Book description
An insightful look at the implementation of advanced analytics on
human capital
Human capital analytics, also known as human resources analytics or
talent analytics, is the application of sophisticated data mining and
business analytics techniques to human resources data. Human
Capital Analytics provides an in-depth look at the science of
human capital analytics, giving practical examples from case studies
of companies applying analytics to their people decisions and
providing a framework for using predictive analytics to optimize human
capital investments.
- Written by Gene Pease, Boyce Byerly, and Jac Fitz-enz, widely
regarded as the father of human capital
- Offers practical examples from case studies of companies
applying analytics to their people decisions
- An in-depth discussion of tools needed to do the work,
particularly focusing on multivariate analysis
The challenge of human resources analytics is to identify what data
should be captured and how to use the data to model and predict
capabilities so the organization gets an optimal return on investment
on its human capital. The goal of human capital analytics is to
provide an organization with insights for effectively managing
employees so that business goals can be reached quickly and
efficiently. Written by human capital analytics specialists Gene
Pease, Boyce Byerly, and Jac Fitz-enz, Human Capital Analytics
provides essential action steps for implementation of advanced
analytics on human capital.
GENE PEASE is cofounder and CEO of Capital Analytics, a
consultancy revolutionizing the way companies evaluate their
investments in people. He has over 25 years' experience as a CEO
managing mid-cap and early stage companies. Under his leadership,
Capital Analytics has been recognized by Bersin and Associates, CLO
Magazine, Gartner, and the ROI Institute.
BOYCE BYERLY, PhD, is cofounder and chief scientist of Capital
Analytics. He has more than fifteen years of experience designing and
managing pure and applied research projects with high technology firms
in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina. He directed the
Capital Analytics team that developed the methodology and the
analytical tools that are the core intellectual assets of Capital Analytics.
JAC FITZ-ENZ, PhD, is widely regarded as the father of human
capital strategic analysis and measurement. He founded the famous
Saratoga Institute and published the first HR metrics in 1978 and the
first international HR benchmarks in 1985. HR World cited him as one
of the top five "HR Management Gurus," IHRIM gave him its
Chairman's Award for innovation, and SHRM chose him as one of the
persons in the twentieth century who "significantly changed what
HR does and how it does it." He has authored twelve books and
trained 90,000 managers in forty-six countries on strategic management
and measurement. His book, The New HR Analytics, introduced
predictive analytics to HR.
