Term: People Analytics

What Is People Analytics?

People Analytics is the use of employee and workforce data to understand how people-related factors affect business performance and support better workforce decisions.

It helps organizations analyze information such as employee performance, engagement, retention, turnover, development, and workforce trends to identify patterns and make more informed decisions.

Why Is People Analytics Important?

People Analytics can help organizations:

• Identify factors affecting employee retention and turnover
• Understand workforce trends and patterns
• Identify areas where employees need support or development
• Improve workforce and talent decisions
• Connect people-related data with business outcomes
• Measure the impact of talent initiatives

What Does People Analytics Measure?

Depending on the organization and available data, People Analytics may examine:

• Employee turnover and retention
• Employee engagement
• Performance
• Skills and capabilities
• Development and training
• Workforce demographics and trends
• Absence and productivity
• Talent movement and career progression

People Analytics vs. Talent Analytics

People Analytics is a broader concept that looks at data related to employees and the workforce.

Talent Analytics focuses more specifically on using talent-related data to support decisions around development, performance, retention, succession, and talent planning.

How Does MyTalentPlanner Relate to People Analytics?

MyTalentPlanner brings together talent, behavioral, performance, execution, and metrics insights to help leaders make better people decisions.

Rather than looking at people data in isolation, MTP connects talent information with business strategy, development, goals, and execution. This helps leaders move from simply analyzing workforce information to taking action based on what the data reveals.