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Digitizing HR - Commitment is often lacking

DGAP-Media / 02.12.2016 / 03:00

Digitizing HR - Commitment is often lacking

Budget constraints are not the only reason for the lack of digitization in
HR

Findings of the joint study HR goes digital by hkp/// group and the
Business Administration/HR Management degree at Baden-Wuerttemberg
Cooperative State University (DHBW)

Frankfurt am Main, December 02, 2016. The digital maturity of HR in many
companies is not nearly as far advanced as expected. It has been widely
assumed that the reason was the lack of funds. But in fact a number of
other factors are just as important, including inadequate technical
infrastructure, a lack of process standards, and inadequate knowledge and
skills.

These are the key findings of the joint study HR goes digital by management
consulting firm hkp/// group and the Business Administration/HR Management
degree at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW Lörrach).
The survey was carried out among HR decision-makers in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland.

Key findings of the study

1) Digitization is impossible without standardized processes and digital
skills

The digital transformation requires the creation of new processes,
networked and highly automated, along the entire value chain for companies.
This is vital in order for HR to be able to support innovative business
models with HR processes, and for alternative models of cooperation to be
possible. Around 39% of participants in the survey see the low level of
standardization of applications and processes, or the existence of isolated
solutions, as the most important barrier to the digitization of HR. This is
closely followed by a lack of digital skills (38%) - three out of four
companies say their HR department has a low level of digital competence.

"As a result, modern technical applications are not used in full, or in
some cases not at all. Despite the large amount of money invested in them,
they fail to deliver the desired additional value. Without basic digital
knowledge there can be no march into a digital future," says chief author
of the study and Senior Partner at hkp/// group Thomas Faltin. The danger
of digitization projects failing due to a lack of knowledge is just as
great as the risk of them failing due to a lack of money, he believes.

2) Lack of modern IT systems and future-proof technology

HR directors should not be afraid of employing the latest forward-looking
solutions and resolving the eternal dispute between the need for
differentiation and the benefits of standardization when it comes to