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Where did the 'Human' in Human Resources go?

Where did the ‘Human’ in Human Resources go?

By Brian Sommer on May 8, 2014

Twice in my career, I’ve hired Connie Laughlin. She’s a great HR and Resource Management executive. Interestingly, her last employer has had to downsize and now she’s on the other side of the fence. Instead of hiring others, she’s the one looking for a job. And, she’s noticed something I’ve heard a lot about lately: […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Cover letter, hiring, HR, Human resources, recruiting, recruitment, Résumé, workday

FinancialForce ERP Arrives To Signal The Era Of Best Of Breed Cloud Suites

FinancialForce ERP Arrives To Signal The Era Of Best Of Breed Cloud Suites

By R "Ray" Wang on March 3, 2014

FinancialForce Debuts Its Full ERP Suite On Feburary 19th, San Francisco headquartered, FinancialForce.com announced the launch of its full suite of ERP offerings built on the Salesforce1 platform.  Backed by investments from Unit4 and Salesforce.com, the cloud based vendor began as a single ledger financial management system built on the Salesforce.com Force.com platform.  The announcement […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2014, acquisitions, acumatica, Appirio, Apps Strategy, best of breed, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud suites, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise class, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, Epicor, erp, HCM, HR, HR Tech, integration, Less Software, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics AX, MIcrosoft Dynamics CRM, MIcrosoft Dynamics ERP, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, netsuite, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, salesforce.com, salesforce1, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Vana Workforce, vendor strategy

Time is the Enemy of HR (and its Employers)

Time is the Enemy of HR (and its Employers)

By Brian Sommer on January 31, 2014

HR Processes Are Stuck in First Gear – Still Most HR functions have been automated. Tedious, labor-intensive activities such as payroll calculations and benefits administration were automated years ago through combinations of tools such as ERP technology, IVR, standalone HR solutions, etc. For the most part, most HR solutions in use today are still at […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Connect6, HireVue, hiring, hiring process, HR, HRMS, Identified, job market, recruitment | 2 Responses

Event Report: #NRF14 Preview – Retail’s Big Show Hints At Lessons Learned In #MatrixCommerce

Event Report: #NRF14 Preview – Retail’s Big Show Hints At Lessons Learned In #MatrixCommerce

By R "Ray" Wang on January 12, 2014

Retails Big Show Transformed For 2014 Over 29,000 people are expected to gather at the National Retail Federation’s big show (NRF) this Sunday, January 11th, 2014, in New York City.  #NRF14 brings the intersection of new retail business models, products, store concepts, technology, society, and culture together! A few big trends emerge based on conversations […]

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, Apps Strategy, B2B, B2B E-commerce, B2C, B2C E-commerce, Big Data, BigData, business intelligence, business strategy, Business Transformation, Chief Digital Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Sales Officer, CHRO, CMO, commerce, Constellation Research, customer engagement, Customer Experience, CXP, Data to Decisions, Data2Decisions, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, DigitalBiz, ECommerce, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, Jacob K. Javitz, Matrix Commerce, National Retail Federation, new york, Quips, R "Ray" Wang;, Retail, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

The battle in HR software: software for corporations or persons?

The battle in HR software: software for corporations or persons?

By Brian Sommer on November 18, 2013

If you thought HR software comprised Payroll, HRMS and Talent Management modules, think again. There are amazing new products that serve more than just your company. LinkedIn has become the biggest of these PERSON-based products and how well these solutions fit with solutions designed for CORPORATIONS should make for interesting viewing. Read (and comment on) this three part piece!

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Big Data, corporation, HR, HRMS, linkedin, Peoplefluent, SumTotal Systems, User Experience, workday | 3 Responses

Event Report: Seven Trends From This Year’s Human Resources Technology Conference 2013 (#HRTechConf)

Event Report: Seven Trends From This Year’s Human Resources Technology Conference 2013 (#HRTechConf)

By R "Ray" Wang on October 8, 2013

2013 Marks A Change Of Guard In The HR Technology Conference Over 8,000 attendees gathered for the industry’s biggest and baddest event around human resources technology and the future of work at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.  This year marked a few key milestones: Legendary HR icon, Bill Kutik steps down from the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #hrtechconf, App Strategy, Apps Strategy, Bill Kutik, Chief HR Officer, Chief People Officer, Constellation Research, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, event report, future of work, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, market trends, Naomi Bloom, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, trends, vendor strategy, vendor strategyds | 2 Responses

Join us to debate the great outsourcing talent paradox

Join us to debate the great outsourcing talent paradox

By Phil Fersht on May 14, 2013

Cranking it up to Eleven (left to right)… Anoop, Henric and John You firm has incredible talent that performs miracles of heightened performance with your outsourcing relationships.  Your provider serves up boundless dollops of innovations that never cease to delight. Then don’t bother to tune in this coming Thursday to debate the State of Outsourcing […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Accenture, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cigna, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Global Business Services, HR, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, microsoft, Sourcing Change Management, talent, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Event Report: Customers Very Happy At Ultimate Connections 2013 (#ulticonnect)

Event Report: Customers Very Happy At Ultimate Connections 2013 (#ulticonnect)

By R "Ray" Wang on April 2, 2013

Partnership Announcements Enhance Ultimate Software’s Offerings Amidst a crowd of 1500 customers, partners, and attendees, Ultimate Software held their annual gathering from March 12th to March 15th, 2013 in Las Vegas.  Geared towards the medium sized to enterprise markets, Ultimate Software has steadily taken market share from ADP for payroll and expanded out into operational […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #ulticonnect, Apps Strategy, Celergo, Chief HR Officer, Chief People Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud Wars, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, data integration, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, future of work, HCM, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Human resources, Informatica, partnerships, payroll, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Ultimate Software, user event, user group event, user group events, user groups, vendor strategy

The life and times of HR application software (2012 in review)

The life and times of HR application software (2012 in review)

By Brian Sommer on December 14, 2012

Major Themes 2012 was an interesting one for Human Resources software. From Talent Management, Payroll, Analytics, HRMS and other niche HR solutions, there were a number of cool innovations, emerging trends and a lot of M&A with a side order of an IPO. Let’s review the big themes: You couldn’t swing a dead cat at […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #wday, enterprise software, erp, HireVue, HR, HRTech, ibm, Kenexa, linkedin, Northgate-Arinso, oracle, sap, Silkroad, SuccessFactors, talent management, Taleo, Ultimate Software, Work.com, workday | 4 Responses

Don’t Make Your Next Performance Review Suck

Don’t Make Your Next Performance Review Suck

By Jason Corsello on December 13, 2012

Corporate America appears to be doing a very poor job when it comes to aligning goals, providing performance feedback, and actually investing in the development of employees.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged best practices, Cornerstone OnDemand, Employment, HR, Performance appraisal, performance management, talent management

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