For the last 19th years, Sierra Cedar have been conducting a survey on HR System adoption. This demonstrates admirable commitment to a market that ebbs and flows like the form of our star strikers in the European Football Championships (who are only on their 15th edition). The survey is an invaluable resource to those working in the HR Technology ecosystem – the report can be downloaded here. In this article I wanted to share some of the findings that caught my eye, but mainly to ask you to complete the survey for your organisation, before 8th July, so that this report is even more valuable next year!
The Big 2 still dominate – I am not talking about the Germany and Spain duopoly in Euro 2016, who have won most cups with 3 each. In European HRMS adoption, the ‘Big 2’ tech providers, Oracle and SAP, dominate with 83% of the market. SAP (HCM plus SuccessFactors) make up 52% and Oracle 31%. ADP, Kronos and Workday make up 25%. This might surprise delegates who were at HR Tech World Spring 2016 in London, for example, noting the highly visible presence of CoreHR and Workday. The ‘Big 2’ have their legacy customers, the onus is on the many challengers to prise them away and build their market share.
How much does this software cost? For large companies (with more than 10,000 employees), the average license cost per employee per year, is $116 (or €102). For smaller companies with less than 2,500 employees, this cost is much more at $394 (€348). This excludes implementation costs. Now for this amount, you might even get you a ticket to one of the group stage matches in France. In fact, why not spend the money on football tickets instead, your employee engagement scores will surely increase? *nervous laughter*. When you have such highly paid employees on your payroll as Cristiano Ronaldo, who has a salary of €21m per year apparently, you want to get the most out of them.
Could wearable technology give us insight into players’ performance? 55% in the survey think using wearables will “increase workforce productivity”. 16% of organisations in the survey are using or evaluating wearable technology at the moment. According to this article we might see Wayne Rooney cavorting around Old Trafford wearing a tracking device.
The most common pathway to an HR Technology Transformation, with 26.5%, is “Rip & Replace” which is basically moving everything all at once to the Cloud. This is like selling your 3 most reliable players in a winning team – a tactic that is a bit risky!
Contrary to reading the industry press, not everyone is in the HR Cloud yet, it is estimated that about 50% of core HRMS is still on premise. This might have something to do with the residual customers of the Big 2 taking their time on the upgrade path and working out options, and a rump of organisations where moving to the cloud brings more security and privacy issues. One thing’s for sure, whichever country’s team wins in Paris will be in Cloud 9.
As you read the survey report, bear in mind the results are based on an adoption and do not represent market share. In my view, it’s always useful to read these surveys for good background context. This survey also highlights some of the trends the analysts are seeing and refers to useful frameworks used. If you are considering making changes to your HR Systems, always go back a step to understand what your business really needs from HR and how this will support your HR Operating model. This article might also be useful – How to Earn your HR Cloud Tattoo.
Finally, make sure you complete the SURVEY before 8th July and good luck to your team in Euro 2016!
This article was a guest post on HRN Blog
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