IoT APPLIED TO HR

IoT will most likely impact the business landscape just as profoundly as the cloud. Although not yet quite as robust in its offerings to HR, IoT is predicted to provide undeniable benefits and spur new, ingenious applications. IoT is like a digital nervous system of mobile devices (including wearables) and sensors that connect devices with each other and with people. Because of this network of connectivity, IoT can collect a lot of data. 

IoT is and will be increasingly more useful to HR departments. Mobile phones and tablets can serve as central hubs in IoT because they provide easy access to people and their preferences. HR incorporation of IoT allows managers to provide continuous performance management by gathering performance data through IoT and providing immediate feedback. Employees will someday use IoT to identify the availability of flex workspaces because through IoT vacant rooms will be shown as “available.” Attendance and location IoT trackers can monitor employee alertness on the job or provide time tracking to capture time and attendance data. IoT has endless, as yet untapped possibilities.