Oracle adds AI, automation capabilities to SCM, HCM Fusion apps

“Oracle Grow is designed to enhance the employee experience and improve performance by engaging with individuals to discover new growth opportunities and empowering managers to align upskilling and reskilling with business priorities,” Chris Leone, executive vice president of applications development at Oracle Cloud HCM, said in a statement.

To be offered as part of Oracle Me that was released in April last year under the HCM suite,

the AI-powered application delivers personalized insights and intelligent guidance across all interactions from Oracle Learning, Oracle Dynamic Skills, and Oracle Talent Management in one interface, the company said.

In order to provide insights, the AI engine inside the application is trained on an enterprise’s data in a controlled environment before being rolled out completely, according to Natalia Rachelson, group vice president of outbound product management for Fusion Applications at Oracle.

“We would start small, and we would see what kind of results the AI is recommending and then we work with customers to fine-tune the models to adjust to their specific sort of datasets,” Rachelson said, adding that the data normalization is done by Oracle data scientists.

This means that for new Oracle Fusion customers, rolling out Oracle Grow’s AI capabilities would require a longer time, the group vice president said.

Oracle Grow’s AI capabilities include growth experience for employees, suggestions for career paths within their enterprise, personalized development suggestions, and managerial skilling among others.

The AI engine in Oracle Grow, according to the company, can suggest development opportunities that workers need to adapt to changes in their role, discover new growth options, and achieve their career aspirations. “By unifying people data from across Oracle Cloud HCM, Oracle Grow provides personalized guidance on the next steps employees should take based on their responsibilities, career interests, desired skills, individual learning styles, and changes in the business,” the company said in a statement.