The Ultimate Guide to Human Capital Management
2025 edition
Overview
Also known as HCM.
Human Capital Management Software is a platform made for managing and improving the administrative department of a company. HCM is valuable for businesses as it helps them in the management of employee operations such as recruiting, payroll, training, and performance management.
Accurate and ideal for time-saving in HR operations, most of today’s companies have some form of HCM to improve their productivity. HCM is often very efficient and valuable for organisations with a lot of employees, as automating specific tasks helps them become as efficient as possible.
Analyst reports

Forrester Wave on HCM & Data Analytics
Qualtrics named leader in employee experience platform ...
Last week

IDC on HCM & Data Analytics
Workday unveils AI agents to boost HR & finance product...
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Gartner on HCM & AI
FC Bayern partners with Celonis to boost operations wit...
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Gartner on HCM & CRM
Oracle achieves leader status in Gartner 2025 AI quadra...
Fri, 11th Apr 2025

Gartner on HCM & UC
Genesys Cloud AI drives a rise in annual revenue in 202...
Wed, 9th Apr 2025
Expert columns

By Sanam Ahmadzadeh Salmani of Employment Hero
Rewiring HR: How technology and AI are redefining the H...
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AI is the shortcut from 'Vacant role' to 'Hired'!
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By Tim Flower of Nexthink
The future of IT: How AI, automation, and green tech wi...
Wed, 9th Apr 2025

By Rob Husband of Dayforce
Why it’s past time for an overhaul of your HR processes...
Mon, 17th Mar 2025

By Ben Thompson of Employment Hero
Fact: The future belongs to AI-first companies
Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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By Jaime Li of Genetec
How hiring on attitude and aptitude can help more women...
Tue, 4th Mar 2025

By Scott Young of Ricoh Australia
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Fri, 21st Feb 2025

By Neil Webster of Employment Hero
HR, but smarter: The game-changing impact of an employm...
Mon, 17th Feb 2025
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