About People Resolutions
Where HR meets IT — since 2000
People Resolutions is the South African software company behind HR Manage. We are a team of consultants with expertise in both human resources and information technology, and we have developed, implemented and supported one product for a quarter of a century.
One product, continuously developed for 25 years
People Resolutions was founded in April 2000. In December 2001 we published the first commercial version of HR Manage — built on experience and prototypes reaching back to 1987 — and with it we were one of the pioneers in the field of HR software in South Africa. The goal was a single, comprehensive system covering the full spectrum of human-capital management in a corporate environment. In 2006 the business became a private company.
Very few software products stay in active development for 25 years. HR Manage has, because it was never treated as finished: it has evolved with new technology, new legislation and, above all, the clients who use it every day. Today it competes with the “best of breed” and runs in organisations from 50 employees to groups with more than 80 000.
The recipe has not changed: innovate, simplify, and walk the extra mile.
Milestones
A short history of HR Manage
From the first prototypes to version 7: one product, each generation built on the platform of its day.
- 1987 – 1999
The prototypes
The HR systems and prototypes that became the foundation of HR Manage.
- April 2000
People Resolutions founded
A specialist business combining HR and IT expertise.
- July 2001
First HR Manage release
Aimed at small clients.
- December 2001
First commercial release
Aimed at corporate clients — one of the first commercial HR systems in South Africa.
- 2006
People Resolutions (Pty) Ltd
From close corporation to private company.
- 2007
HR Manage 3.5 on the .NET Framework 2
The first HR Manage release on the .NET Framework.
- 2011
HR Manage 4.0 on the .NET Framework 4
Office 2010-style ribbons and an ASP.NET MVC web application.
- 2018
HR Manage 5.1
Our first version of the Forms & Workflow module.
- 2021
HR Manage 6.0
The 2nd generation of the Forms & Workflow module.
- 2024
New UI framework, new partners
The Windows application starts moving to a new UI framework; partnerships with PaySpace and Sage; the Document Signing Portal ships; HR Manage features at the HR Expo.
- 2025
Modules and integrations
Entra ID and Google sign-in, CognitoForms, the Asset Register, BI dashboards, the rewritten Industrial Relations module, the 2025 Employment Equity report and a new help portal.
- 5 October 2026
HR Manage 7.0 — 25 years
An upgraded Workflow Engine and a completely new ASP.NET 10 web application, AI-assisted compliance, and a new identity and logo. The company’s web presence consolidates on hrmanage.net.
How we work
Three words we have kept for 25 years
We look into the future of human capital management and build the tools that help shape it, adding AI only where it genuinely saves time, never as a gimmick.
We know how to keep things simple without compromising data or system integrity, even when the implementation is highly sophisticated.
Clients deal with the people who write the software. Many of our associate consultants have worked alongside us for more than eight years.
Technology is reshaping the HR department. We build the tools for the other side of that change.
Two forces are changing the world of work: how people perceive it, and the power of information technology. Traditional HR tasks are being automated and some will disappear altogether. We believe the HR department has a pivotal role in the success of an organisation, and our products and services exist to support HR practitioners in reinventing themselves for that future.
Our model is designed to help HR practitioners make that transition. As a seasoned partner for HR system implementations, we have the experience and the tools to help organisations design, develop, implement and maintain an HR solution that fits their culture and delivers its full benefit.
What makes us different is the experience to implement highly sophisticated, very complex systems while keeping things simple — without compromising data or system integrity. We are unashamed in our claim to be subject-matter experts in the design, development, implementation and support of human-capital management systems.
Specialists in HR and in IT
People Resolutions is a highly specialised business. We employ consultants with expertise in both HR and IT. Our software team is made up of core full-time staff, and we outsource non-core tasks to trusted suppliers. On the consulting side the team combines full-time staff with experienced associate consultants.
We deliver projects remotely by default, with Microsoft Teams for project meetings and shared project information, and we come on site for work sessions where being in the room adds value. The result is effective delivery at a more affordable cost.
- We develop all our own software, so new ideas ship without external restrictions
- Rand-based pricing, not exposed to the Rand/Dollar exchange rate
- Support from people in your time zone who know your configuration
At a glance
What we do
Everything it takes to run HR Manage well
We do not see our job as selling software. When we engage with a client we become part of their team, working within their context, expectations, limitations and priorities.
HR software
A complete human resource system that can be configured and customised to meet almost any requirement.
Implementation
Complete project management of the configuration and implementation of the system, by people who know HR.
Training & development
We train administrators and users to use the system effectively, with change management to realise the benefits.
Custom plugin development
Custom reports, plugins and workflow activities that add functionality, integrations and data structures specific to your organisation.
Hosting
We can host HR Manage for you in the cloud, including synchronisation with an on-premise payroll, or support you running it on your own servers.
Customer support
Dedicated key account managers and a support team for every HR Manage question, including administration assistance when you need an extra pair of hands.
Talk to the people who build HR Manage
No call-centre layer: you reach consultants who know HR, know the product and know your configuration.