Introduction to People Analytics: A Practical Guide to Data-driven HR

How can HR practitioners with little or no experience of analytics feel confident in their ability to find, analyse and use workforce data to make better business decisions? This book has the answers.

An understanding of people analytics is a crucial skill for all HR professionals. This new edition provides expert guidance on the key aspects of analytics, enabling all HR professionals to feel confident in their ability to handle employee and organizational data. It features new material on applying data to respond to external disruption such as COVID-19 as well as how to develop a people analytics journey. There is also advice on recruiting people analytics specialists and embedding new data-driven operating models within HR.

This book is essential reading for all HR professionals, to develop understanding of how and where HR analytics can make a tangible difference to organizations. With updated case studies and thought leadership examples from companies including NHS, AstraZeneca and Swarovski, this book demonstrates how people analytics can be leveraged to improve culture and employee engagement, increase performance and reduce costs.

ISBN-13: 9781398610040

Media Type: Paperback(2nd ed.)

Publisher: Kogan Page, Ltd.

Publication Date: 07-25-2023

Pages: 344

Product Dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.00(d)

Nadeem Khan is a futurist, speaker, coach, industry writer and consultant in organizational strategy, digital transformation and the future of work. He is Head of Strategy & Growth at Zosh Occupational Health Ltd (ZOHL) and the managing director of Optimizhr Ltd., a data and people analytics solution provider offering services that amplify and align organizational strategy with capability towards business optimization. He is based in North Yorkshire, UK. Dave Millner has 30 years of consulting experience working with global organizations to offer a range of organizational development solutions underpinned by people analytics. He is also frequently referenced as one of the most influential HR practitioners to follow on Twitter (HRCurator). In 2021 he was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine. He is based in Hertfordshire, UK

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Preface; * Section - ONE: Context for change; ** Chapter - 01: Redefining HR: the context for change; ** Chapter - 02: The age of data and people analytics; * Section - TWO: Making the shift to a data-based approach; ** Chapter - 03: The commercial HR mindset; ** Chapter - 04: Developing new ways of working; ** Chapter - 05: Working with data; * Section - THREE: People analytics delivering value; ** Chapter - 06: A people analytics framework; ** Chapter - 07: Business insights from people analytics; ** Chapter - 08: Delivering people analytics projects; * Section - FOUR: Looking to the future; ** Chapter - 09: How to be more data-driven and people analytics-focused; ** Chapter - 10: The road ahead: turning intent into tomorrow’s people function through people analytics;