This article accompanies Inventing the Future of HR.

Hewlett-Packard's HR Optimization Model contains nearly 25 apps -- small programs that integrate into a system to focus on one or two specialized functions -- and the company plans to add more.

Here is a look at five of the apps in the HROM, including programs on new-hire compensation, attrition and organizational effectiveness.

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