Using HR metrics for maximum impact

Who is this tool for?

• HR and learning and development professionals who want to ensure that measurement of HR is aligned with organisational priorities.

• Managers who want to use metrics and measures to maximise return on the skills and abilities of their people.

• HR consultants working with client organisations to develop measures of HR effectiveness and impact.

Benefits of using this tool

For you

• Apply the findings from the leading-edge Shaping the Future research about assessment and evaluation for sustainable organisation performance.

• Review the extent to which the tangible and intangible aspects of the organisation’s human capital can be identified and harnessed.

• Identify key organisation impact areas for HR and line managers to focus upon.

For your organisation:

• Ensure clarity about priority issues that affect organisational performance.

• Develop methods of measurement to develop organisational capability.

• Develop sustainable measurement practices suitable for both challenging economic circumstances and organisational growth situations.

For your people:

• Develop clarity on what ‘counts most’ in their organisation.

• Use the information garnered to assess the impact of activity and inform their decision-making.

• See organisational priorities within a wider picture in order to direct and manage themselves with more awareness.

Other tools in this series are:

• Engagement for sustainable organisation performance
• Achieving alignment, shared purpose and agility
• Building capability and talent to meet short- and long-term priorities