{"id":570,"date":"2015-11-12T09:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T09:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2019-07-26T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T12:22:58","slug":"gartner-flag-early-adoption-of-social-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2015\/11\/12\/gartner-flag-early-adoption-of-social-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner flag early adoption of social recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adoption of social recognition<\/strong> technology is on the rise. In this recent report from IT research and advisory firm Gartner, close to 1 in 5 respondents are using it already. 25% plan to introduce it in the next 2 years. And the bigger picture projection is that social recognition will reach the early mainstream adoption point by the end of 2018.<\/p>\n

The adoption of many HR SaaS applications such as social recognition is being fuelled, in part, by the shift to mobile. Research such as the 2015 KPMG HR Transformation Survey<\/a> (formerly the Towers Watson 2015 HR Service Delivery and Technology Survey) shows a steady rise in employer interest towards the use of mobile technologies with more than 6 in 10 respondents planning to use them. More HR practitioners are realising the powerful solutions this kind of software provides. And early adopters could well be gaining an advantage over competitors who haven’t yet embraced it.<\/p>\n

Is early adoption a risk?<\/h3>\n

It doesn\u2019t have to be if you are asking the right questions, both internally as well as of potential providers. Undoubtedly HR must balance the need for innovative engagement with a responsibility to mitigate risk but Gartner\u2019s report refers to the fact that ER platforms, particularly dedicated recognition platforms, are already demonstrating their ability to provide considerable benefits to organisations.<\/p>\n

What do you need to consider before looking for an employee recognition platform?<\/h3>\n

So where do you start? The report highlights the key questions, stressing that HR leaders must be clear about how any platform could fit and enhance their company\u2019s total reward model. How will future rewards strategies be affected? How do departments currently deal with recognition and reward in your company? What works and what doesn\u2019t work? While many companies currently have policies for recognition and rewards, they\u2019re often failing to deliver at an operational level.<\/p>\n

The report also suggests looking at practical considerations, which are often overlooked in the adoption of any new application. Bandwidth requirements for example. Or the number of human resources information systems that might need to interface with the new platform.<\/p>\n

And then it\u2019s time to start contemplating who might be the right provider for your organisation. Gartner\u2019s research identifies 5 key criteria to help you ask the right questions when searching for the right platform for your company.<\/p>\n