Week 4 Learning Log: Post 3

Section 2 cont.

Additional References:

As was the case last week, I found a couple of great references to help support my positions on the discussion boards.

Hollon(2011) listed the top 10 best practices high-impact organizations.  This was a great article that supported the need for metrics.  I found the study very informative.

 Hollon, J. (2011, January 27). New Study: The Top 10 Best Practices of High-Impact HR Organizations. Retrieved on September 16, 2016 from: http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/new-study-the-top-10-best-practices-of-high-impact-hr-organizations/ (Links to 

 I found Vanhegan's (2013) article very thought provoking when thinking about using cloud computing for HR purposes.  As a Compliance professional, I have been cautioned about moving once shared drive data to the cloud.  I felt that there additional risks like employee theft and Vanhegan's article supporting my thinking.

Vanhegan, S. (2013, May 10). How HR can manage the risk of Cloud Computing. Retrieved on September 9, 2016 from: http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/how-hr-can-manage-the-risk-of-cloud-computing

Section 4: Feedback from SHRM

I checked into my question and had some responses.  Our thread elicited a lot of conversation.  Here is my link and a picture of my response:

Section 6: Learning Lessons

Provide an exceptionally clear and thorough description of what you found to be the most valuable information you discovered throughout this week’s assignments, discussions, readings, or research. 

As in weeks one, two, and three, I appreciated the discussion posts.  This time around, we learned about technology and data analytics.

Firstly, I learned that cloud computing is extremely helpful. Cloud computing can help reduce costs and make data easier access globally.  While there are benefits, there are also some pitfalls including theft of data. I am also a believer that because of the regulatory constraints, the financial industry may be a late adoptor

Secondly, I learned about using the Internet to find additional data analytic tools.  I especially liked some new ratio and data analytics that could be found on the SHRM website. 

Finally, I spent more time on the SHRM board this week.  While I posted in response to a classmate, I got a  lot of feedback about our class.  Again, I would suggest that future classes either create their own board or preface every post with the exact assignment.

I look forward to our final week of learning!

Reference:

Ulrich, D., W., Younger, J., Brockbank, & Ulrich,M . (2012). HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources. McGraw-Hill.