Capabilities for HR Analytics Success (People)

People capabilities model for HR analytics including skills and roles

Article Capabilities for HR Analytics Success (People) People Strategy and Planning In this article In this post we explore the important role PEOPLE play in getting you to the analytics and reporting you need in HR. Learn to identify those who want to help and those who want to hinder your progress with analytics, and […]

5 Do’s and Don’ts for Effective HR Reporting

Checklist of best practices and common mistakes for HR reporting

Article 5 Do’s and Don’ts for Effective HR Reporting People Strategy and Planning In this article Three questions should be asked of any reporting that is done with a regular cadence – monthly, quarterly, annually – where you can get into the habit of “same old, same old”. The questions we posed were designed to […]

People Analytics vs Transactional Reporting: Which are you delivering?

Side-by-side comparison of people analytics versus transactional reporting

Article People Analytics vs Transactional Reporting: Which are you delivering? People Strategy and Planning In this article “HCM platforms and other HR Tech can’t deliver true people analytics on their own.True people analytics requires a data warehouse.” prefer to download as a PDF? Click image Starting in 2012, we’ve been defining People Analytics as “using both people-data […]

Capabilities for HR Analytics Success (Governance, Strategy & Focus)

Framework diagram showing governance, strategy, and focus for HR analytics

Article Capabilities for HR Analytics Success (Governance, Strategy & Focus) People Strategy and Planning In this article Wouldn’t it be great if we could just plunk in an HR analyst, build an HR analytics function, or buy a slick piece of technology, and we’d reap the rewards – capability in analytics, improved business performance, and […]

Use HR Analytics to Tell the People Story & Engage Execs

Executive-ready HR insights presented as a concise people story

Article Use HR Analytics to Tell the People Story & Engage Execs People Strategy and Planning In this article We have explored the value of visualizations in bringing workforce data to life and simplifying understanding. So what comes next once we have robust people data, great visualizations, and deeper understanding? It’s time to start using […]

Executive Scorecard: HireRoad’s Top HR Dashboards

Executive scorecard dashboard summarizing top workforce KPIs

Article Executive Scorecard: HireRoad’s Top HR Dashboards People Strategy and Planning The Executive Scorecard Similar to the Executive Dashboard, but more granular and tabular in nature (to work better for those left-brained executives). The Executive Scorecard provides an at-a-glance snapshot of your organization from a people-perspective and provides HR leaders with more point-in-time numbers. This […]

Creating Business Value through Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition metrics tied to business value and growth outcomes

Article Creating Business Value through Talent Acquisition Recruiting In this article Talent Acquisition ≠ Recruitment In fact, we see it as fundamentally different. At its core, talent acquisition (TA) is about creating business value — not simply filling open roles. While recruitment is reactive (“we have a vacancy — find someone”), talent acquisition is proactive: it aligns […]

Best Practices for Quarterly Reporting

Quarterly reporting calendar and dashboard summarizing performance trends

Article Best Practices for Quarterly Reporting People Strategy and Planning In this article We’ve talked about HR Reporting and offered some tips on how to make your reporting as effective as it can be. First we introduced 3 questions that should be asked of any reporting that is done with a regular cadence – monthly, quarterly, annually […]

Power of Data Visualization – Why Looks Matter for HR Data

Clean data visualization showing HR trends with simple charts

Article Power of Data Visualization – Why Looks Matter for HR Data People Strategy and Planning The human brain is wired to process information visually, making visualization one of the best ways to understand data, particularly when presenting to business leaders and other stakeholders in your company. This isn’t an earth-shattering notion. We’ve internalized this… […]

Thrive in the intersection where recruiting and marketing converge

Recruiting and marketing funnel overlap showing shared engagement metrics

Article Thrive in the intersection where recruiting and marketing converge Recruiting Recruiting in times of rife skills shortages isn’t for the faint-hearted. But, it’s far from impossible, because challenging markets in any sector are notorious for sparking innovation. It’s no different for recruiting in 2022 and beyond. You can thrive by switching things up and getting creative. Thinking […]