Human Resource Management: People Analytics and Human Capital Trend

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Human Resource Management

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Big data Data sets too large or too complex for traditional data processing applications.

People analytics Using data, predictive models, and analytics applied to employee data to identify probable causes of HR problems and cha

Metrics Measure the difference between numbers. They do not explain causes.

Example progression (van Vulpen model) 1. Opinion - "a lot of people seem to be sick this month" (no basis, may be wrong) 2.

Problem High attrition identified company-wide; one business leader asked people analytics team for help. Model inputs: 20 emplo

Source Patrick Coolen. The module highlights five key practices.