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Predicting the Future and Shaping Strategy with HR Analytics

 

Technological innovation has given Human Resources the ability to predict the future — and has moved HR into the boardroom. But it’s up to data-savvy HR professionals to make that move permanent.

“Why should I, as a managing director or a CEO, give as much credibility to HR as I do to finance, operations, procurement, sales and marketing?” Personnel Today asked last week. “[Because] those functions are data led; they can provide me with numeric business cases, forecasts and scenarios; [and] I know where I stand with them.”

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Like other departments, HR uses data analytics to closely examine what’s really happening within the organization. It is humanizing big data with “people analytics,” and last month Bank of America tasked its HR lead with the institution’s critical post-financial-crisis stress testing.

HR’s Seat at the Table

“This is an absolutely exciting time to be in human resources,” SAP’s David Swanson said Monday in Las Vegas, ahead of SuccessConnect 2015. “I’ve been in HR for the better part of 20 years, and I really feel that for the first time HR is front and center at the executive table.”

CEOs want to learn from past hiring successes and failures, a job that’s perfect for analytics-enabled HR departments, according to Swanson. The end goal is to use analytics for predicting the future, knowing whom to hire — and which new hires will most quickly become productive.

“We have the opportunity in HR to lead the conversation around strategy — and development of strategy, Swanson said. “Unfortunately many of us in HR, because we’re not comfortable using data, can only talk from a position of intuition or gut feel.”

This story originally appeared on SAP Business Trends. Follow Derek on Twitter: @DKlobucher

5 thoughts on “Predicting the Future and Shaping Strategy with HR Analytics

  1. HR analytics empowers organizations to predict workforce trends and shape strategic initiatives by analyzing data on employee performance, engagement, and turnover. By leveraging insights from these analyses, companies can make informed decisions to enhance talent management, optimize recruitment, and improve overall organizational effectiveness. This proactive approach helps align HR practices with business goals, fostering a more agile and competitive workforce aarp-membership

     

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