The cloud based apps are great way to enhance productivity at the workplace, without making huge investments in improving existing infrastructure and take the advantages the new technology has to offer. Nowadays, there are multiple cloud based solutions to any problem HR professional may encounter at the workplace and the best thing of all is that it’s often offer free setup for smaller companies.

Recent studies however, begin to raise concerns regarding the security of these software solutions. Study performed by CipherCloud suggests that on average 86% of mobile apps are unsanctioned – 88% in North America and 82% in Europe. With this disturbing trend on the rise, I’ve decided to put up a list with secure, cloud based apps that every HR professional can use to boost workplace productivity:

TINYpulse

One of the most common challenges we, HR professionals face is with employee satisfaction surveys. TINYpulse offers you the simplest way to perform weekly surveys of happiness and engagement within your organization, by asking them just one question. Options to endorse colleagues and anonymously make suggestions are also included. This makes the cloud based app perfect for creative teams, who are looking to get the most of their feedback.

Hppy

While TINYpulse provides quick overview on your employee’s levels of happiness, some companies need to have more in-depth insight. This is where Hppy comes to help – it will provide you with all features included in TINYpulse and also detailed monitoring dashboard with data drive details on your team’s productivity and happiness.

ToDoIst

Project management and task reminders can often get too complicated to use, so if you need lightweight and easy-to-use cloud based project management ToDoIst is the best, most affordable choice. It allows you to send daily, weekly or monthly digests of both outstanding and completed tasks. There are also detailed dashboards, where you can track employee productivity with data for the past 6 months. The productivity can be measured by ToDoIst Karma and employees receive positive or negative scores for completing or delaying tasks.

Kudos

The best way to boost employee happiness is show recognition and rewards for their achievements at the workplace. Kudos is a great cloud based app you can use to organize this process – it allows you to reward your team members with Kudos, which they can later exchange for gift carts at multiple online retailers, restaurants or donate for suitable charity cause.

Campfire

Not strictly HR management solution, Campfire allows your employees to organize private chat rooms, where they can discuss specific details about ongoing projects. Since noise in the office is major cause of distractions, which on the other hand lead to low productivity, Campfire can significantly reduce it and thus help your teams reach out to new horizons.