Comments on: The History and Future of HR Technology http://systematichr.com/?p=945 The intersection between HR strategy and HR technology Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:10:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: HR – Boom or Bust? | Four Groups' Blog http://systematichr.com/?p=945&cpage=1#comment-373765 HR – Boom or Bust? | Four Groups' Blog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:50:27 +0000 http://systematichr.com/?p=945#comment-373765 [...] terms of a shift towards integration, Systematic HR writes “however, I think we’ve reached a point where functionality is becoming much less important. As [...] [...] terms of a shift towards integration, Systematic HR writes “however, I think we’ve reached a point where functionality is becoming much less important. As [...]

]]> By: Luis Alberola http://systematichr.com/?p=945&cpage=1#comment-341853 Luis Alberola Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:59:27 +0000 http://systematichr.com/?p=945#comment-341853 I could not agree more. To my mind, the second shift is the most important. I would even go a step further than what you said: not only are we going through a "shift towards customer usability", we are even changing the nature of the tools we, as HR, should manage for our employees. Up to now, HR and HCM systems have been about "command and control" : reporting and administrative tools that allow HR to improve its own processes. I think that the fundamental shift to come is for HR to develop another technology toolbox : the tools that the employees need to actually do their work: blogs, wikis, forums, IM, ... These tools, in our mind (we at Boostzone Institute) belong in at least three categories: virtual places; communication tools; production tools. A forum, for instance, is a place where you go to solve a problem. The result of a forum can be a structured conversation that HR can use for training and development purposes. Just to sum up. Yes, HR technology is shifting. And there is a huge opportunity for HR to acquire further technology skills and expand its influence in the company. I could not agree more. To my mind, the second shift is the most important.

I would even go a step further than what you said: not only are we going through a “shift towards customer usability”, we are even changing the nature of the tools we, as HR, should manage for our employees.

Up to now, HR and HCM systems have been about “command and control” : reporting and administrative tools that allow HR to improve its own processes.

I think that the fundamental shift to come is for HR to develop another technology toolbox : the tools that the employees need to actually do their work: blogs, wikis, forums, IM, …

These tools, in our mind (we at Boostzone Institute) belong in at least three categories: virtual places; communication tools; production tools. A forum, for instance, is a place where you go to solve a problem. The result of a forum can be a structured conversation that HR can use for training and development purposes.

Just to sum up. Yes, HR technology is shifting. And there is a huge opportunity for HR to acquire further technology skills and expand its influence in the company.

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