IBM launches cloud-based HR solutions

By On Sep 2, 2014

IBM has launched cloud-based solutions and a Talent and Change consulting practice to enable organisations to use analytics and workforce science to identify top talent, deepen employee engagement and manage transformational change to provide differentiated client experiences.

The new offerings are delivered through IBM’s Smarter Workforce initiative and draw upon the company’s 25 years of workforce science expertise, a discipline that helps clients apply proven behavioural science, statistical analysis and psychological principles to improve employee engagement and organisational performance.

In tandem with the new Talent and Change practice, which is backed by 1,600 change management experts, the offerings are also supported by more than 100 behavioural scientists dedicated to helping clients use social, analytics and digital experience technologies to identify top performers, evaluate workforce readiness, and guard against future talent attrition.

IBM’s new dedicated Talent and Change consulting practice helps clients prepare for the transformational change required to build a smarter, more connected workforce. The practice gives clients access to organisational change management methods, tools and expertise gained from thousands of client engagements and IBM’s own transformation initiatives. It addresses four key areas. They are organisational change, talent analytics, employee experience and HR Cloud, with an overall focus on helping clients use cloud to deploy, manage and access their HR solutions and assets to drive business results.

Cloud-based solutions by IBM

IBM Kenexa Predictive Hiring: Gives business leaders access to workforce analytics and behavioural assessments to understand individual, job, team and organisational traits that define top performers. These dynamic profiles help ensure the right candidates are hired and effectively deployed.
IBM Kenexa Workforce Readiness: Enables clients to assess current workforce readiness to address existing and emerging business demands. It combines industry skills frameworks, role-based competency testing, project management tools and consulting services for greater precision in role and team design.
IBM Kenexa Predictive Retention: Guards against future talent attrition by helping organisations compile and analyse high-volume workforce data, from exit interviews to real-time SaaS-based employee analysis, to understand risk factors, identify employees likely to leave and build new programmes to reduce the risk of attrition.

The new practice will help clients accelerate the adoption of IBM’s Smarter Workforce offerings, and embrace new technologies such as IBM SPSS predictive analytics to create a competitive advantage.

“Talent is our key strength and differentiator. We are delighted to partner with IBM to transform our employees into a smarter workforce, which will be critical to strengthen a competitive advantage in the dynamic marketplace. These tools will not only use analytics and workforce science to recognise leading talent but also enhance engagement with employees to manage the transformational change”, said Rajendra Ghag, CHRO, HDFC Life Insurance.

“People being the most important differentiator, successful Indian companies are beginning to realise the potential of workforce engagement. They are looking for solutions and new ways to attract and retain top talent, adding more precision to role and team design while driving the right organisational culture and adapt to new business opportunities. We have introduced new cloud-based offerings and a Talent and Change consulting practice with data-driven approach, designed to complement the expertise of business leaders and HR professionals,” said Anmol Nautiyal, Director, IBM Social Business and IBM Smarter Workforce.

EP News Bureau – Mumbai

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