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title: Brian Rivers, Author at SelectHub
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#  Brian Rivers [ ![Brian Rivers LinkedIn Profile](https://www.selecthub.com/display/images/linkedin_logo.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-rivers-904bb9/) 

 Brian Rivers is the Director of Professional Services at PDS. He leads a team of highly tenured Implementation Specialists, Project Managers, and Account Managers, guiding both new implementations and ongoing account management efforts. Brian brings a unique and valuable perspective to PDS, having been a payroll/ERP customer and system user before joining the organization in 2017\. With over eight years at PDS, Brian has built deep expertise across payroll and ERP systems and a strong understanding of the customer experience. He began his career at PDS as an Implementation Consultant, where for more than four years he successfully led full-cycle implementation projects and partnered closely with customers throughout deployment. For the past four years, Brian has served as Director, providing strategic leadership and oversight to the implementation team while ensuring successful project delivery, smooth customer onboarding, and continued client success. His background spans hands-on system knowledge, project leadership, and the management of customer-facing operations. 

[HR Management](https://www.selecthub.com/category/hr-management/) 

Key Takeaways

* Assess your readiness first. Understand the risks and confirm leadership buy-in, team availability, and data quality before committing to a timeline.
* Build your team and lock down the scope and success metrics. Assign decision-makers, define roles, and lock the scope.
* Get your house in order. Document your workflows, clean data, and build your UAT before configuration starts.
* Perform rigorous testing in pre-production. Run end-to-end and parallel tests to catch issues early.
* Treat Year I post-go-live as part of the project. Stabilize the system and evaluate the outcomes as your HR system becomes part of daily operations.

Ritinder KaurHRIS Implementation Done Right: A 7-Phase Field Guide for HR Leaders

[read more](https://www.selecthub.com/hr-management/key-considerations-implementing-hr-system/)

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