Google's HR Analytics and Performance

Overview of HRD Analysis

• HR departments struggle to derive valuable insights from large amounts of data.
• Complexities of businesses today require the alignment of HR decisions with strategies and business goals.
• HR analytics is a forward-looking approach to predict future outcomes.

Concept of HR Analytics

• HR analytics is a process of collating, integrating, and measuring data for specific HR decisions.
• It brings together "analysis" and "statistics" to find the application of the data pool created by HR.
• HR analytics provides opportunities to assess how employees contribute to the organization and meet their career expectations.
• It substantially reduces the risk of wrong decisions and improves the quality of critical HR decisions.

HR Analytics Tools

• HR analytics tools utilize techniques of data mining and business analytics to transform HR data into a valuable commodity for the organization.
• These tools are people-focused and help HR better hire, manage, and support employees.

Example of HR Analytics

• Google implemented HR analytics through "Project Oxygen", which helped identify successful leadership behaviors and skills.

Purpose of HR Analytics

• The purpose of HR analytics is to reach business goals and provide insights into the current state of operations.
• It helps build prediction models to identify strategies for optimum return on investment (ROI) for human resources.
• HR analytics enables HR professionals to create job offers that procure the best talent and manage and retain them to boost ROI.

Data Points for HR Analytics

• Employee performance data
• Employee attendance data
• Multi-rater/360° reviews data
• Salary data
• Promotion data
• Employee work history data
• Demographic details data
• Employee temperament data

Importance and Benefits of HRD Analytics

• Helps in planning for effective career development of employees
• Facilitates making available the right people at the right time
• Improves business performance through quality HR decision making
• Ensures right-fit recruitment and selection
• Helps in identifying factors that contribute to increased employee satisfaction and performance
• Helps in identifying KPIs that contribute to business outcomes
• Improves talent retention

Explore how Google uses HR analytics to analyze employee feedback and performance ratings, and how it relates to productivity metrics.