From an applications technology point of view, we\u2019ve all known that integration simply means connecting data from one software component to another.\u00a0 Often we\u2019ve used integration to mean that functional modules within a single suite (such as ERP \u2013 Oracle or SAP) don\u2019t require interfaces.\u00a0 Other times, we\u2019ll talk to point solution vendors and they will tell you that they have data integration with your core HR system, meaning simply that they have an out of the box (standard) interface that will bring data back and forth.\u00a0 Regardless of what integration used to mean in terms of the sharing of data, this type of integration is no longer important.\u00a0 We all assume the different applications can share data, and if they can\u2019t then we don\u2019t buy them.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s world, integration has moved on to bigger and better things.\u00a0 The first is process integration.\u00a0 The second is people integration.<\/p>\n
Process integration is fulfilled by either of two mechanisms.\u00a0 The first would be the standard ERP system.\u00a0 For example, nothing makes a process work quite as smoothly as a well configured SAP system.\u00a0 They have processes that go through the supply chain, include the appropriate human elements, ending up in production and financials, and all working without a pause or hiccup.\u00a0 The more common and emerging process integration platform is going to be service oriented architecture (SOA).\u00a0 Granted, SOA is still emerging, but with so many organizations looking to point solutions, cross functional process integration becomes quite important.\u00a0 In the talent management world for example, a manager never wants to log into one application to write performance reviews only to wait a few days before the performance scores are loaded into a separate merit compensation application that they have to log into separately.\u00a0 SOA allows an organization to expose the component data and workflows into a combined experience that theoretically can then be adopted into a unified web experience that does not belong to either application.<\/p>\n
People integration is becoming more and more important as well.\u00a0 While you may walk down the hall and say hello to associates you have lunch with, you may not know that they have the exact competencies you need in your current project.\u00a0 Networks brought forth by social collaborative networks will not only help us to connect people and share knowledge, but it will also help us identify who are the bearers of knowledge and competencies.<\/p>\n
The end state is where data, process and people all can be combined in a single integration experience.\u00a0 We\u2019re not there yet, but it is certainly the future where everything is not only easier to find, but also easier to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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