4human

4human is a Norwegian software company that develops and sells cloud-based human resource management (HRM) and quality, health, safety and environment (HSE/QMS) systems, together with related consulting services. Its product family is organised around three subsidiaries: 4human HRM, 4human TQM and 4human QM365. The group describes itself as a leading Nordic provider of HR and quality-management software, and its solutions are used daily by employees, managers and HR teams in Norwegian and international organisations. The company's roots reach back to 1956, when the business was established as Vestfold og Telemark Hullkortsentral, a punched-card data-processing centre. Through several name changes and mergers — including the establishment of NIT AS in 1989 and its merger with IBM in 1997 — the operation evolved into a modern software vendor. The current brand, 4human, was adopted in 2016 after AD Gruppen (founded 2011) had acquired Evolution Software in 2014. The group subsequently acquired TQM Partner in 2018 and Simpli Software in 2021, and sold off 4human IT in 2021. 4human's flagship offering is a feature-rich HR system that gathers the entire employee journey — from onboarding to offboarding — into one solution, giving HR, managers and employees structure, oversight and secure follow-up regardless of company size or complexity. The group also provides complete HR and payroll solutions, customised integrations with all payroll systems, and Power BI-based visualisation of HR data for ongoing insight and better decisions. On the quality side, 4human TQM delivers a SaaS solution for HSE, quality and external environment management to more than 400 legal entities in the private and public sectors, covering deviation handling, risk management and process-oriented document control. 4human QM365 offers modular quality-management and HSE/environment services and joined the group in early 2021. According to the company, 4human has more than 110 employees and over 1,600 customers in the public and private sectors across the Nordics, with a combined 400,000 employees using its solutions daily. The group has signalled international growth, including entry into the Swedish market, and in 2024 announced a growth investment from the private-equity firm Accel-KKR. It has also introduced an HR chatbot, HR Buddy, into its 4human HRM product to automate routine tasks for super-users, HR and managers. The company states that it is ISO-certified in environmental management.

The business that became 4human traces its origins to 1956, when it was established as Vestfold og Telemark Hullkortsentral, a punched-card data-processing centre. In 1960 the name was changed to Vestfold, Telemark og Aust-agder EDB Sentral, and in 1975 to Vest-Viken EDB Sentral AL. In 1989 the company helped establish NIT AS (Norsk Informasjonsteknologi), which in 1997 merged with IBM. A new chapter began in 2011 with the founding of AD Gruppen. In 2014 AD Gruppen acquired Evolution Software, bringing a cloud-based HR system into the fold. In 2016 the name was changed to 4human, marking the birth of the current brand. The group expanded through acquisitions: TQM Partner was acquired in 2018, and Simpli Software in 2021. Also in 2021, 4human sold 4human IT, focusing the group on its HRM and quality-management software lines. Today the group comprises the subsidiaries 4human HRM, 4human TQM and 4human QM365. 4human HRM is the home of Norsk Lønn og Personal (NLP), a payroll system once used in nearly all Norwegian municipalities and county authorities; in 2015 the company acquired Evolution Software with its cloud-based HR system. 4human HRM delivers digital handbooks focused on HSE, onboarding and management support, as well as personnel systems for absence follow-up, employee appraisals, work schedules, competence development and time registration. 4human TQM provides a SaaS solution for HSE, quality and external environment management to more than 400 legal entities in the private and public sectors, covering deviation handling, risk management and process-oriented document control. 4human QM365 offers HSE and environmental management services and modular quality-management solutions, and became part of the 4human group in early 2021. According to the company, the group has more than 110 employees and over 1,600 customers in the public and private sectors across the Nordics, with a combined 400,000 employees using its solutions daily. In recent years the group has positioned itself as one of Norway's leading software companies in cloud-based HR and management systems, announced its entry into the Swedish market, and secured a growth investment from the private-equity firm Accel-KKR. It has also introduced the HR Buddy chatbot into 4human HRM to automate routine tasks for super-users, HR and managers, and states that it is ISO-certified in environmental management.

• 2021

  Acquired Simpli Software; sold 4human IT; QM365 joined the group.

• 2018

  Acquired TQM Partner.

• 2016

  Name changed to 4human.

• 2015

  Acquired Evolution Software with its cloud-based HR system.

• 2014

  AD Gruppen acquired Evolution Software.

• 2011

  AD Gruppen founded.

• 1997

  NIT merged with IBM.

• 1989

  Helped establish NIT AS (Norsk Informasjonsteknologi).

• 1975

  Renamed Vest-Viken EDB Sentral AL.

• 1960

  Renamed Vestfold, Telemark og Aust-agder EDB Sentral.

• 1956

  Established as Vestfold og Telemark Hullkortsentral.

Leading Nordic provider of cloud-based HR and quality-management software for public and private organisations.

• 4human HRM

  Feature-rich HR system covering the entire employee journey from onboarding to offboarding, with digital handbooks, absence follow-up, employee appraisals, work schedules, competence development and time registration.

• 4human TQM

  SaaS solution for HSE, quality and external environment management, covering deviation handling, risk management and process-oriented document control.

• 4human QM365

  Modular quality-management and HSE/environment services; joined the group in early 2021.

• HR Buddy

  Chatbot in 4human HRM that automates routine tasks for super-users, HR and managers.

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3. 34human on Norwegian Wikipediano.wikipedia.org