Research by the Taleo Corporation, provider of on-demand talent management solutions, reveals that there is room for improvement in businesses’ use of HR as a strategic tool.

While most IT and HR professionals recognise the value that HR technology can add to a business, this is not reflected by a drive to improve the integration and functionality of HR technology systems.

The Taleo HR Systems Survey examines the relationship between IT and HR departments and the impact this has of organisations’ use of HR technology. The research found that 85% of UK respondents, in both HR and IT, think that effective deployment of HR technology can help HR add better value to the business.

However, this is not reflected in organisations’ plans for the future with only 33% of UK organisations planning to improve their use of HR technology with further integration within the next two years.

The reason that greater integration is not a priority seems to be due to a difference in expectations between the IT and HR departments. While the majority (73%) of IT departments believe that HR technology is sufficiently integrated, this view is not shared by most HR departments, with just 47% thinking that no further systems integration is required.