This is a visualization of the key terms and concepts that are essential to understanding the modern discourse surrounding data and analytics. Develop Vision and Strategy 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services 3.0 Market and Sell Products and Services 4.0 Deliver Products and Services 5.0 Manage Customer Service 6.0 Develop and Manage Human Capital 7.0 Manage Information Technology 12.6 MORE

While 77% of all organizations believe people analytics is important, only 32% feel ready or somewhat ready for analytics, according to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 report. While commentary on the rise of workforce analytics is in abundance, there is still very little discussion on the practical approaches HR can take to make a real impact. Capability. MORE

Our unique text analytics capabilities allow you to ask fewer questions in a more humane, conversational manner — and receive instant, unprecedented metrics, theme categorization, benchmarks, and insights for open-ended text. — and receive analytics of novel nuance and deep insight. Design. If you’ve ever designed a survey, you know how difficult it is. Analysis. MORE

Organizations are well aware of the potential benefits offered by data and analytics, but how well are they doing at taking advantage of those benefits? This infographic contains highlights from APQC's comparison of analytics maturity by functional area. Measurement Analytics Process Analytics Process and Performance Management Quality Analytics Infographics Print MORE

Text analytics solutions will help. Sentiment analysis, a type of text analytics, analyzes text and rates expressions as positive, negative, and neutral. “Glassdoor information is useful, but it keeps me up at night,” admitted an HR Director to me last week. Therefore, it’s imperative for business and HR leaders to monitor their company’s reviews. csv) file. negative. MORE

Rather, they feature sophisticated integration and analytics that elevate surveys from measuring/benchmarking tools to platforms that are able to help leaders predict, diagnose, and fix workplace problems quickly and effectively. The speed to answers from employee surveys should mirror the speed of other analytical exercises. Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Your Call to Action. MORE

Whether it was Mark Berry ’s talk on “Quantifying HR with Advanced HR Analytics,” or the “Ask the Expert” Datafication of HR panel of Visier customers joined by Josh Bersin , or Al Adamsen’s interview of tech evangelists on the future of HR analytics, conference attendees couldn’t get enough on the topic of workforce intelligence. Applying Analytics Can Enhance Workforce Planning. MORE

It’s the first enterprise solution to utilize a powerful text analytics engine to generate nuanced views of employee feedback, performance reviews, and other text-based data in real time. If you ask any CEO what the company’s most valuable asset is, he or she will almost always say the same thing: employees. Employees are the lifeblood of companies, both big and small. MORE

Kanjoya CEO Armen Berjikly and Twitter Director of People Analytics Shane McCauley took the stage at the HCI Summit in early April to present Twitter’s new model of employee engagement, powered by the Kanjoya Perception™ solution. Twitter needed a sophisticated text analytics solution that could interpret the open-ended responses quickly and accurately. In addition, Twitter is generating, real-time insights from their people with frequent surveys and instantaneous analysis with Perception’s real-time survey and analytics capabilities. Want to learn more about Perception? MORE

–and receive instant responses, metrics, analytics, and insights in the Kanjoya dashboard. Diversity is a hot topic in Silicon Valley at present–hardly a day goes by without a flurry of articles. As companies refine and bolster their diversity strategies it is important that they keep a pulse on employee sentiment around these initiatives. Impromptu Responses: Dashboard Insights. MORE

The same could be said – most recently – for the terms, “workforce analytics,” “talent analytics,” and other variants of this. Given the frequency of use of both, it is critical to understand what HR transformation really is and the role workforce analytics plays in effective HR transformation. Numbers behind HR – benchmarking & analytics. What is HR Transformation? MORE

To deliver results in real time, SaaS-based employee survey providers may skimp on analytical rigor. Kanjoya built our driver analysis with guidance from experts in human resources, IOPsych, and OD to ensure our solutions are principled and fulfilled their analytical requirements. Real-time employee surveys have accelerated the pace of capturing employee feedback. The reason? MORE

Fortunately, Kanjoya offers a sophisticated text analytics solution that surfaces HR traits from performance reviews — in seconds. Here’s As competition for talent intensifies, attracting and retaining top talent will not be enough to meet the needs of most businesses. You must also unleash the potential of new talent – and transform good talent into rockstars. Want to learn more? MORE

