Hitachi Consulting Moves Human Resources to the Cloud

Analyze Hitachi Consulting’s problems with its legacy human resources system. What management, organization, and technology factors were responsible for these problems? What was the business impact of these problems?

13-15 List and describe the major information requirements for Hitachi’s new HR system.

13-16 Was a cloud-based system appropriate for Hitachi Consulting? Why or why not?

13-17 What steps did Hitachi take to make sure its new HR system was successful?

13-18 What were the benefits of the new HR system? How did it change operational activities and decision making at Hitachi Consulting? How successful was this system solution?