A report from Deloitte shows that in recent years, the need for people analytics has reached high points of over 70 percent. More companies rank people analytics as a “high priority” in the organization. However, the same report lays down a frightening truth: Less than 10 percent of those organizations actually have usable data. So, are we not asking the right questions? Do we even know what to look for? This isn’t yet another post on complicated algorithms; after all, you’re not here to learn data science.
This post is about answering one question: how can data analytics improve the measurement of employees’ performance? It’s not going to be easy— assessing your human capital is always easier said than done—but I’ve got your back.
But before we dig any further, it’s important to make sure that we’re on the right page. There are a lot of buzz words out there, but data-driven management is by no means a new concept. Since the concept of “the cloud” came up, companies started moving their workforce to it. Big item metrics like acquisition (e.g. cost per filling, training ROI) led companies to also ask questions about revenue, retention, and, more importantly, the question we’re here to talk about: how to track performance.
Continue reading “How Can Data Analytics Improve the Measurement of Employees’ Performance?”