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Book Synopsis
Apply predictive analytics throughout all stages of workforce management People Analytics in the Era of Big Data provides a blueprint for leveraging your talent pool through the use of data analytics.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

About the Authors xxiii

List of Case Studies and People Interviewed xxvii

Chapter 1 The People Analytics Age 1

The People Analytics Advantage 3

The World of Work Has Changed 10

Notes 31

Chapter 2 How to Migrate from Business Analytics to People Analytics 33

A Short History of Analytics Adoption 35

Marketing and Human Resources Similarities 39

Advanced Business Analytics and Advanced People Analytics 44

The Promise of Analytics and People Analytics Bridges 50

Building a People Analytics Center of Excellence 53

Notes 64

References 65

Chapter 3 The Seven Pillars of People Analytics Success 67

Data and Tools Challenge 71

The Seven Pillars of People Analytics Success 76

Leveraging the People Analytics Framework 77

Workforce Planning Analytics Pillar 79

Sourcing Analytics Pillar 80

Acquisition/Hiring Analytics Pillar 82

Onboarding, Culture Fit, and Engagement Pillar 84

Performance Assessment and Development and Employee Lifetime Value Pillar 86

Employee Churn and Retention Pillar 88

Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety Pillar 90

Notes 96

Chapter 4 Workforce Planning Analytics 99

What is Workforce Planning? 101

Workforce Planning Analytics 102

Why Should You Care About Workforce Planning Analytics? 104

Key Components of Workforce Planning Analytics 108

Making an IMPACT with Workforce Planning Analytics 112

Workforce Planning Analytics Best Practices: Dos and Don’ts 128

Notes 129

Chapter 5 Talent Sourcing Analytics 131

The Business Case for Talent Sourcing Today 132

Why You Need to Care about Your Talent Sourcing Today 135

Talent Sourcing in the Era of Big Data and Advanced Technology 138

The Mobile Impact on Talent Sourcing 167

Putting the IMPACT Cycle into Action 169

Notes 172

Chapter 6 Talent Acquisition Analytics 175

What is Talent Acquisition Analytics? 177

How Talent Acquisition Works 190

Application Phase 191

Preinterview Assessment Analytics 194

Interviews: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff 196

Putting It All Together: Predictive Analytics for Selection 198

Notes 203

Chapter 7 Onboarding and Culture Fit 205

Organizational Culture 206

Onboarding Process 207

Stages of Onboarding 209

Early Employee Needs 212

OPEN Analytical Framework for Effective Onboarding 213

Time to Productivity and Other Outcome Measures 216

Create an Onboarding Predictive Model 217

Tying it All Together 217

Notes 222

Chapter 8 Talent Engagement Analytics 223

Importance of Employee Engagement 225

Employee Engagement Surveys 227

Making Employee Engagement Surveys Predictive 229

Moving Beyond the Survey: Employee Engagement Measures 232

Notes 236

Chapter 9 Analytical Performance Management 237

Why You Should Care about Performance Management Analytics 238

Linking Individual Objectives to Company Objectives 239

Defining Performance Measures 243

Performance Incentives and Promotion 245

Provide Insight to Senior Management 247

Benefits of Analytical Performance Management 249

Best Practices 250

Predictive Analytics and Graph Theory to Optimize Career Pathways and Employee Promotion 251

Note 252

References 252

Chapter 10 Employee Lifetime Value and Cost Modeling 255

Understanding the Most Expensive Asset 256

Are Employees Costs or Assets? 256

The Basis for Advanced Analytics 257

Chapter 11 Using Retention Analytics to Protect Your Most Valuable Asset 283

Traditional Approaches are Failing 285

What is Retention, Anyway? 285

What You Need and How it Works 286

The Business Case 288

Deploying Retention Analytics . . . Piece of Cake? 294

How to Implement Proactive Talent Retention Models 295

Data for Talent Attrition Predictive Modeling 298

Putting Your Employee Attrition Findings to Work 302

The Segmentation Strategy of Talent Retention Model Insights 303

Notes 305

Chapter 12 Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety to Drive Business Performance and Loyalty 307

What is Employee Wellness? 310

Why Should You Care about Workplace Wellness? 311

Employee Wellness Program Best Practices 320

Optimizing Your Employee Wellness Health and Workplace Safety with Predictive Analytics 325

Notes 328

Chapter 13 Big Data and People Analytics 331

What is Big Data? 332

Big Data and People Analytics 336

Leveraging People Analytics 338

Workforce Planning Analytics Pillar 339

Sourcing Analytics Pillar 341

Acquisition/Hiring Analytics Pillar 343

Onboarding, Culture Fit, and Engagement Pillar 345

Performance Assessment and Development and Employee Lifetime Value Pillar 347

Employee Churn and Retention Pillar 349

Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety Pillar 351

Notes 355

Chapter 14 Future of People Analytics 357

Rise of Employee Behavioral Data 359

People Analytics Moves beyond the Averages 361

Predictive Becomes the New Standard 363

Automated Big Data Analytics 363

Big Data Empowers Employee Development 365

Models Become the New Gold of People Analytics 366

People Analytics Becomes More Accessible 366

People Analytics Becomes a Specialized Department 367

Employee Data Privacy Backlash 368

Quantification of HR 369

Notes 372

Index 373

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 17/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9781119050780, 978-1119050780
      ISBN10: 1119050782

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Apply predictive analytics throughout all stages of workforce management People Analytics in the Era of Big Data provides a blueprint for leveraging your talent pool through the use of data analytics.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword xi

