Transforming the immense potential of workforce analytics into reality isn’t easy. Pioneering practitioners have learned crucial lessons that can help you succeed. The Power of People shares their journeys—and their indispensable insights. Drawing on incisive case studies and vignettes, three experts help you bring purpose and clarity to any workforce analytics project, with robust research design and analysis to get reliable insights. They reveal where to start, where to find stakeholder support and how to earn “quick wins” to build upon. You’ll learn how to sustain success through best-practice data management, technology usage, partnering and skill building. Finally, you’ll discover how to earn even more value by establishing an analytical mind-set throughout HR and building two key skills: storytelling and visualization. The Power of People will be invaluable to HR executives establishing or leading analytics functions; HR professionals planning analytics projects; and any business executive who wants more value from HR.
Features
The first practical guide to driving maximum value from HR and workforce analytics Powerful new ways for HR to improve business effectiveness through analytics Expert coverage of the organizational development and change management issues that will make or break HR's use of analytics Proven steps you can take upfront to set your course for success
Expert strategic and tactical advice you can actually use, from IBM's leading workforce analytics experts and their clients
Table of Contents
Part 1: Understanding the Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Why Workforce Analytics? Chapter 2 What’s in a Name? Chapter 3 The Workforce Analytics Leader Chapter 4 Purposeful Analytics Chapter 5 Basics of Data Analysis Chapter 6 Case Studies
Part 2: Getting Started
Chapter 7 Set Your Direction Chapter 8 Engage with Stakeholders Chapter 9 Get a Quick Win
Part 3: Building Your Capability
Chapter 10 Know Your Data Chapter 11 Know Your Technology Chapter 12 Build the Analytics Team Chapter 13 Partner for Skills Chapter 14 Establish an Operating Model Part 4: Establishing an Analystic Culture Chapter 15 Enable Analytical Thinking Chapter 16 Overcome Resistance Chapter 17 Communicate with Storytelling and Visualization
