About PeopleCanvas
About PeopleCanvas — AI-Powered HRMS for India and GCC Payroll
PeopleCanvas is a commercial HRMS platform for businesses in India and the GCC. It brings core HR, attendance, leave, payroll and performance management into one connected platform so HR teams can operate with consistent, reliable workforce information.
Our approach
One platform, not a collection of tools
Most growing organizations do not set out to fragment their HR operations. It happens gradually — a spreadsheet for attendance, a separate process for leave, and payroll assembled at the end of each month from whatever information is available.
PeopleCanvas was built around a different premise: that payroll accuracy, policy consistency and performance clarity all depend on the same underlying workforce information. When that information is connected, HR spends less time reconciling and more time on decisions.
The platform covers the essential workforce processes of an Indian business — employee records and lifecycle, attendance and shifts, leave and holidays, payroll with statutory components, and performance management — with governance and analytics across all of them.
Product ownership
- Product
- PeopleCanvas — HRMS platform
- Owned and operated by
- Cogniveo Consulting LLP
- Positioning
- People. Payroll. Performance. One Connected Platform.
- Market
- Small, mid-sized and enterprise businesses operating in India
PeopleCanvas is a product of Cogniveo Consulting LLP.
Mission, vision and values
What we are building towards
Our Mission
To give every Indian and GCC business a connected, AI-powered HR foundation where people data, payroll and performance always agree.
Our Vision
To become the HR platform of record for growing businesses across India and the GCC — trusted for accuracy, compliance and clarity.
Core Values
Accuracy first
Payroll and compliance leave no room for guesswork.
Clarity over complexity
Every screen should make a decision easier.
Respect for people
HR data is personal; we treat it that way.
Partnership
We succeed when our customers' HR teams do.
Continuous progress
Small, steady improvements every release.
Principles
What guides the product
Connected by design
Workforce information should flow between modules. Attendance, leave, payroll and performance belong on the same foundation, not in separate tools.
Built for Indian operations
Statutory payroll, shift realities and approval expectations of Indian businesses are treated as core requirements, not optional extras.
Structured, not rigid
Policies, workflows and organisation structures are configurable so PeopleCanvas reflects how each business genuinely operates.
Accountable operations
Role-based access, data scope and audit trail make HR decisions traceable — important as organizations grow and teams change.
Who we build for
HR teams that need their systems to agree
PeopleCanvas suits organizations that have outgrown spreadsheets and want structured HR operations — from a single company with 25 employees to multi-entity groups.
Growing businesses
Establish reliable employee records, attendance and payroll without heavy implementation.
Mid-sized organizations
Add rosters, advanced policies, multi-level workflows and HR analytics as operations grow.
Enterprise groups
Operate multiple companies, legal entities and business units with enterprise governance.
Our people
Leadership Team
Meet the passionate leaders driving PeopleCanvas mission forward.
Shajeer Ali Nalakath
Founder & Managing Director
Shajeer Ali Nalakath is a senior HR and business consulting professional with over 18 years of experience across India and the Middle East. He is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Beehive Business Consulting, a consulting brand of Cogniveo Consulting LLP, and is closely involved in the development of PeopleCanvas, its HRMS technology product. His expertise spans strategic HR, organizational development, performance management, HR systems, business process improvement, compliance, and leadership development across diverse industries.
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