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Giovanna is a People Operations Expert with extensive experience in building global, scalable, and people-centric solutions that enable organizations to grow sustainably within the tech industry.
After testing 19 time tracking platforms over three weeks - running the same payroll export, logging the same shifts, tracking the same set of billable hours across each one - the clearest takeaway was how little the category name tells you about what a product actually does.
By Giovanna ZolfiAfter testing 13 time tracking apps against real construction workflows - logging hours to cost codes, tracking crews across multiple job sites, running GPS in areas with spotty cell coverage - the most revealing pattern was how few of these tools actually understand what happens on a construction site.
By Giovanna Zolfi
Alexandra is VP, People and Culture. She brings over 30 years of experience in the tech industry, with a background spanning marketing, people, culture, and business transformation.
After building the same weekly roster in 9 different scheduling platforms - dragging the same 15 test employees across morning, afternoon, and overnight shifts - the pattern that emerged fastest was how differently each tool defines the word 'scheduling.'
By Alexandra RashedAfter evaluating 6 workforce management platforms across a simulated 800-employee operation - building schedules, running payroll calculations, stress-testing compliance engines against three different state labor laws - the most striking finding was how differently these vendors define the category itself.
By Alexandra Rashed
Samantha is a Senior People Partner and global HR leader with 12+ years of experience shaping people strategy, employee experience, and organizational growth across multiple industries including consultancy, oil & gas, pharma and tech.
After setting up leave policies in 8 different platforms - configuring accrual rules, testing approval workflows, and requesting time off from both the manager and employee side - the biggest surprise was how differently these tools define what leave management actually means.
By Samantha AstorgaAfter evaluating 15 time tracking platforms against healthcare-specific workflows - shift handoffs, credential documentation, HIPAA considerations, multi-department scheduling - the gap between tools built for office workers and those that handle clinical environments became clear within the first week of testing.
By Giovanna ZolfiHow we test HR platforms: real accounts, honest verdicts, and absolutely no rankings for sale. Read our methodology.
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