Is IT revolutionizing human resources work?


A good 30 years ago, the first HR software providers knocked on the doors of HR departments. Since then, much has become better, faster, more transparent and different in HR work.
So we know the past, but what will the future bring? Franz Langecker, Editor-in-Chief at Datakontext Verlag, will explore this question in his presentation at Personal2013 Süd on April 23 and 24 in Stuttgart.
There is much to suggest that technological developments will completely transform HR work in the next few years. To keep pace with the cloud world, social media and Web 3.0, organizations will have to reposition themselves.
How well HR software providers and HR departments are prepared for the challenges of the future is one aspect Langecker considers in his future scenario.
New end devices - qualitative changes
"Smartphone, tablet or PC: Which is the right end device for my HR processes?"
is an important question that HR managers are currently grappling with.
The Zukunftsinitiative Personal (ZiP) is therefore taking up the topic in a panel discussion by Manuel Egger, division manager for personnel solutions at Sovanta, Hendrik Kellermeyer, managing director of Perbit Software, and Stefan Post, managing director of SP_Data.
The iPad and the associated user-friendliness have drastically changed the demands of users. At the same time, many users are still not clear which user interfaces, technologies and end devices make sense for HR work.
ZiP members will demonstrate today's possibilities, delineate areas of work based on practical examples, and present new solutions.
Modern technologies open up new ways of working for HR. But those who want to implement them are changing more than just the communication channel. With self-service processes, mobile solutions, digital archives and web-based workflows, HR work is shifting to managers and employees.
Manuel Seyffert, Business Developer at Sage HR Solutions, will explain what consequences this trend can have for the quality of HR work and how HR investment behavior is changing with the new possibilities at Personal2013 South on April 23 and 24 in Stuttgart and at Personal2013 North on May 14 and 15 in Hamburg.
The long road to knowledge
Another trend: applicant and talent management is increasingly finding its way into HR solutions. At the same time, according to the "HR Trend Report 2013" study by Haufe and Softselect, there is still potential for implementation: Effective support in the form of professional software is only used in less than half of all companies surveyed.
Often, implementation fails because the effort either seems too high or too much effort is put in, says Hermann Arnold, manager at Haufe.umantis. In his presentation in North and South, he outlines the trends in talent management and gives tips on how companies can implement it simply and effectively.
Bernd Michaelis-Hauswaldt, Sales Manager at Rexx Systems, will also address the pitfalls in practice: "At both trade fairs, his focus will be on initial internal considerations and the problem areas that can arise in the process: Acceptance by managers, subject-specific data abundance, quality management or transparency.
In both Stuttgart and Hamburg, the topic of HR IT runs through the comprehensive program of presentations in the practical forums. Both locations have enlarged their exhibition areas and thus also offer more space for HR software solutions and time recording.
The more than 250 exhibitors at both Personal2013 South and North include IT service providers and suppliers of SAP add-ons such as Henrichsen AG, KWP Kümmel, Wiedmann + Partner Unternehmensberatung, PCS Systemtechnik, Primion Technology, VRG HR, Switspot and MHM Systemhaus.