Digitization - an increasingly resilient process!

The year 2021 stood under many signs. Largely because of the COVID 19 pandemic. Whether in the personal or professional field, we had to face new situations, such as through sanitary restrictions, and it was these that contributed in the professional field to accelerate - and significantly - the digitization process. Many companies had to quickly find their way in the new "remote" reality. Some worked out better others worse, and still others, unfortunately, did not adapt to the new reality and lost out to the competition. The process of digitization is a very complex time- and energy-absorbing phenomenon.

HR in the age of digitization - what benefits?

We can already confidently say that 2022 will be a time of further accelerating digitization processes. More new viral variants are bringing new strictures time and again, and remote work is already entering the canons of normal processes at work. We are happy to see a lot of training interest in connection with digitization. This shows how our domestic entrepreneurs are forward-thinking in adapting to market conditions, as well as developing their businesses! So, let's list some key areas for the smooth operation of the company, which the process of digitization significantly optimizes

Full, fast and unlimited access to company resources

How many times do we hear at work, or say ourselves, "And where is it?". Finding exactly what we need at any given time for work is sometimes troublesome. This phenomenon is greatly compounded when working remotely, and there is probably no need to elaborate on this issue here. Having all of a company's resources in one organized place is key to its smooth operation. There are many options that come out with a ready solution to such challenges. For example, platforms for remote management of the company's environment are a very good idea. They handle in selected various processes like the mentioned file circulation as well as HR issues. Many companies offer excellent solutions for comprehensive management of the company, from communication between employees through orderly file flow to HR processes such as automatic execution of periodic evaluations of employees based on their own competence profile, gap diagnoses, proposed development paths, etc. Such comprehensive solutions are offered by our SMART MANAGER platform.

Why do some companies perform better than others?

There is no clear answer to this question. There are many reasons and circumstances, but we can certainly say that flexibility to digitization processes has played one of the key roles here. As we know, as a result of the epidemic, many companies have moved to remote working mode, and this trend will probably continue. At the beginning of the new situation, we observed that companies that already had digital environments did much better with their workflows. Why? Employees were able to move their corporate office to their own apartments without any problems. The change of workplace did not disrupt processes related to payroll, time recording or handling vacation requests. Companies that were not digitized, unfortunately, faced a number of challenges not only caused by the epidemic, but also problems with the internal organization of operations.

An example of the effectiveness of digital transformation

An employee needs to take a vacation. He translates the vacation request digitally into the appropriate place, such as through the platforms mentioned earlier. This way, the supervisor will receive an immediate notification and can decide whether to grant the leave. He or she can make this decision right away based on current information about the leave pool - generated automatically from the individual employee's profile in the system. What conclusion can be drawn from this? The HR employee has a reliable base at hand to make all decisions based on documented information and has full control over what is happening in the company.

Digitization of HR processes is certainly a financial as well as organizational benefit. It is a great opportunity to improve the management of virtually all areas of a given company. Reduction of costs and a significant increase in efficiency are undoubted pluses of this measure. A company that organizes its internal areas of digital operations will gain an unquestionable competitive advantage.