What does Human Capital Management mean?Traditionally, capital equipment was something businesses invested in to be able to provide or deliver their goods or services, and which depreciated in value over time, required periodic maintenance and upgrades, and so forth.
Think of manufacturing equipment used by a factory, for example, or a delivery truck used by a retailer to deliver goods to customers which are too big or bulky for most customers to take home by themselves.âCapitalâ in the more non-equipment sense was essentially the cash a business had available to invest in such equipment, or expand its staff, acquire a larger building, and so forth.
What are Human Capital Management functions?
HCM software typically includes functionality for recruitment and staffing management, human resources management, employee career development, succession planning, individualized employee learning management, performance evaluation and compensation management, and planning.
Generally speaking, HCM software is industry âagnostic,â meaning most HCM solutions are designed to work with any type of business in nearly any industry.
This makes it different from some other types of enterprise software, which may be designed for retail stores, for example, or perhaps for supply chain operators, or some other specialized business.