How to develop your AI-HR strategy

AI is a favourite tool for powering HR.

Find out where to start to successfully integrate it into your organizational strategies.

Adopting and operationalizing AI can be a significant challenge, and most HR teams don’t know where to start. Of course, the Airudi team is here to help you structure your AI-HR transformation project. We have the expertise and experience to provide you with an ambitious but realistic plan that we can roll out with you.

Nevertheless, if you want to start thinking about it, here is a simple, four-step approach you can use.

1. Gain stakeholder support

AI-HR projects are digital transformation projects. This type of initiative usually has several strategic components and often requires a concerted effort, depending on the scope of the project. Consequently, the project needs stakeholder support, both from the organization’s management and from the human resources department.

Before starting your project, you should be able to answer the following questions affirmatively:

Do you have the support of your leadership/manager in a position of authority so that you can move forward with your AI-HR project?
Have you determined the human resources needs you want to address?
Do you have a budget or resources set aside that you plan to work with?
Have you defined the timeline or schedule for completing your project?

If you answered “yes” to all these questions, you are certainly on the right track to move forward with your AI-HR project. Don’t forget that our team is also available if you would like to explore some of these points in more detail.

2. Map HR processes

In an AI-HR project, it is important to identify and target the HR processes that need to be improved and that could benefit from intelligent automation. To carry out proper business process automation, you need to include a clear beginning and end, a set of data and interactions, and a goal and measure of success. These elements will create the necessary framework for a machine learning model, which is essential for AI.

Below is an example of a simplified template to help you map your AI-HR processes. This canvas is an accessible tool for non-technical people to start a reflection exercise.

The entire AI canvas is much more complex. It generally requires the input of an AI expert to be completed to its full potential. Please feel free to contact our team if you would like to discuss your AI-HR processes and projects in more detail. Contact us at info@airudi.com.

AI should be integrated and operationalized through a shared vision within your organization.

Think of specific situations in your organization where AI could solve problems or provide added value. For example, do you have recurring documents to fill out, do you often have to answer specific questions, or do you frequently have to compile certain types of information from various sources to make recommendations?

It is important to involve the leaders or managers of the departments that will collaborate and contribute to the project. AI should be integrated and operationalized through a shared vision within your organization. In addition, consider demystifying this technology by clearly explaining what it does and how it works. You may need to dispel some of the myths that science fiction films have created in the collective imagination. When an organization clearly presents how it is using AI to help its employees, rather than replace them, results are maximized and the bond of trust with the technology is strengthened.

Get a free canvas to start your AI-HR mapping

3. Prepare the data

Data is the primary resource that feeds AI, so its quality is critical. Companies typically accumulate a good amount of HR data, which makes it easier to make the move to AI-HR. Nevertheless, your data may be in different formats within the organization, or it may not be of the highest quality. You may need to plan to standardize the information.

It is also important to create processes to systematically pursue data collection, integration, and protection. You need to implement robust, scalable solutions that will feed your HR data catalogue.

In this age of automated decisions, AI, and ongoing process optimization, companies must be data-driven: they must base their decisions on evidence. Data quality is defined as the level of compliance of a data set with contextual normality. This normality is defined by pre-established rules and/or statistical derivatives that reflect process logic, company expertise, social conditions, and so on. If you need advice on preparing your data for an AI-HR project, feel free to contact our team of specialists.

You need to implement robust, scalable solutions that will feed your HR data catalogue.

Even if you start with a single project, keep in mind that a strategic approach is essential to initiate your AI program and ensure its sustainability.

4. Start with quick wins

When your company is ready on an organizational and technical level, start developing and introducing AI into your processes. You’re probably familiar with the expression “You have to learn to walk before you can run.” It’s true here, too! Start small, with clear goals in mind. Make sure you bring together the expertise of all parties involved: the people who know the business and the ones who know AI.

Adopting AI in any company requires proper planning and evaluation. Even if you start with a single project, keep in mind that a strategic approach is essential to initiate your AI program and ensure its sustainability. AI stands out for its ability to evolve, as long as you adhere to key principles that will allow for continuous improvement. At Airudi, we can help you plan the evolution of your digital intelligence solutions for your HR.

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Adopting AI for HR offers a huge range of possibilities. It significantly boosts the productivity of human resources management and keeps people at the heart of its work. It helps people reach their full potential and helps companies add more value.
Our team can support you in operationalizing AI for your HR processes. We meet this ambitious challenge head-on with world-class expertise and unique tools. We help companies—large or small—reach their full potential. We offer highly advanced, yet easy-to-use solutions. If you want to take advantage of digital intelligence to power your human resources, tell us what you need to do.