HR’s Role in Driving Meaningful Digital Transformation
Highlighting the importance of people in technological transformations.
What is it?
In this research, we quell concerns regarding AI and other technological advancements changing the work landscape that have been dominating the business world discourse by answering the following questions.
- What does digital transformation mean and how will it impact organizations?
- Why does HR need to be involved when the organization is discussing digital transformation?
- What can HR do to help ensure success of digital transformation?
Why does it matter?
- We are in a new era of technology and AI enablement where rapidly evolving advancements in technology and AI are causing never-ending change and disruption. Traditional digital transformation and change management efforts cannot keep up.
- HR leaders hold the keys to activating the critical success factors required to strategically lead the organization through disruption and change effectively enabling digital transformation. HR can, and must, leverage their expertise as a vital force shaping the future of work.
Drive Digital Transformation
This program has been approved for continuing professional development (CPD) hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).
McLean & Company is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
HR Certification Institute's® (HRCI®) official seal confirms that McLean & Company meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI's eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®.
How to complete this course:
Use these videos, along with the project blueprint deck above, to gain an understanding of the subject. Start with the Introduction, then move through each of the course modules. At the end of each module, you will be required to complete a short test to demonstrate your understanding. You will complete this course when you have completed all the course tests.
- Number of Course Modules: 5
- Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hours
Learning Outcome
In this course, you will explore digital transformation and HR’s strategic role in driving it. You’ll learn the strategies and skills needed to help your team support organizational goals through technology enablement. The course explains what digital transformation means for HR’s portfolio, highlights critical success factors, and provides actionable steps HR can take to drive this change. Additionally, you’ll gain insights into AI implementation and HR’s role in supporting it, as well as how HR can build influence, foster relationships, and create a digital culture that supports transformation success.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain what digital transformation is and how it differs from technology adoption.
- Describe HR’s strategic role in enabling successful digital transformation.
- Identify and apply critical success factors for digital transformation that fall within HR’s influence.
- Outline actionable steps HR can take to prepare the organization for digital transformation and support AI implementation.
- Identify how HR can build credibility and influence in technology conversations by strengthening digital literacy and collaboration.
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Course Modules
Introduction
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
About McLean & Company
McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.
What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
Contributors
- Girma Bitsuamlak, Professor and Director of Wind Engineering Facilities, University of Western Ontario
- Barry Cousins, AI Practice Lead, Info-Tech Research Group
- Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, University of Western Ontario
- Marcus East, Founder and Chairman, VentureForge
- Agnes Kovios, Canada Director, People Experience and Talent Strategy, Dentons
- Niall McKeown, CEO of Digital Transformation Consultancy, Ionology.com
- Sukanya Padmanaban, Senior Technology Leader, Specialist in People Technology and the Future of Work
- Sarah Pletcher, Executive Counselor, Info-Tech Research Group
- Kevin Tucker, Advisory Practice Lead, Data & Analytics, Info-Tech Research Group
- David Tweddell, Interim Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Nitesh Varma, Chief Architect, WVE Digital
- 1 anonymous contributor
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