Transforming HR Professionals into Business Partners

The HR profession makes meaningful progress in contributing to the performance of their companies. HR professionals face increased accountability for making sure that HR practices and functions align with and drive business results. HR transformation initially focused on making HR operations more efficient and effective through process standardization and technology. The next generation of HR transformation is more tightly linked to corporate strategy and to creating business value through HR services that address a company's most pressing strategic challenges. A true HR transformation is an integrated, aligned, innovative, and business focused approach to redefining how HR work is done within an organization so that it helps the organization to deliver on promises made to customers, investors, and other stakeholders. A successful HR transformation increase the value human resources add to the business. The biggest challenge for HR professionals today is to help their respective organizations succeed. Keywords: corporate strategy, HR transformation