Here it is the even of the HR Technology Conference - and we eagerly await dozens of news releases, product introductions, tweets, and announcements of exciting new technologies in the areas of talent management, recruiting, HR management, and more.
We have briefings with more than 50 solution providers this week, and I promise to put … Read more»
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Over the last five years the business of software development has been totally transformed by the concepts of agile development. So is the business of Management and Human Resources.
What is the Agile model of software development? Instead of using the traditional “waterfall” approach to building software (which involves a step-by-step process of requirements … Read more»
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This week Taleo held their annual user conference and attracted more than 1,600 customers. As part of the event Taleo introduced two new product enhancements – one called Taleo Radar and the other a major announcement with LinkedIn. In this blog I will discuss Taleo’s strategy and talent intelligence story, and overview the Radar and … Read more»
This week’s announcement of Steve Jobs’ succession to Chairman puts the topic of success management back on the front page. When such a strong leader steps aside, how does Apple maintain its admired culture of innovation, execution, and business growth? There is more here than turning over the reigns to Tim Cook: Apple has a … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today Workday introduced release 14, the latest upgrade of the company’s SaaS HR and Financials application. I rarely gush at enterprise software, but in this case I have to admit I was “wowed” by the progress the company has made.
Workday’s product now spans the range of ERP applications from financials to human resources, workforce … Read more»
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SuccessFactors just announced another stellar quarter (48% YTY growth in revenues, 42% YTY growth in billings), and the CEO Lars Dalgaard talked extensively about the company’s progress with the acquisitions of Infohrm, Cubetree, Jambok, and Plateau.
First, from a financial standpoint SuccessFactors continues to grow at an amazing rate. The talent management software market is … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Once again it’s time to start making plans to come to 
Las Vegas (not Chicago this year, thank god) to the annual HR Technology Conference. This conference (October 3-5, 2011) is by far the biggest and most educational place to go to learn about HR technologies of all shapes and sizes. Not only do … Read more»
Over the last year we’ve observed the “gamification” of various web-based systems. Social learning systems now have “leaderboards” to show who uploaded the most highly ranked content. Sales training applications in pharmaceutical companies give employees “virtual money” for making the sale. Feedback and social recognition systems like Rypple and ILuvRewards encourage employees to … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Today SumTotal Systems, one of the largest (privately held) providers of learning and talent management software, announced the acquisition of both Accero (global complex payroll provider) and CyberShift (mid-sized provider of time and attendance, expense management, and contingent workforce management software).
(Research members can read our detailed bulletin on SumTotal and this acquisition tomorrow.)
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This week we published the first ever HR Factbook®, a comprehensive benchmarking study which summarizes almost two years of research into the spending, resource allocation, and staffing levels of corporate Human Resources. I am particularly proud of this research, because not only does it provide valuable benchmarking information for any HR manager, it also … Read more»
Josh Bersin is President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading research and advisory services firm in enterprise learning and talent management.
