HR Analytics is a topic that’s rising in popularity among HR professionals. Analytics in HR aims to be the leading platform about this subject. Below you can find all the articles we ever published. Our articles are written by a set of dedicated writers with experience in applying analytics within companies. Check the different kinds kinds of articles below:
Explainers:
Our basic explainers explain what HR analytics is all about, like what is HR analytics? and an extensive article on what predictive analytics are and how they can be applied in HR. This article includes 7 case studies and a tutorial!
Business cases:
We also write about business cases. These articles show the relevance and added value of analytics, like our business case on employee turnover and absenteeism.
Case studies:
Besides business cases, we publish case studies like how hr analytics reduced workplace accidents and how it increased sales performance by utilizing smart psychometric tests. Lastly, we also write practical tutorials, like how to analyze employee churn by using R. Other practical articles are about HR metrics (part 1 and part 2).
Learnings from projects:
Lastly we love to share our learnings with you. An interesting read is our article on 5 Reasons Why HR Analytics Projects Fail. The article will help you prevent the most common traps in analytics projects.
You can find a full list of our HR analytics articles below. Enjoy!
There’s a lot of confusion about the difference between HR metrics and analytics. In this article, we will explain both concepts, how they relate, and how both can add value to the practice of Human Resource Management. Definitions of HR metrics and Analytics HR metrics are measurements used to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of…
A couple of years ago I was working as a HR controller for a large organization. We decided it was time to start working on strategic personnel planning, so I built a model. The model turned out to be terrible. In this article, I’ll explain why it failed and how we should have fixed it.…
The HR analyst plays a crucial role in collecting, structuring, analyzing, and reporting on HR processes and data. In this article, we will discuss the key competencies for an HR analyst’s job, how to become one, career paths, and salary levels. Topics in this article 1) HR analyst tasks and competencies2) How to become an…
Workforce planning tools are an essential part of the HR professional’s toolkit. In this article, we’ll go over 5 strategic workforce planning tools, explain their use, and give examples and excel templates on how to use them. If you want to know more about how you can apply the basics of Strategic Workforce Planning to…
Workforce analytics is developing and maturing. In this article, we will first explain what workforce analytics is and then jump into the 10 major trends in this area. What is workforce analytics? Workforce analytics is the approach of measuring behaviors of people (candidates, employees) and analyzing them to improve people and business performance. This is…
The question “What value does HR add to an organization?” has always been difficult to answer. In this article, I will discuss the HR value chain. Not only helps this tool to show the added value of HR, it also constitutes an excellent framework for people analytics. In fact, it helps analyze how HR contributes…
GDPR. The four-letter initialism that’s looming over every business scrambling to ensure compliance come the deadline. GDPR will affect companies across the globe who hold, or will hold, any data on EU and UK persons. Knowledge of GDPR, therefore, is vital for an effective global people data management strategy. On May 25th 2018, GDPR will…
“How satisfied are you with your job?” We have all come across this, or a slightly different version of this question about how satisfied we are with our job. In People Analytics, job satisfaction is among the most important constructs. Employee surveys often use this item to come to a verdict about how happy the…
Each year, we survey hundreds of HR and business professionals and publish an HR Trends Report. In the survey, we ask questions about the state of metrics and analytics within HR departments. As a professional that focuses on this area, it is disappointing to see the yearly results. In 2018, HR metrics & analytics was…
Alec Levenson is a senior research scientist at the Center of Effective Organizations and a highly regarded academic thinker in the field of people analytics and writer of multiple books in the people analytics field. His action research and consulting work with companies optimize job and organization performance and HR systems through the application of…