      Preface xiii

      Acknowledgments xvii

      About the Authors xxiii

      List of Case Studies and People Interviewed xxvii

      Chapter 1 The People Analytics Age 1

      The People Analytics Advantage 3

      The World of Work Has Changed 10

      Notes 31

      Chapter 2 How to Migrate from Business Analytics to People Analytics 33

      A Short History of Analytics Adoption 35

      Marketing and Human Resources Similarities 39

      Advanced Business Analytics and Advanced People Analytics 44

      The Promise of Analytics and People Analytics Bridges 50

      Building a People Analytics Center of Excellence 53

      Notes 64

      References 65

      Chapter 3 The Seven Pillars of People Analytics Success 67

      Data and Tools Challenge 71

      The Seven Pillars of People Analytics Success 76

      Leveraging the People Analytics Framework 77

      Workforce Planning Analytics Pillar 79

      Sourcing Analytics Pillar 80

      Acquisition/Hiring Analytics Pillar 82

      Onboarding, Culture Fit, and Engagement Pillar 84

      Performance Assessment and Development and Employee Lifetime Value Pillar 86

      Employee Churn and Retention Pillar 88

      Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety Pillar 90

      Notes 96

      Chapter 4 Workforce Planning Analytics 99

      What is Workforce Planning? 101

      Workforce Planning Analytics 102

      Why Should You Care About Workforce Planning Analytics? 104

      Key Components of Workforce Planning Analytics 108

      Making an IMPACT with Workforce Planning Analytics 112

      Workforce Planning Analytics Best Practices: Dos and Don’ts 128

      Notes 129

      Chapter 5 Talent Sourcing Analytics 131

      The Business Case for Talent Sourcing Today 132

      Why You Need to Care about Your Talent Sourcing Today 135

      Talent Sourcing in the Era of Big Data and Advanced Technology 138

      The Mobile Impact on Talent Sourcing 167

      Putting the IMPACT Cycle into Action 169

      Notes 172

      Chapter 6 Talent Acquisition Analytics 175

      What is Talent Acquisition Analytics? 177

      How Talent Acquisition Works 190

      Application Phase 191

      Preinterview Assessment Analytics 194

      Interviews: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff 196

      Putting It All Together: Predictive Analytics for Selection 198

      Notes 203

      Chapter 7 Onboarding and Culture Fit 205

      Organizational Culture 206

      Onboarding Process 207

      Stages of Onboarding 209

      Early Employee Needs 212

      OPEN Analytical Framework for Effective Onboarding 213

      Time to Productivity and Other Outcome Measures 216

      Create an Onboarding Predictive Model 217

      Tying it All Together 217

      Notes 222

      Chapter 8 Talent Engagement Analytics 223

      Importance of Employee Engagement 225

      Employee Engagement Surveys 227

      Making Employee Engagement Surveys Predictive 229

      Moving Beyond the Survey: Employee Engagement Measures 232

      Notes 236

      Chapter 9 Analytical Performance Management 237

      Why You Should Care about Performance Management Analytics 238

      Linking Individual Objectives to Company Objectives 239

      Defining Performance Measures 243

      Performance Incentives and Promotion 245

      Provide Insight to Senior Management 247

      Benefits of Analytical Performance Management 249

      Best Practices 250

      Predictive Analytics and Graph Theory to Optimize Career Pathways and Employee Promotion 251

      Note 252

      References 252

      Chapter 10 Employee Lifetime Value and Cost Modeling 255

      Understanding the Most Expensive Asset 256

      Are Employees Costs or Assets? 256

      The Basis for Advanced Analytics 257

      Chapter 11 Using Retention Analytics to Protect Your Most Valuable Asset 283

      Traditional Approaches are Failing 285

      What is Retention, Anyway? 285

      What You Need and How it Works 286

      The Business Case 288

      Deploying Retention Analytics . . . Piece of Cake? 294

      How to Implement Proactive Talent Retention Models 295

      Data for Talent Attrition Predictive Modeling 298

      Putting Your Employee Attrition Findings to Work 302

      The Segmentation Strategy of Talent Retention Model Insights 303

      Notes 305

      Chapter 12 Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety to Drive Business Performance and Loyalty 307

      What is Employee Wellness? 310

      Why Should You Care about Workplace Wellness? 311

      Employee Wellness Program Best Practices 320

      Optimizing Your Employee Wellness Health and Workplace Safety with Predictive Analytics 325

      Notes 328

      Chapter 13 Big Data and People Analytics 331

      What is Big Data? 332

      Big Data and People Analytics 336

      Leveraging People Analytics 338

      Workforce Planning Analytics Pillar 339

      Sourcing Analytics Pillar 341

      Acquisition/Hiring Analytics Pillar 343

      Onboarding, Culture Fit, and Engagement Pillar 345

      Performance Assessment and Development and Employee Lifetime Value Pillar 347

      Employee Churn and Retention Pillar 349

      Employee Wellness, Health, and Safety Pillar 351

      Notes 355

      Chapter 14 Future of People Analytics 357

      Rise of Employee Behavioral Data 359

      People Analytics Moves beyond the Averages 361

      Predictive Becomes the New Standard 363

      Automated Big Data Analytics 363

      Big Data Empowers Employee Development 365

      Models Become the New Gold of People Analytics 366

      People Analytics Becomes More Accessible 366

      People Analytics Becomes a Specialized Department 367

      Employee Data Privacy Backlash 368

      Quantification of HR 369

      Notes 372

      Index 373

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