HR Technology
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Revisioning the Application
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We were all so excited when the first Microsoft Office products came out. Not that other products were comparatively that bad, but there seemed to be a new vision of usability in the buttons and layout of the product. As…
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What Integration Means
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From an applications technology point of view, we’ve all known that integration simply means connecting data from one software component to another. Often we’ve used integration to mean that functional modules within a single suite (such as ERP – Oracle…
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Recession Technology
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With the U.S. and probably global economy slowing down, we’d all expect technology spending to slow down with it. After all, in 2001 when the “bubble burst,” it took a few years (I’d guess 2004) for the IT money to…
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The State of Kenexa
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Last month Kenexa invited a group of analysts and industry influencers to PA for a roundup and briefing of what they are up to. I’ll personally say that I’m not particularly interested in most of what other analysts are interested…
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The Workday Promise (and Challenge)
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The fact that the market is excited about Workday would be an understatement. Hype around this company’s products and functionality appear to be racing quite past reality and approach mythical levels. Perhaps the confidence in the HR industry for Dave…
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Taleo and Vurv: The State of the Talent Marketplace
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While it comes as no surprise that software vendor consolidation continutes to happen, It was not exactly what I was expecting when Taleo announced their acquisition of Vurv. In the recruiting space, there were really 3 powerhouses, being of course…
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What HP’s Acquisition of EDS HRO Means
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I haven’t written about HRO for a very long time. Part of it could be just my simple disillusionment of the space. The outsourcing of payroll and benefit transactions make total sense to me as they are complete commodities. If…
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The Value of HR Technologies
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The following was contributed by Lexy Martin of CedarCrestone on a very interesting study highlighting key ROI metrics behind HR technologies: With ten years of survey data, and lots of experience doing business cases for HR technologies, CedarCrestone (Lexy Martin)…
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Why HR Can’t Implement Web 2.0
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Joel Cheeseman wrote an interesting piece on Web 2.0 a couple months ago in the Industry Insider. An outsider is led to believe such cutting-edge tactics in the employment space are the rule. In reality, it’s the exception. The percentage…
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Pet Peeves Translated to HR 3
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When you’re angry, it’s still better to be nice. Sometimes, I see people who are not angry over anything, yet they are still not nice. Here’s my message: some of the people we interact with in HR can have huge…
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Pet Peeves Translated to HR 1
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So it’s obvious that writing a daily blog is weighing heavily on the writer. What does one write about…? However, my daily grind is weighing even more heavily and there are a few things that bug me that I really…
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Taleo Goes Down Market
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“Recruiting and retaining talent is the number one challenge for SMBs, and job boards, Excel spreadsheets and Outlook fall short when it comes to competing for superior candidates,” said Jason Blessing, group vice president and general manager, SMB, Taleo. “With…
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A Time and Place for ERP
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Many might argue that this is a point solution market. Indeed, much of what we hear these days is about point solutions. They are the “best of breed” solutions, have the most advanced functionality, slickest user interface and self service…
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A Time and Place for Point Solutions
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So after my little rant on integration yesterday, you’d think that I’m pretty sold on ERP? You’d be right. I’m also sold on point solutions though, and there is indeed a time and place for them. First, let me start…
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Future State: The Business Analyst as Coder
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Will the need for someone writing code ever disappear? Perhaps the real question is not if, but when this will happen. We do things today that we would not have dreamed of just fire or six years ago. Today, our…
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Developing an Application For Yourself
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Oracle coded their compensation workbench so they could use it themselves. It’s the best module in their HR suite. What a novel idea to create an application you think is good enough to use yourself. There are other models of…
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Changing the Numbers Game
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Recruiting is an equation of numbers. So many candidates = so many applicants = so many interviews = so many new hires. This is a well known strategy in many sales organizations that the number of leads eventually results in…
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Lawson – Moving Core HR to The Talent Suite
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Lawson’s introduction of their new Strategic HCM product heads into an interesting direction. I got the change to talk to Larry Dunivan at the Lawson CUE conference and also to see the product briefly. While I’ll admit that I’m never…
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Why Technology Projects Fail 2
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Your technology project is completed. Your go live date is imminent. You have committed serious time and effort to changing your processes, and making sure they get implemented in your new technology appropriately. Your delivery method is changing and people…
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Why Technology Projects Fail 1
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You take on a project to change something in your organization. If you’re reading this, often you’ll be implementing some sort of technology. Why do projects fail? Often, it’s because there is no change in processes prior to implementing technology….