The Capacity Project advocates a country-level participatory approach to strengthening human resource information systems (HRIS) in order to:
The foundation for the participatory approach is a Stakeholder Leadership Group in which all HRH decision makers are represented: human resources, payroll, registrars and other licensing bodies, faith-based organizational (FBO) networks, training institutions, scholarship organizations, and any other group that either produces or uses HRH data. Working collaboratively enables all stakeholders to exchange data with one another—often for the first time—as well as reduces redundant data collection and provides a comprehensive picture of human resources from both the public and private/FBO sectors.
The Stakeholder Leadership Group model brings all stakeholders together in one room to assess their common needs for an HRIS. Together, they develop the specifications for the system and initiate, lead and monitor all HRIS strengthening activities. The result is an HRIS that is appropriate for their context and tailored to their needs—a system they designed for themselves.