Portal
-
The Toyota Way: Principle 7
.
Use visual control so no problems are unhidden. One of the best modern tools we have is the data warehouse and the dashboard. We have totally current metrics available to any of us, if we would just implement the technology. …
-
How Web 2.0 Will Boost Productivity
.
The introduction of consumer driven Web 2.0 technologies into businesses is set to usher in a phase of productivity growth that could surpass that of the late 1990’s boom, says John Chambers, chairman and chief executive of Cisco Systems. “We…
-
Does Web 2.0 Suck?
.
Michael thinks web 2.0 sucks. Actually, he doesn’t, he’s the biggest user of new technologies I know. But enterprise users have been slow to adopt the technology. I talked about capturing collaboration networks in HR using web 2.0 technologies, but…
-
AJAX User Interface in HR
.
Much commotion was made about AJAX last year when it took hold in the web marketplace. Certainly the web applications of it are marvelous and bloggers like myself spent much time wondering where it would go and what forms it…
-
The Most Critical Jobs
.
Why is it that the jobs that are really important are always the ones that are overlooked? Either they are overlooked, pushed aside, or when times get tough, are the first to go. I’ve been meaning to write about this…
-
Employee Self Service – Lessons From Web Design
.
Information Architects put out a list of their top 50 websites and what factors made them successful. I particularly like IA’s tagline of “Interface Design is Brand Design.” As you think about your self service sites, understanding that driving adoption…
-
Employee Self Service – Lessons From eCommerce
.
HR service delivery usually encompasses a combination of on-site representation (face to face) and call centers for phone communications. However, more and more our self service sites are also playing a role in the service delivery mix. When we’re talking…
-
Usability and Accessibility as Brand
.
When we think of the employer brand, how often are we thinking about our HR technology suite as contributors to that brand? In general, I’m not talking about your HRMS type applications. Instead, the applications that touch employees and managers…
-
HRIT and Communications Strategy Overlap
.
I think it’s apparent that I love talking about portal. Much of what I talk about is fairly theoretical and visionary considering not all the technologies are actually fully capable of delivering what I’d like to see, but we’re getting…
-
Cedar Crestone HCM Survey 2006
.
Cedar recently released their 2006 HCM survey with some interesting results and interpretations. I’m not going to regurgitate their findings, but here are a few items I though worth thinking about. Five applications cause operating income growth among publicly traded…
-
The Future of UI
.
One of the reasons I write so much about the user interface (UI), portals and SOA is that I believe HR technology’s future is very much about how we engage and increase end user adoption. In an increasingly dispersed global…
-
Melting pot or Salad bowl part 1
.
When I went to college, the big thing in the interpretation of American ethic culture was a debate about a melting pot or a salad bowl. In honesty, they are nice images – in a melting pot, all ethnicities represented…
-
Change Management, Communications, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Knowledge Mgmt, Learning Mgmt, Portal
HBR – P2P and Web 2.0 Leadership Development
.
In 1995, two young U.S. Army officers who had been friends at West Point found themselves living down the street from each other at a base near Honolulu. Nate Allen and Tony Burgess were both in their first stints as…
-
Total Comp Integration
.
One of the beautiful things about integrated total compensation is that it’s easy to get – you can buy if from any one of hundreds of vendors. (there are probably only a few dozen who actually do it well though)….
-
How Integration Should Look at the UI
.
How drilldowns really work: When we think about how we want integration to look when brought forward to the user interface, we want true usability as opposed to the simple presentation of data. As we make life easier for our…
-
Succession Planning to LMS, EPM Integration
.
Integration between the various functional “modules” that make up a talent management suite (TMS) are numerous, and in the next couple of days, I’ll cover a couple variations. The first is data integration that revolves around a succession planning process….
-
Performance Management to Compensation Management Integration
.
Unfortunately for most managers, technologists usually see a need to integrate performance scores with the compensation planning tools, but not much more than that. The reality is that if you are a manager, you really need more than just a…
-
HR Technology, Branding and Environmentalism
.
Going where I never thought I’d go… But the HRIQ blog wrote this page about the amount of waste generated by a workplace in a single year. Apparently the average worker can throw away ONE QUARTER OF A TONNE OF…
-
The Future of HR Technology
.
I’m looking at a convergence of talent, portals and business intelligence. The next wave of technology is not around any specific functionalty. The next wave is going to be about integration with the rest of the business. Talent, portal and…
-
Does HR Technology Define HR Strategy?
.
Or does HR strategy define HR technology? The honest answer is probably both, but I’m going to argue that HR technology leads more often than not. It isn’t that strategy does not contribute to new functionality, but technology opens so…