People data and scientific evidence

Get the latest thinking in human capital management, measurement and reporting

Explore the CIPD’s point of view on people analytics, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers

Learn the basics and improve your confidence and capability when using data

From ensuring fair pay and inclusion to improving wellbeing and retention, people professionals can use people analytics to tackle business challenges

Find out how people data is used to drive business performance across MENA, SE Asia, US and UK and Ireland 

A global survey of multiple professional perspectives on people data and people analytics

Discovering academic evidence of this emerging people management practice

Investigates why evidence-based practice is so important, the principles that underpin it, how it can be followed and how challenges in doing so can be overcome

Looks at the human capital management challenges for SMEs as they grow

Discover why talent analytics and big data are now must-have capabilities in HR

Explores how to understand the specific capabilities of your workforce and maximise these attributes to drive overall business performance

Effective HR decision-making is based on considering the best available evidence combined with critical thinking.

Understand what people analytics is, why it’s important and how it’s used

Learn about defining, measuring and reporting on workforce matters, and the value of human capital reporting

Episode 148: Fads, anecdotes, fake news and gut instinct aren't reliable tools for HR practitioners. In this episode we explore evidence-based practice and discuss what it is, how it works, and why it's important for people professionals.

Episode 77: With board-level decision making increasingly being driven by data, this episode focuses on human capital data and how HR can use analytics to play a bigger role in influencing business strategy.

Episode 51: What can your people data tell you about your organisation? This podcast discusses how human capital analytics has evolved and how it can drive value in your business.

Episode 115: What is your workforce worth? Recorded at the launch of new research, this episode looks at the value of human capital analytics both inside and outside a business.