Getting started with people analytics: a practitioner's guide
Learn the basics and improve your confidence and capability when using data
People data and analytics can help those working in HR and people management to solve business problems and make decisions. However, many people professionals lack both the confidence and analytical skills to make the most of their workforce data.
This guide is designed to help all people professionals, at any level, learn the basics and improve their confidence and capability in this emerging area of HR practice. It also provides some useful tips on how to build an effective people strategy that is driven by data.
The guide covers a number of core areas which are important when building sustainable and effective practices. These are:
- Getting started: This guide will help practitioners learn the basic steps and build confidence when using data.
- Using systems effectively: There are many systems that are currently available to support and deliver HR practices. This guide will help to demonstrate how to make the most of these different systems.
- Becoming more evidence-based: People analytics is a fundamental part of evidence-based practice. This guide introduces the basics of people data and evidence.
- Building trust and engagement with data: Lastly, the guide will cover the important concepts related to sharing insights and building support for people data. This includes communicating and sharing insights.
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