EY Human Capital Conference 2012: Keeping up with global mobility technology trends

2012 Human Capital Conference
23–26 October

Keeping up with global
bilit t h l t d
mobility technology trends

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Presenters

► Tim Stansel ► Andy Williams
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► Ernst & Young LLP ► Ernst & Young LLP (UK)
► tim.stansel@ey.com ► awilliams6@uk.ey.com


Objectives

► Identify key technologies and technology concepts that
have or will affect global mobility.
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► Understand how these technologies may impact your
assignees and h
i d how you i t
interact with th
t ith them.
► Provide a forum to better understand what other
companies are experiencing from a global mobility
technology perspective.


Polling question number one

► What technology or technology concept do y think will
gy gy p you
have the greatest impact on global mobility in the next 5 to
10 years?
► Social networking
► Data analytics
► Location-based
Location based computing (GPS)
► Workflow
► Mobile computing
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Agenda

► Overview
► Communications
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► Data accessibility
► Data analytics
► Workflow
► Location-based services
► Mobile computing


Three core uses for technology

► Technology can be used to:
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► Enhance traditional business models
► Transform existing business models
► Invent entirely new business models
► Examples in global mobility:
► Process efficiencies
► Short-term business traveler monitoring
► “Virtual” relocations
Virtual


Technology in context

► Technology is full of trade-offs:
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Accessibility Security
Instant response
p Technical detail
Freedom Control
Self-service No service
Personal Professional
Standards Ad-hoc
Integrated
I t t d Stand-alone
St d l
Global Local


Evolution of communication platforms

Written Voicemail Instant messaging
g g Wikis Virtual worlds

Time ?

Telephone Email Blogs Social networks

► Communication platforms have dramatically changed the
nature of our communications


Impact on global mobility

► The evolution of tax briefings:
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► Face-to-face
► Telephone
► Live meeting/sametime meeting
► Web briefings
► Client
Cli t support:
t
► Live meetings
► Telephone
► Email
► Chat


Polling question number two

► Which method of communications will become less
important in the field of global mobility in the coming
years?
► Face-to-face
► Email
► Telephone
► Instant messaging
► Social networking
g


Social networks

► Social networks have gained p
g prominence
► Facebook recently announced over 1 billion registered
users
► Social networks have mostly been nonbusiness focused,
but that is quickly changing:
► Yammer
► LinkedIn


Impact on global mobility

► Driven by assignee
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► Easier to monitor, difficult to control


Polling question number three

► Do you have a p
y personal social network account?


Polling question number four

► Do you have a work-related social network account?
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Web services example


What just happened?

Upon update, data passed to
USPS shipping “calculator”:
US
Postal Service
“calculator”
eBay d
B data:
► Package size — 14” x 23”
► Package weight — 2 lbs
► Originating ZIP code — 10940
Link to ► Delivery methods — priority and parcel
pp g
shipping post
section Purchaser data:
► Originating ZIP code — 07452

Computed
shipping costs:
► $$20.05 priority


Examples of uses for global mobility

► Assignment initiations
g
► Status updates
► Calculations:
► Compensation
► Tax


Data analytics

► The process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming and
p p g, g, g
modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful
information, suggesting conclusions and supporting
decision-making.


Analytics: applicability to global mobility

► Workforce planning/talent management
p g g
► Compensation management
► Candidate selection
► Policy development
► Retention
► Return on investment


Polling question number five

► In which of the following areas do y see the g
g you greatest
applicability for analytics?
► Benchmarking
► Compensation management
► Policy development
► Talent management
► Return on investment


Workflow

► The automation of a business process, in whole or part,
p , p ,
during which documents, information or tasks are passed
from one participant* to another for action, according to a
set of procedural rules.

*Participant — resource (human or machine)


Benefits of workflow

► Better, cheaper and faster processes
, p p
► Improved efficiency — mostly through automation of
business processes
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► Improved customer service — through consistency in the
processes
► Improved process control — helps management and
improves overall quality of the outcomes
► Business process improvement — through focus on
business processes


Challenges of workflow

► Depending on technology, may be inflexible
p g gy, y
► Often requires businesses to adopt to technology
constraints
► May be difficult to “work around” the system
► Can build in inefficiencies to the process
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► Workflow can become a task in itself


Location-based services

► What is it?
► Technology that relies on geographic-specific data to provide
relevant information
► How is it applied in global mobility today?
► Short-term business traveler monitoring
► Benefits:
B fit
► Reduced data input
► Increased relevancy
► Other applications:
► Employee monitoring (high-risk areas)
(high risk
► Networking
► Real-time location information


Mobile computing

► A huge g
g growth in mobile internet has taken p place in the
last few years.
► It is predicted by Microsoft that mobile internet will
p y
overtake desktop usage by 2014.
► While 91% of mobile internet access is to socialize, the
proportion linked to employment will grow.
► What this means is that employees and assignees will
expect to interact with vendors using mobile d i
tt i t t ith d i bil devices.


Mobile computing

► The market for smartphones and tablets is increasing
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rapidly while the market for desktops and notebooks
declines.
► As organizations move towards “bring your own”, the
impact of this switch will be seen in business.
► Service providers will need to have mobile sites in the first
instance and apps in some situations.
► Information and data will need to be delivered in a more
I f ti dd t ill d t b d li di
effective “mobile” way.


Questions


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