Through the research and development tax credit, it is possible to redefine one's working methods and organisation, also in function of the computerisation of the staff roster management process.
It starts by identifying one's own needs, from making personnel management information more easily processed, accessible and usable to eliminating or significantly reducing the sending of e-mail and the use of paper time sheets to identifying a time-keeping system that can be used wherever the worker partner is.
Once the objectives of the project have been identified, the analysis of existing processes, the design of new processes and the software to implement them, the training of personnel in the new processes/software, and the development and testing of the new software begins.
Some uncertainty factors for the project could be found mainly in the resistance to the use of new technologies by the human resources involved and the timing of the implementation and actual adoption of the software and the new computerised process within the company.
An analysis was also carried out of the existing and most widely used management practices and software in companies operating in similar contexts, in order to identify the most suitable for the characteristics of the desired process. It was decided to extend the Systema management software already in use at the Cooperative. The development phase of the project was conducted through the application of systematic and codified methodologies (the Scrum methodology, part of the Agile family) and led to the implementation of a web platform for the management of ADI shifts, which can be used by the Cooperative's staff via tablet devices.
The staff was involved in different phases of testing and training in the use of the new devices and software. Important new elements have been introduced into the management of its processes and organisation and it has seen significant benefits, both in terms of reliability and manageability of the computerised process, and in terms of time savings allocated to the process by its resources. The costs incurred are subsidised to the extent:
of the 50% of the cost incurred by employees engaged in research activities
of the 50% of the cost incurred for the customisation of software
of 25% of the cost incurred for external consultants
At this link the details published by the MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY on the tax credit for research and development activities:
https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/incentivi/impresa/credito-d-imposta-r-s
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Research and development tax credit: Budget Law 2019
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