There is no silver bullet.

The right system, set up correctly, at the right price. What we have learned doing it, written down.

Cian Collins
Cian CollinsFounder and Director, Nova

Buying · 7 October 2026 · 3 min

Fix or replace?

How to know when your HR system is the problem, and when it isn’t.

For many HR leaders, frustration with their HR system builds slowly. Logins drop. Reports feel unreliable. Workarounds become normal. Eventually, the conversation lands in the same place: “We probably need a new system.”

Sometimes that’s true. But very often, replacement is the default response, not the right one. The real challenge isn’t deciding what to buy next. It’s understanding what’s actually not working now.

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