Description:
The importance of the work effectiveness of each employee is expected to have a positive impact on improving the
quality of human resources in an organization. In the field of education, one effort in increasing the effectiveness
of employee work can be done by developing an information technology system in the educational institution. The
purpose of this research is to test the difference of working effectiveness of the administrative staff of study programs
in Polytechnic Banjarmasin before and after the implementation of SIMPADU. The effectiveness of the work
examined in several indicators items, namely: production, efficiency, quality, flexibility, and job satisfaction. This
research used a quantitative approach. The sample was obtained from all the administrative staff of study programs in
Polytechnic Banjarmasin, 16 people was chosen by using census technique. The data collected through questionnaire
were analyzed by using paired samples t test in order to prove the acceptance and rejection of the hypotheses. The
results of analysis show that there is significant difference of working effectiveness of the administrative staff of study
programs before and after the implementation of SIMPADU in Polytechnic Banjarmasin. This study connects also
the results of research on the theoretical and managerial implications. The managerial implications Polytechnic
Banjarmasin recommend that can improve work effectiveness through providing trainings both inside and outside
the campus environment. Providing trainings to face the technological change will improve the quality of employees
so as to provide satisfactory performance.
Keywords: Working effectiveness; Staff; SIMPADU