by Thomas Otter | January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
I stumbled on this brilliant video today (hat tip to @williamtincup). Click on the the link and then head back here. This is one of the better examples of linking corporate and employee branding for recruitment I have seen. Low cost Innovative Targeted Measured (note the stats at the end). It cleverly reinforces the corporate [...]
Category: HCM Social Software Tags: recruitment
by Thomas Otter | September 26, 2011 | Comments Off
I don’t often publish blog posts that point to my research, but I thought I’d make an exception today. My colleague Alexa Bona and I recently published a note on contracting behaviors and strategies for SaaS HCM. SaaS and Human Capital Management: Avoid Risky and Expensive Deals (client access). As SaaS HCM deals come up [...]
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Category: HCM SaaS Uncategorized software industry Tags: contracts, HCM, SaaS
by Thomas Otter | September 8, 2011 | 8 Comments
In early October I’ll be heading over the pond to HR Tech. This is like the gathering in the Highlander. And Bill Kutik is the Christopher Lambert character with the beard and vast broadsword. Bill as been around in HR technology since the Lyons tea room payroll, and he is constant as the northern star, [...]
by Thomas Otter | June 14, 2011 | 7 Comments
LinkedIn has over 100 million users, and a market cap today of over 7 Billion USD. If the market is prepared to give LinkedIn that sort of valuation for what is essentially data that should be in your HRMS, then it tells me that your people data is a lot more valuable than you probably [...]
Category: HCM HR Social Software software industry Tags: HRMS, linkedin
by Thomas Otter | March 28, 2011 | 3 Comments
My regular reader(s) will probably know that I’m a fan of the Guardian newspaper and its on-line efforts. It does a fine job with data, both in terms of sourcing it and visualizing it. Have a look at the website and data blog here. I’ve also ranted about the need for more numeracy in HR [...]
Category: Applications HCM software design usability visualization Tags: analytics, google, HR
by Thomas Otter | February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
At Gartner, we have a regular cycle of changing the lead analyst role every 2 –3 years, so it is time for me to hand the SAP lead baton. It has been fun and challenging, I have learnt a tremendous amount about SAP, even though I’d worked there for ages. It has given me insight [...]
by Thomas Otter | February 15, 2011 | 3 Comments
Atlassian is an Australian software vendor, active in the social software and developer tools space. I’ll leave the product evaluations to folks like Nikos Drakos, Tom Austin and Jeff Mann but I would like to call them out for something else. I have been watching the company from afar for a number of years. I’ve [...]
Category: HCM HR Social Software Tags: Dan Pink, employee brand., HR, recruiting, Social Software
by Thomas Otter | October 7, 2010 | Comments Off
I’ve just read Stephen’s note on the iPad in the enterprise. (Gartner subscription required) here is the summary. CEO Advisory: Seize the iPad Opportunity Now The Apple iPad and associated ecosystem are likely to disrupt existing technology usage profiles and business models. CEOs should take a moment to ensure that the potential opportunity is [...]
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Category: HCM HR UI software design Tags: analytics, BI, HCM, iPad
by Thomas Otter | October 4, 2010 | Comments Off
In between calls today, I followed the Ryder Cup, and I’m pleased to note that Europe managed to win it. It was rather close. And damp. Well done to Colin’s merry men. For two days, once every two years, the cry of “Yurop” rings out. The blue flag with the circle of stars is waved [...]
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Category: ERP HCM HR Law meme politics software design Tags: HRTech; HRtechconf; payroll
by Thomas Otter | October 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
I have been to many, many software conferences, but I’m especially fond of the HR tech conference in Chicago. It has a good mix of vendors and practitioners, and is well worth a visit. Over the years at conferences around the world, I’ve strolled the vendor booths, and seen all sorts. Some, just a desk [...]
Category: Events HCM innovation Tags: hrtech; events; conference; HR; HCM
