By Jarrod McGrath | May 26, 2017 |
| 0 CommentsIt’s easy to look for some sort of technology solution to solve an intractable business problem. In fact each and every day software vendors the world over, spruik the latest and greatest technology ‘solution’ desperately seeking a customer problem to solve. The problem is if we constantly look to technology to solve every business problem, we miss a critically important component ...
By Jarrod McGrath | April 4, 2017 |
| 0 CommentsOver the years achieving value from Workforce Management has been shrouded in mystery, with successful projects a little akin to mastering the dark arts. Thankfully however times have changed, nowadays it’s easier, quicker and more cost effective to deliver value back to the business, in fact you could say there has never been a better time to focus on WFM in your business. In ...
By Pamposh Khodha | March 10, 2017 |
| 0 CommentsIn the past few years, I've worked for some amazing technology companies and people whose talents and knowledge have inspired me and astounded me. People often ask what points do you always consider before you join an organization? I consider questions such as, is there a potential to grow, can I have a lot of impact, and how can the organization I work for create value? My first ...
By Jarrod McGrath | March 8, 2017 |
| 0 CommentsA lot has been written over the last twelve months about employee experience and productivity. In a recent article by leading HCM analyst Josh Bersin: A New wave of HR Technology Consolidation Begins Josh speaks about niche product suppliers building mobile first technology focused on “productivity” and “engaged experiences”, not just HR best practice. A key take away from this ...
By Jarrod McGrath | January 31, 2017 |
| 0 CommentsAs the curtain lifts on 2017, it’s an interesting time to pause and consider on what lies ahead for the world of WorkForce Management? Prior to Christmas Albert Pang founder of ‘Apps Run The World’ published his breakdown of the WFM global facts and figures. I was pleased to see Albert correctly representing WFM as a core component of HCM, which many other industry commentators ...
By Jarrod McGrath | November 21, 2016 |
| 0 CommentsIn his recent interview with Bill Kutik on Firing Line entrepreneur, investor and author of HR From Now To Next Jason Averbook, used a line that stopped me in my tracks. Discussing the changing face of the HR industry, he put forward an interesting hypothesis that many organisations are in fact focusing in the wrong area from a HCM perspective. Rather than focusing on the important ...
By Jarrod McGrath | October 22, 2016 |
| 0 CommentsChicago, or the Windy City to its friends, has a lot going for it. Deep dish pizzas, great live music, the panoramic view from the Hancock tower to name a few. Last week Chicago added the HR Tech Conference 2016 to it’s list of attractions. This was my second time attending the conference and once again I found it to be a hugely engaging event and a great learning and networking ...
By Jarrod McGrath | August 22, 2016 |
| 0 CommentsThis is the final article in my Workforce Management (WFM) series. If you missed any of the previous articles in the series, they focused on What is Workforce Management?, The Value of WFM & Why is WFM so misunderstood?. In this final, I’m casting my eyes to the future and will share some of my own personal opinions and insights on where I believe WFM is heading as an industry. ...
By Jarrod McGrath | June 27, 2016 |
| 0 CommentsThis article is part 3 of a series focusing on the often misunderstood topic of Workforce Management (WFM). The first article in the series defined What is Workforce Management The second focused on How to Extract Value from WFM To recap quickly, a good definition of Work Force Management is that it “relates to optimising human talent to improve overall business value, customer ...
By Jarrod McGrath | May 26, 2016 |
| 0 CommentsThe first article in this series focused on defining Workforce Management. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, you can check it out here Most definitions of WFM focus on optimising Workforce Productivity, which leads us to the next logical question, how can we really extract business value from WFM? Before we dive into the detail, it’s important to note that this article isn’t ...
Smart WFM is a consulting company specialising in maximising people experience, productivity and compliance for our clients. Our offerings include strategy, vision, business case creation, operating model design, product configuration and benefits measurement. Our framework is defined in Smart WFM founder, Jarrod McGrath’s book, “The Digital Workforce” and supported by the Apitome Software Suite.