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#  Harold Ford [ ![Harold Ford LinkedIn Profile](https://www.selecthub.com/display/images/linkedin_logo.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroldgfordiii/) 

 Harold Ford is Practice Director for Employee Experience at [Net at Work](https://www.netatwork.com/employee-experience/), where he leads HCM transformation projects for mid-sized organizations. He has 30 years of experience working with HR technology and has been an SHRM member for 25 years. Harold speaks regularly at state SHRM conferences on HR tech strategy, integration architecture, and AI's role in employee experience. 

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

Key Takeaways

* **Define data ownership first.** There must be one master source of employee data, agreed upon by HR, payroll, and finance.
* **Clean data before mapping.** Integration multiplies bad data, so allocate 6-8 weeks to cleanup before field-by-field mapping.
* **Document workflows upfront.** Describe your processes before hard-coding integration logic.
* **Use the 6-point readiness test.** Don’t proceed until you have clean data, defined ownership of that data, documented processes, team alignment, security mapping, and IT support.
* **Prioritize integrations strategically.** Start with HR-payroll, then time-payroll, then recruiting, and choose real-time vs. scheduled sync based on business impact.

Harold FordWhy 42% of HR Software Integration Projects Fail (and How to Avoid the Same Fate)

[read more](https://www.selecthub.com/hr-management/hris-integration/)

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