Future
workforce cannot be bounded to work in 4 X 4 cubicles. Mobile technology is
high on trend while desktops have become a historic commodity.
The food for thought here, is, how this latent capacity of mobile computing can be leveraged to proliferate, deploy and utilize the human resources in an effective way. As per HR perspective, mobile phones cannot be used to pass basic employee communication or company specific news, etc. But, there is a scope to let the employees use their existing smartphones for generating business e-mail and use HR Mobile Apps for related human resource communications as well as using employee information.
Proliferating Mobile Technology and in-tandem growing mobility of employees as a part of
business operations, makes sense to retool the enterprise-based human resource
management systems to make them compatible with mobile devices.
In
fact, the current technology surveys have figured it out that mobile technology
has great ability to drive HR functions. Majority of large organizations have
adopted and realized that the mobile applications can bring normal to
tremendous improvement in employee performance and connectivity with the organization.
The
objective of organizations of all sizes is very clear and straightforward. All
of them more or less want to see improvement in employees’ productivity, better
real-time decision-making through access to information, and more employee engagement.
This has led to a New Trend where all the organizations think it is highly
critical to consider the mobile compatibility while selecting any new HR software.
Thus, technology makers are developing robust versions of HR mobile applications through incorporating core HR functions that can ease out the job of human resource professionals. The application, apart from the routine employee-related functions such as leave and attendance management, etc. has a wider strategic play. The App is Cloud-Based as well as Mobile Enabled but can also enable employee interactions through interactive self-service functionalities.
To
put it together, mobile related technology has much wider dimension than just
the regular HR functions. It encourages a much openly communicated workforce
management and better collaboration among the organization and its workforce. Employees
can even use the application to socialize among themselves through exchanging
information and events taking place in their lives as well as among their
departments. With majority of vendors working on the concept, a few like
TeamWise have already incorporated the technology in their products and doing
tremendously well through delivery results that are business-oriented.
