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Develop a Holistic HR Technology Strategy

Drive today’s success and tomorrow’s innovation through HR Technology.

  • HR’s role has become more strategic than ever, and HR technology is an enabler of this evolution.
  • When used effectively, HR technology is a powerful tool to drive organizational agility, competitiveness, and a data-driven culture.
  • An HR technology strategy helps drive meaningful outcomes from technology such as improved operational efficiency, an augmented employee experience, and enhanced HR service delivery.

Executive Summary

Critical Insight

To deliver value, an HR technology strategy must be anchored in organizational goals and strategy. A holistic, future-oriented approach ensures that investments in technology go beyond automating processes to build the capabilities the organization needs to thrive in the future.

Impact & Result

  • A comprehensive HR technology strategy that is aligned with the broader organizational, HR, AI, and IT strategies to drive more effective and impactful use of HR technologies.
  • A roadmap that provides clarity around the current state and a vision of the future state where HR and its clients have the people, data, processes, and technology they need to efficiently and effectively meet their goals.

Research & Tools

1. Prepare and Establish Foundations

Build the HR technology strategy team, identify strategic priorities, conduct a macroenvironmental scan, and articulate the need for a holistic HR technology strategy.

2. Define the Scope

Define the scope of the HR technology strategy, inventory current HR systems, map system integrations, and develop end-user personas.

3. Assess Current State and Explore Future State

Evaluate current and future states, uncover pain points and opportunities within each HR capability area, prioritize HR capabilities, and evaluate technology solution options and define the path forward.

4. Build an HR Technology Roadmap

Craft a vision statement, define strategic guiding principles, prioritize initiatives, prepare risk mitigation plans, and plan to communicate the HR technology roadmap.

Workshop

Engage McLean & Company facilitators to lead your team through the Develop a Holistic HR Technology Strategy online workshop.

Need to accelerate your HR project?

Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.

Workshops offer a structured 3-5 day session designed to help HR teams and organizations address specific challenges and implement HR best practices.

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