Peoplefluent Gains Social Platform as Private Equity Firm, Bedford Funding, Invests in Socialtext

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

In a press release today, Bedford Funding – the private equity firm that owns Talent Management solutions provider Peoplefluent – announced a strategic investment in privately held Socialtext, a provider of enterprise social software based in Palo Alto, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, Socialtext provides enterprise social networking tools [...]

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Ceridian Claims its Seat at the SaaS HCM Table

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Following its acquisition of Dayforce, Ceridian becomes the latest entrant in the SaaS HCM market

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Ultimate Software Advances a People-Centric, Collaborative Platform

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Last week I attended Ultimate’s User Conference, held in Las Vegas, to participate in their analyst events as well as to speak on the topics of employee engagement and talent management. Despite the many possible diversions, (“gamification” certainly has new – or is that old – meaning in Vegas), the content, customers and speakers were [...]

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Seven Ways Infor Is Advancing HCM (Hint: Lawson is But One)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Summary: HCM growth gains prominence at Infor as investments across infrastructure and technologies combine to create a solid foundation for HCM growth. With a focus on complete vertical solutions, a consumer grade user experience and flexibility, Infor is poised to capitalize on its position as the third largest ERP vendor in the world. Let’s face it: [...]

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Thriving in the Future of Work

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

The world is changing, and so, too, is the way we work. From how we attract and onboard new talent into our organizations, to how we view and measure individual and team performance, to ensuring ongoing engagement and inspiration for better business results. Traditional work practices and business structures are evolving at an unparalleled rate [...]

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News Analysis: SAP and SuccessFactors Unveil Early Roadmap for HCM

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

This morning, SAP and SuccessFactors, an SAP company, issued a press release in which their unified Human Capital Management (HCM) product roadmap was unveiled.  The primary message is that SAP has adopted a hybrid strategy for HCM:  the SuccessFactors portfolio for Cloud HCM, and the current SAP ERP Human Capital Management portfolio for on premise. Details on this and other [...]

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M&A in Talent Management Continues: My POV on Strategia and Peoplefluent

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Peoplefluent is completing their talent management suite by acquiring relatively unknown LMS provider Strategia Communications. It is a positive move for Peoplefluent and its customers overall, but one which today yields more questions than answers.

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WorkSimple Brings New Focus on Social Goals and Engagement

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

In a market where the term “social” is applied to just about any form of collaboration, where the ability to make comments on web transactions and send email is often (and misleadingly) marketed as social feedback, it can be challenging to find those solutions that truly  reimagine people processes in the context of social technologies, [...]

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SAP and SuccessFactors: Three Things I Want to Know on Day 1

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

This transaction is going to close any day now. Presumably, both sides have been carefully considering the implications for HCM and Cloud. Nobody expects answers to all the questions at the close, but everybody expects answers to some things. As an industry analyst for HCM processes and technologies, I have many questions for SAP to address in [...]

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HR’s Role in Getting Work Done: Are You a Driver, Passenger or Pedestrian?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Typically we look to the CHRO and team to drive people management strategies and enabling technology investments across the enterprise. Yet it’s also routine for targeted people productivity tools to make their way into the enterprise with limited or even no involvement of the HR organization. Whether driver or passenger to these investments, the benefits [...]

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