One of the highlights of the HR Technology Conference each fall is the publication of the annual HR Systems Survey White Paper by Sierra-Cedar.
With the retirement of long-time analyst Lexy Martin, Stacey Harris has stepped up magnificently and published a whopper of an analysis of all things HR tech, the 18th since 1997.
Sierra-Cedar encourages the dissemination of this white paper and I encourage you to download it here because it’s full of interesting survey data analysis.
Here are a few high level nuggets from the executive summary:
As organizations invest more time, attention and financial resources in HR management solutions, Sierra-Cedar sees three primary outcome models for these investments:
It’s good to see organization principles for how business spend their money and time. And, these three buckets make good sense.
We could probably all tick off well-known brands in each of those buckets. As a business leader, I find it interesting to see the comparison between talent-driven outcomes vs. data-driven outcomes.
Here’s one of many charts in the report that I found interesting:
It is interesting to note here that the business outcome measures – especially market share and profitability – trend higher across the board. It’s a great reminder that using data and business intelligence to be smart about talent makes the business more successful.
I love reading this report each year. It provides a frame of reference for what’s new, what’s old, and what’s coming.
You can download the survey here. And then read it — really. And then send Stacey Harris a thank you note.
This originally appeared on China Gorman’s blog at ChinaGorman.com.