Demand Facts delivers a wide range of advantages over alternative approaches to assess, design and start-up new high-impact employee benefit programs. Using HR staff, Human Capital consultants, benefit service providers and independent research agencies are all options which may offer some of the advantages but only Demand Facts with our specialized expertise and service focus is capable of providing all of the below advantages.
Superior Practical Advantages
Superior Research Insights & Accuracy
Superior Objective and Relevant Expertise
Superior Service Support
Superior Solutions
Having HR staff conduct this assessment by themselves would save some money but the quality and ultimate value of the assessment would be seriously diminished (see above list; including confidentiality requirement) ... plus their "day" jobs would undoubtedly suffer.
Human Capital consultants offer similar services within their broad programs but at a much higher cost and they have a tendency to force fit an employer's needs into their standard template approach and point-of-view.
A few providers of benefit services are willing to conduct such program and employee need assessments but at a higher cost and with a more limited scope based on their particular service offerings.
Independent research agencies would also be happy to conduct this work at a somewhat higher cost but their knowledge and expertise for assessing and designing these employee benefit programs would limit the value of the research they conduct.
If the goal is to achieve maximum productivity gains which lead to greater and greater competitive advantages and financial returns, it doesn't make business sense to save a few dollars or to select the most recognized brand name during the upfront assessment, design and start-up phases if doing so reduces the likelihood of achieving that goal.
