Deployed across millions of individuals at different companies in countries all over the world, sociomeric sensors have the potential to help people collaborate more effectively and create better organizations. But to be effective, companies deploying them should adhere to a “new deal on data” that makes privacy and ethics central to their use, author Ben Waber writes in this book excerpt. Read More…
Riviera Partner’s custom-made workforce analytics tool consists of a huge database of internal and external data on candidates that the firm uses to target, score and identify the best match for its clients. Read More…
It’s not just about technical expertise. Enterprises are looking for data strategists, leaders who can influence business cultures “to make things happen.” That’s the message from Justin Cerilli, a New York-based executive recruiter for Russell Reynolds Associates with specific expertise in big Read More…
As part of a recent study for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Marcus Shingles, an analyst at Deloitte Consulting, surveyed seniors at some of the top university analytics programs about where they wanted to work. The vast majority indicated a desire Read More…
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on May 22, John Roese, the CTO of technology company EMC, was one of several IT executives to cite the need for skilled data pros. “When it comes to analytics, there’s not a large talent pool. Read More…
The explosive growth of data can help companies better target customers and identify top talent, among other uses, hoarding can degrade the effectiveness of data-driven processes and impede employee productivity. HR leaders can help organizations cope. Read More…
On-demand dashboards and robust data handling capabilities are key selling features for any workforce analytics package. But HR professionals are better advised to take a deliberate approach focused on business value when choosing HR software. Related Stories Guide to Human Read More…
Nearly two years after the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences decided the field of data analytics needed a set of standards, 17 people earlier this month became the first to earn the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Read More…
Workforce decisions are often based on the bottom line. For example, IBM announced plans to reduce its labor force last week after the tech titan’s software and mainframe computer sales fell short of expectations. Similarly, as Caterpillar’s first-quarter profit shrank Read More…
To get at the “truth” in our enterprise data, we need to be equipped to ask the right sort of questions. That means the best data science teams will be those that best function as a welcome extension to existing teams, rather than an outside body holding court on enterprise data, argues Matt Asay of 10gen in this opinion piece. Read More…
