{"id":389,"date":"2020-11-07T17:26:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sage-people-scraping.local\/?post_type=sage_glossary&#038;p=389"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:26:47","slug":"what-is-hr-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"sage_glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HR digital transformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Glossary definition<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is HR digital transformation?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"What is HR digital transformation?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-digital-transformation\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Digital transformation in HR means using technology to automate routine admin and processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means marshalling employee and workplace data in one database to create a single source of HR truth, then using powerful analytics tools to reveal insights and trends that can help shape the future workforce experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This transition is part of an overall move in many organisations from HR to People, in People Companies that know the critical importance of investing in their people and attracting and retaining the best, to drive business growth and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People Companies and their People Marketing teams have moved from working on manual policies and processes that deliver little strategic value to an insight-led, digitally enabled team that generates strong strategic value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survey data shows that 94% of HR leaders intend to complete this transition in the next three to five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key characteristics of a digitally transformed HR or People function include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-having-a-single-system-of-record-and-fully-automated-hr-processes\">Having a single system of record and fully automated HR processes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many organisations have invested in leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hrms-human-resources-management-system\/\">HRMS<\/a> technology to provide this capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using analytics, these organisations are able to make data-driven People decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re able to access data and insights whenever they need them, to respond to continually changing business, workforce and market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-harnessing-sophisticated-digital-analytics-to-drive-hr-decision-making\">Harnessing sophisticated digital analytics to drive HR decision-making<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not just about collecting data and reporting it. It means analysing it and finding solutions from it by modelling future scenarios and testing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inviting-and-acting-on-employee-feedback\">Inviting and acting on employee feedback<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Transformational HR, the ability to continually gather and monitor performance data and employee opinions using digital tools is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulse surveys, delivered on mobile devices, help People Companies to stay in touch with employee sentiment and reactions to initiatives and to understand how they can further improve employee experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enabling-self-service\">Enabling self-service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make it easy for employees to manage their own records, preferences and admin. Provide information on demand through digital apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automate onboarding and induction so new employees feel included and valued, and can hit the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps attract and retain talented employees and enables them to contribute their skills fully and creatively.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join 1.5 million subscribers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-53abbdcc-410c-4c8c-bf97-ca5c6982eebd\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/04\/z.5E3A0481_All-Uses.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/04\/z.5E3A0481_All-Uses.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital transformation in HR means using technology to automate routine admin and processing. 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