by Thomas Otter | August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
When it comes to HR technology, I tend to think of it largely as a horizontal play. Yes, there are some exceptions, like hospital or retail shift management, but most of the time HR seems like it is just HR. To borrow from Depeche Mode, People are People. Vendors who do well in one industry [...]
Category: HCM HR software industry Tags: HR tech, norway, shipping, vertical
by Thomas Otter | May 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
I’m looking forward to this event. Most of the events I go to are single vendor events, but this one is different. It is the event that brings most of the HR technology community together. Bill runs an excellent show. I’ll get to see Jason, Steve , Phil and Naomi, and I’ll be on a [...]
Category: HCM HR software design software industry Tags: HR, HRTech, Kutik
by Thomas Otter | November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments
photo via cc flickrstream of PMarkham. Thanks cc attribution I had big plans for my blogroll on my personal blog. It was going to be that place where I had a list of my favourite blogs. I was going to constantly update it. I really got a kick when I first started blogging if someone [...]
Category: HCM software design Tags: analytics, blogrolls, feedreaders, HCM
by Thomas Otter | November 8, 2009 | 3 Comments
I’d been meaning to write this for a while, but Jason’s post prompted me to stop surfing the interwebs and jot it down. Data has three sources. 1. It is interfaced or integrated in from somewhere else. 2. It is derived from other data. For example net pay is derived from gross pay via [...]
Category: HCM software design Tags: integration, Talent management
by Thomas Otter | September 28, 2009 | 8 Comments
I’ve tried this metaphor on several client calls recently, so let me inflict it on you too. Cactus via Flickr, the cc licence of Rodolfo Cartas thanks. In this architecture, everything is from one vendor, and integration with third party applications is rather difficult. Typical ERP /HRMS pitch of the mid-nineties. Why do you need [...]
Category: HCM software design software industry Tags: HCM;HR;Architecture; ERP;SaaS
by Thomas Otter | March 30, 2009 | Comments Off
While at the Benz museum, (see earlier posts) I snapped these pictures of the time entry system that the factory used. As organizations grapple with a very different economy from this time last year, we are seeing a growing interest in addressing cost issues associated with core HR processes such as time recording, leave [...]
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Category: cost optimization HCM HR Tags: cost optimization, HR, time management
by Thomas Otter | March 3, 2009 | 5 Comments
photo. My bike. In Italy last summer I enjoy long distance cycling, and throughout the warmer months of the year, I try and get out on my bicycle most days. I normally train for a big event, involving some big hills, so that I have a goal to aim for. I do my best thinking [...]
by Thomas Otter | February 23, 2009 | 5 Comments
Though your balance-sheet’s a model of what balance-sheet should be, Typed and ruled with great precision in a type that all can see; Though the grouping of the assets is commendable and clear, And the details which are given more than usually appear; Though investments have been valued at the sale price of the day, [...]
Category: finance HCM HR measurement Tags: analytics, Bowman, finance, HR, measurement
by Thomas Otter | February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
Tom Davenport, over on his Harvard blog, picks up on how HR could learn from Basketball. How do analytics spread in sports? It usually starts with a few individuals who have seen their application in other domains (Daryl Morey of the Rockets, for example, was a fan of Bill James, the baseball stats Geek of [...]
Category: HCM HR Tags: analytics, cricket, Tom Davenport
by Thomas Otter | February 10, 2009 | 12 Comments
Almost exactly a year ago today I left SAP and joined Gartner. So, how are things a year on? I’ve been on a steep learning curve, and I don’t see it levelling off anytime soon. I talk to several vendors a week, and a good number of clients. I’m building up a better grasp of [...]
Category: Gartner HCM HR software industry Tags: analyst role, Gartner, oneyear in
