My three departments that I chose to do this essay on are Accounting, Marketing, and Human Resources. These departments I feel are the pinnacle of business management. Without these departments a business can’t function or grow and would eventually crash and burn. I hope to enlighten you on how each of these departments software function and show you why each are needed. An excellent software application for Accounting is the Formtran application. This application is known for being the fastest data collector. The application offers compliance, consistency, and efficiency. This provides help with purchase orders, credit memos, invoices, physical inventor forms, fixed asset forms, capital expenditure requests, and check requests. The software provides a system that helps with certification testing, applicant tracking, charitable fund drives, employee satisfaction, pre-employment testing, time sheets, training, and pay roll forms. If one works in the Marketing department one would benefit from Customer relationship management (CRM). CRM is used the most in large organizations. The marketing and sales department can capture, store, and organize information with the use of CRM to better improve the quality of service to existing and new potential customers. At one touch of a button key information about a company’s customers can help marketing personal make timely and accurate decisions.
In the Human Resources department, software applications such as iCIMS are being used by companies such as Rite Aid, Hershey’s, Continental Airlines and many more. Since HR deals mainly with its people such as employees, this application was designed to meet the customer needs. HR needs such programs to maintain employee records, personal information or disciplinary actions. It is also used to review and evaluate employees’ work performances, employee recognition, and for