Data & Metrics
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HRIS Support
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Computer Economics does a survey about the TCO of IT support for ERP applications. While the executive summary is almost totally useless, it’s obvious that in HR, HRIS support…
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CedarCrestone 2008-2009 HR Systems Survey
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It’s not often that you get to see the results of a survey before the submission deadline is up, but Lexy Martin shared a few preliminary numbers with me….
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The Value of HR Technologies
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The following was contributed by Lexy Martin of CedarCrestone on a very interesting study highlighting key ROI metrics behind HR technologies: With ten years of survey data, and lots…
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Changing the Numbers Game
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Recruiting is an equation of numbers. So many candidates = so many applicants = so many interviews = so many new hires. This is a well known strategy in…
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The Right Metrics
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Knowledge@Wharton had a great article recently about performance drivers. Here’s a brief excerpt: As the Dean of a business school, you decide that the best reflection of winning is…
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Game Theory and HR
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If you haven’t figured out by now, I have a degree in Economics. Game theory as published by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosohy is “the systematic study of interdependent…
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IBM to Buy Cognos
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Right on the heels of SAP and Business Objects is the IBM and Cognos announcement. Once again and like SAP, IBM didn’t need the capabilities. They are in all…
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SAP to Buy Business Objects
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Perhaps this is in reaction to Oracles buying Hyperion. I always thought that SAP’s Business Warehouse product was pretty good. Then again, PeopleSoft EPM isn’t bad either, and Oracle…
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The Toyota Way: Principle 7
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Use visual control so no problems are unhidden. One of the best modern tools we have is the data warehouse and the dashboard. We have totally current metrics available…
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Business Intelligence: Data Marts and Cubes
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Continued Business Intelligence: Data Marts Life finally gets exciting. We’ve loaded our data through the ETL into an ODS. We’ve enriched the data into a usable form for aggregated,…
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Business Intelligence: ODS and Enriched Data Warehouse
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Continued Business Intelligence: ODS So once you’ve gotten through your first round of ETL, you’ll have to load the data somewhere (the “L” in ETL). The ODS, or operational…
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Business Intelligence: Introduction and ETL
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Most normal HRIS people who sit around dealing with their normal HRIS and talent management systems haven’t given much thought to business intelligence much beyond the standard reporting capabilities…
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CedarCrestone 2007 Analytics Report
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CedarCrestone recently pushed out their 2007 Analytics survey. While I’m not sure my own experience matches theirs, there are some interesting trends to at least be noted. You can…
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How to Lie With Analytics
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I was listening to a presentation being given by a timekeeping vendor. Within the demonstration, a report was run providing a detail of when people decided to take sick…
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HR’s Decision Support
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SHRM’s study of HR technology competencies (no link, but easy to find if you’re a member) revealed some not so surprising facts last year. According to them (and every…
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HR Function KPI’s
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HR function KPI’s are defined the same way as Human Capital KPI’s except that they are internally focused, rather than focused on the broader organization. One should not be…
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Human Capital KPI’s
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HR key performance indicators can be both incredibly difficult or quite simple to generate, depending on the type of indicator you’re looking for. The main problem with your KPI’s…
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When the ROI Does Not Equal BS
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Colin had an article that I loved about ROI. I’ve long since abandoned ROI for TCO and my compatriot Donald Glade I’m sure has similar feelings. You shave a…
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Quantifying Competency’s Effect on Productivity
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A recent McKinsey survey published in Mckinsey Quarterly ((Reineke, Spiller, Ungerman, 2007. “The Talent Factor in Purchasing.” McKinsey Quarterly 2007 Number 1. Page 6)) highlighted a study on the…
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HR Versus Finance – Influence, Power, and a Seat at the Table Part 2
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Lowell Bryan wrote in the McKinsey Quarterly that there is a new metric around: Times have changed and ROIC is no longer important – the new metric is profit…