to run old versions until UltiPro gets up to speed
- Open Enrollment has also has some issues when we go to integrate the new data in for the new plan year
Did you encounter any issues with deployment, stability or scalability?
- No
Did you previously use a different solution and if so, why did you switch?
- Yes we previously used Ceridian. We are a smaller company and Ceridian tends to be more suited for larger companies. In addition the customer service was always lacking and the reporting was terrible.
Before choosing this product, did you evaluate other options? If so, which ones?
- Yes, I do not remember all who we interviewed because it was almost 4 years ago; however I can say we looked at about 3 others and UltiPro was definitely a good choice for us
How would you rate the level of customer service and technical support?
- I would give the highest rating in this area. Even when there are things that do not work they are very good about working with us and eager to listen to changes that need to be made. We have a designated Account Manager but can also call in for emergency needs and always reach a live person
Was the initial setup straightforward or complex? In what ways?
- The implementation team was very good and walked us through very efficiently.
Did you implement through a vendor team or an in-house one? If through a vendor team, how would you rate their level of expertise?
- We had one representative that managed the entire project of implementation. He never came to our office but made sure that he was always available. If we had to talk to a different representative regarding different modules in the system he would always check in to make sure that everything was going well. All in all the implementation went very well.
What is your ROI on this product?
- We have had a very high ROI and it is always going up. We find new things that we can use for different departments and the system is always improving. We have been very pleased.
What was your original setup cost for this product and what is your day-to-day cost of using this product?
- I am not the one that signed the final contract. However I know that the cost has been very reasonable.
What advice would you give to others looking into implementing this product?
- Make sure you own your data and they will be a good partner to work with
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Works at a engineering company
Our employee performance reviews are now online.
What is most valuable?
We just love everything we are using. We are excited to take what we have learned and implement new areas that will help our managers and employees.
How has it helped my organization?
Our performance review process is probably the best example. We have gone form 1200 employees processing paper reviews to having everything being online and at our finger tips.
What needs improvement?
The area of improvement is probably in the area of benefits. Maybe we are not set up correctly. It seems like we have to make a lot of corrections.
For how long have I used the solution?
We went live in July, 2014.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We did have deployment issues. We had employees that were not assigned to the correct states and we are still doing W-2 corrections.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We do not encounter stability issues very often.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I did not encounter any issues with scalability.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
I would give customer service a rating of 6/10. Our rep does not seem to know very much.
Technical Support:Technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used ABRA. It was not employee friendly.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was pretty straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the software in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It may seem pricey, but isn't in the long run for what you get.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated ABRA.
What other advice do I have?
Go for it!
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Hi there, congratulations on successfully transforming your performance review process. That's huge!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and I sent it to the team to help us continuously improve. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve in the future.
Thank you,
Micole Kaye, Ultimate Software
Works at a logistics company with 201-500 employees
The BI reports are valuable. I would like to see a faster time frame to resolve issues.
What is most valuable?
I have found UTM and the Payroll Gateway to be fairly easy to use. The BI reports are very easy to use and valuable.
How has it helped my organization?
One improvement is having everything in one application versus having to log in to multiple applications.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see a faster time frame to resolve issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
We started with Ultimate in January, 2017.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I did not encounter any issues with deployment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I did not encounter any issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I did not encounter any issues with scalability.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is good once you are actually able to speak with someone.
Technical Support:Technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
There was no previous solution.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was somewhat complex. There seemed to have been a few bumps in the road to get things set up in the correct way.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution through a vendor team and their expertise was very good.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Hi there, thank you for providing us with feedback. We're happy to hear you enjoy our Business Intelligence and reporting capabilities. Your comments are valuable to us and I have submitted them to the team to help us continuously improve. Thank you and have a great day.
Micole Kaye, Ultimate Software
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