Devoted to ensuring she was prepared to follow that path, Claytor “created a special course in analytic geometry specifically for Johnson.”. I recently returned from the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT. The The event brought together change leaders from across the United States to discuss strategies to increase the number of women and girls in STEM fields, and to thoughtfully consider the obstacles associated with doing so. While other women “‘did what they were told to do,” she asked questions. She was also recognized by Dr. W.W. MORE

Advanced analytics uses statistical, machine learning and operations research models for pattern recognition, forecasting, simulation, and optimization. In addition, these new roles need to be integrated within existing processes to ensure the operationalization of analytics solutions. igure 1: Relevant skills for carrying out advanced analytics projects. Skills needed. MORE

Kanjoya Perception for Employee Engagement is a survey solution built on a powerful text analytics engine that automatically delivers quantitative data and qualitiative metrics on text-based data. Our text analytics engine analyzes and interprets each text response for the following: What topic(s) or theme(s) is the person discussing? So we built our solution to analyze data quickly. MORE

The right data and analytical tools will generate a true picture of the manager-employee relationship, what’s going well, and what should change. Build your managerial bench strength by delivering personalized, actionable, and timely insights for professional development. He made work fulfilling. And I was loyal, in spite of tempting opportunities outside his team. What’s going well? MORE

Check out today’s great infographic from workforce analytics and planning firm  Visier , which defines and outlines the value proposition of workforce analytics. Infographic Thursday People Analytics hr human resourcesAs always, if you like today’s infographic you can follow Visier on Twitter here : Happy Thursday, Rory. MORE

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First a bit about the Kanjoya approach to diversity: Kanjoya harnesses big data analytics, natural language processing (NLP), and machine learning to take the guesswork and ambiguity out of improving diversity and provide metrics to quantify previously nebulous issues. As the topic of diversity heats up in Silicon Valley, I wanted to share a story which demonstrates the power of Kanjoya technology  applied to these important issues. Using Kanjoya, one customer immediately discovered unconscious bias in their organization. Do you have a diversity strategy? MORE

Since joining Visier, I’ve been thinking a lot about the value of workforce analytics. In fact, a consistent finding from the annual Sierra-Cedar HR Systems Survey (which I managed for 16 years) was that “ organizations with workforce analytics outperform.”. Manager Access to Analytics. Recommended Read: Analytics must Be HR’s Top Priority To Be Strategic ]. 3. MORE

Kanjoya Perception delivers a people analytics platform that helps Workday customers transform their processes of measuring and managing the levers of business performance. The post Workday Selects Kanjoya as Connect Partner to Deliver People Analytics Platform appeared first on Kanjoya. Kanjoya is proud to announce that we have been selected as a Workday Connect partner. MORE

There will be a new half-day “Sentiment Analysis for Financial” markets this year featuring presenters from HedgeChatter, Social Market Analytics, FTRI (Nikkei Group) and more. An innovation track will cover the latest in wearables, artificial assistants, emotion analytics and crowd-sourced analytics. Moritz Sudhof, Chief Data Scientist at Kanjoya, will be presenting at the Sentiment Analysis Symposium on July 15th at 2:35-3:00 pm. The Symposium features some of the brightest minds in the industry, and will be held July 15-16 in New York City. MORE

The sheer volume of information HR analytics can bring to the table has moved HR practitioners from an out-of-sight, out-of-mind, back-room business function to a major player when it comes to company goal-setting and overall planning. The key to getting your arms around Big Data and analytics is to do your research and start to understand it. Five HR analytics terms you need to know. MORE

Blog Employee Engagement Employee Retention Workplace Diversity culture diversity diversity and inclusion emotion analytics employee engagement unconscious bias workplace diversityThe development of Kanjoya Perception for Diversity has been inextricably connected to several key tenets, tenets which have also been core to our other solutions and general philosophy. MORE

According to a poll from last year by Zogby Analytics , “more than three in four [millennials] (77%) say it is important to ‘live a life that makes a difference for other people in the world.’” We dream and think “big,” and appreciate roles that offer responsibility and allow us to grow and improve. What do we desire in terms of employee engagement? Awareness and Appreciation of Diversity. MORE

As you grow, you need a text analytics solution that automatically identifies the HR topics employees are discussing in their comments and the emotions they express. Our text analytics engine identifies what theme/topic a comment is about (e.g., is the employee discussing benefits? If the topic of this article piques your interest, your business is in growth mode. Congratulations! MORE

