Workday's analyst call shows a vendor approaching adulthood - and the problems that go with it
Workday's final analyst call of the year was tightly packed and remarkably frank, indicating a firm going through growing pains.
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HR Month in Brief - November 2020
In the first of two Month in Brief articles, the spotlight falls on the HR industry.
Role reversal - how HMRC's IT team delivered the systems to allow the UK taxman to hand out money during COVID
The UK's tax authority flipped its mission on its head and handed out money to people during the COVID crisis, but that needed a major collaborative effort to get the underlying IT systems in place.
Hearst's modernization journey with Oracle - a conversation with Debra Robinson, SVP and CIO Oracle Technology and Operations, Hearst
Hearst is a familiar brand that over the last few years has replaced its ageing back office systems, leap-frogging the client/server era and committing fully to cloud-based technology. This is that story.
HR Tech 2020 - Murky signs of what’s next in HR, with a hint of clarity
The annual HR Tech conference is a place to get sorted on the newest innovations and thinking in this crowded, evolving space. This year's virtual version made the desired clarity harder to divine, but here are some themes and vendors to note
Humanizing work post-COVID - get radical, share more and go deeper, says Gartner
Forget about work/life balance, the new relationship between employees and employers is far closer, yet more flexible. Gartner’s Brian Kropp pitches the drivers behind a post-COVID change.
An employment contract that will give HR a heart attack but put a smile on new hire faces
Thinking different is hard but this approach to an employee contract shows that anything is possible,
HireVue buys up AllyO - an interesting HCM M&A move
Casting an eye over an intriguing example of HCM M&A...
It’s not all about tech - what to think about when hiring and onboarding remotely
COVID-19 has proven to many that technology can effectively let us work from home in a distributed way. But for new starters, how do you still make them feel part of an organisation?
Brian Sommer's month in brief - August 2020
August was an unusual month for enterprise software. ERP for manufacturing might see a nice uplift coming while HR organizations are fighting some tough issues. Regardless of the sector, there was a lot of big news.
Workday delivers strong Q2 and a new CEO double act as Fernandez steps up alongside Bhusri
"Two like-minded people are better than one in the CEO job." Workday's new co-CEO structure falls into place as businesses settle into the COVID working environment.
Scenario planning your path to recovery and the new reality
'What if...' scenarios are a big part of the new reality for all CFOs, says NetSuite's Rami Ali.
Coping with the crushing workload hitting Finance post-COVID-19
Finance professionals aren’t just busy: they’re confronting a wide range of new challenges that are all triggered in one way or another by the pandemic. These challenges often require research, planning and expert counsel to resolve and resolve quickly.
