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Your HR team should be leveraging the power of data

HR data

Kent McMillan, managing director at Accenture Strategy, explains the steps that HR needs to take to become an analytics-driven function, and why it matters.

Every function, in every business, is on an analytics journey but some have established a clear lead on others. Take marketing, for example. Until relatively recently it was seen as much more of an art than a science. But now, an activity that was based largely on instinct, experience and, frankly, in some cases educated guesswork, is a numbers-driven game.  

HR is now setting out on the same journey that marketing has travelled. It’s a massive opportunity. Adopting analytics within HR will open new possibilities for the function to uncover and deliver commercial value. So, what do HR directors need to do to take advantage and move their discipline decisively toward a more data-driven approach? ...