Surprised by this less than exemplary conduct, we focused our emotion analytics on Twitter to gain insight into public reaction across the globe: Anger (16%) : was the most dominant emotion. Kanjoya’s emotional intelligence illuminates global reaction to World Cup sportsmanship. The finale of the 2014 World Cup exemplified the aggressive but honest play the world has come to expect. MORE

Making HR analytics a leadership priority is not just about encouraging HR to present the latest analytics innovations, but rather a true partnership to drive pivotal decisions. However, today’s HR analytics are mainly used for cost avoidance, not to drive broader strategic success. Can HR analytics progress as fast as HR leaders hope? MORE

To leverage rich insights from text data, you’ll need a sophisticated text analytics tool to glean meaning and develop measures for these “human factors”. With advanced text analytics, you can discern the real reasons. People are the fabric of company operations. They make decisions and take actions that impact the products and services companies offer. If not, why not? Next Steps. MORE

The Era of Workforce Analytics. The desire to explore the relationships between metrics and know with certainty what levers are pulling workforce trends has ushered in the era of Workforce Analytics (a.k.a. ‘HR analytics’ or ‘talent analytics’). Analytics In Action: The Employee Resignation Conundrum. How To Reduce Employee Turnover with HR Analytics. MORE

Fortunately text analytics innovations automate these processes. People are the most important assets to a business, yet investment decisions to optimize the employee experience are made with (at best) half the sophistication and data used to justify technology, business process, and capital investments. The upshot? Poor decisions and sub-optimal results. Others are more skeptical. MORE

There will be a new half-day “Sentiment Analysis for Financial” markets this year featuring presenters from HedgeChatter, Social Market Analytics, FTRI (Nikkei Group) and more. An innovation track will cover the latest in wearables, artificial assistants, emotion analytics and crowd-sourced analytics. We are excited to announce that Moritz Sudhof, Chief Data Scientist at Kanjoya, will be presenting at the Sentiment Analysis Symposium on July 15th at 2:35-3:00pm. Join Moritz and Take Part in the Conversation! Save 15% when you use the discount code FOAF15. MORE

Many solution providers claim to offer sophisticated text analytics because they recognize the value of analyzing and interpreting text at scale. So you should probe them on how they developed their questions, methodology, and analytical methods. SaaS-based solution providers are transforming the market for employee surveys. But test them on that! Your call to action. MORE

But businesses should consider whether their survey tools and analytical capabilities are robust enough to: Capture data that reveals significant shifts in employee emotions as they occur. How do you know whether or not your survey or analytical tool — or both — should be enhanced or replaced with a new solution? Surveys and analytics are tools; they are not solutions. MORE

Unfortunately, HR leaders are frequently so busy that most haven’t found the time to realize that “The War For The Future of HR” is already over, and “data analytics” has won! Because of their rapid growth and rise to dominance, CEOs at other firms now want to adopt the analytics approach made famous by these top firms. The Business World Has Changed and HR Can’t Afford to Lag Behind. MORE

In this podcast, APQC's research specialist, Michael Sims, talks with APQC's own analytics team, Ron Webb and Christy Aroopala, about what analytics means to them, what challenges their customers are facing, and what the future holds for analytics. Develop Vision and Strategy 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services 3.0 Market and Sell Products and Services 4.0 Deliver Products and Services 5.0 Manage Customer Service 6.0 Develop and Manage Human Capital 7.0 Manage Information Technology 8.0 Manage Financial Resources 9.0 Acquire, Construct, and Manage Assets 10.0 MORE

Our solution can determine if a person is being evaluated for leadership, analytical skills, communication skills, and other traits. As competition for talent intensifies, business and HR leaders are scrambling for insights to attract, retain, and motivate the right employees. Surveys are a great start. The challenge : you have a lot of it. There is so much more that Perception can do. MORE

In addition to analytics, Kanjoya offers an employee engagement solution that marries modern survey capabilities with our powerful text analytics engine. Blog Emotional Intelligence Employee Engagement Employee Retention Uncategorized analytics employee engagement people analytics qualitative data text-based data unstructured data Workday MORE

During the Amazing New Startups session at the HR Technology Conference, Kanjoya will showcase how it’s pushing the frontiers of people analytics to understand and predict how people will behave and perform. The post What’s next in people analytics? Blog Emotional Intelligence Employee Engagement Employee Retention Uncategorized employee engagement people analytics MORE