The 2019 Gartner HR Budget and Staffing Survey shows that most HR leaders plan to increase the budget for the overall function and its subfunctions in 2020 — indicating that HR leaders believe their organization values the HR function and will continue to invest in it.
If economic conditions are uncertain, HR leaders say they will try to protect three subfunctional budgets in particular — HR technology, HR analytics, and learning and development (L&D). This reflects increased interest in technology and analytics across HR, the enduring importance of skills development and a long-term view of the value of such investments.
