Talent Analytics

Make better workforce planning and business decisions with talent analytics

More data isn’t equating to more actionable insights

The volume of data and metrics available for HR to report on has increased exponentially. However, most companies are not realizing the value from their analytics investments, with only 21% of HR leaders believing their organizations are effective at using talent data to shape talent acquisition and recruiting strategies, improve employee engagement and inform other business decisions.

Only 21% of HR leaders believe their organizations are effective at using talent data to inform business decisions.

Increase Demand For and Use Of Talent Analytics

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    Embed talent analytics into decision-making processes to impact business strategy

    The best HR leaders focus their talent analytics investments on delivery - not just data - and do so in a scalable way to reach as many decision makers and stakeholders as possible. The key lies in embedding analytics and recommendations into the decision-making processes and workflows of the organization. This approach allows talent analytics to deliver value in a way that fits how leadership naturally advance the business.

    How to focus talent analytics investments on delivery, not just data, to drive talent outcomes by up to 23%
    I think with the advent of AI and associated skills like security, machine learning, deep learning, there is increasing need for companies to get their talent strategy right. And so, there is this strong need for us to get our talent analytics, our intelligence accurate.

    Ram Vadivelu

    Senior Director, Human Resources, Qualcomm

    Talent analytics insights you can use

    Gartner helps HR leaders and HR analytics teams transform their talent analytics strategies to fully take advantage of today's data-rich business environments and impact the decisions (and outcomes) leaders and employees make each day.

    Use external data insights to drive better decisions

    For HR to evolve as a strategic business partner and take a more transformational role in human capital management, from hiring, to recruiting, identifying talent trends and more, HR leaders need to harness the power of data-driven insights. Discover how to build an analytics-driven talent strategy that turns workforce analytics into actionable insights.

    Improve the impact of talent analytics insights through data visualization

    Visualizing data in an easy-to-understand and compelling way is critical. Doing so ensures stakeholders can easily extract actionable insight. Use these visualization techniques to improve the impact of talent analytics insights.

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