Category: Human Resources & Talent Management
Overview
Advanced HR Analytics & People Insights with Excel & Power BI equips HR and people leaders with practical tools to design and implement people practices that directly support business goals and enhance workforce performance.
Objectives
- Link HR and talent practices clearly to business strategy and priorities.
- Design and improve HR processes that attract, develop and retain key talent.
- Use people data and HR metrics to support better decisions.
- Partner effectively with line managers on people and performance issues.
- Draft a practical improvement plan for participants’ own HR areas.
Who Should Attend
- HR managers, HR business partners and HR generalists.
- Specialists in recruitment, rewards, OD, talent and performance.
- Line managers with significant people management responsibilities.
5-Day Course Outline
Day 1 – Strategic Role of HR & Talent
- Position HR as a partner adding measurable value to the business.
- Review core HR processes and how they interconnect.
- Explore business expectations from modern HR and talent functions.
- Identify gaps between current HR practice and strategic HR.
- Map key stakeholders and their expectations of HR in your context.
Day 2 – Workforce Planning, Structures & Roles
- Translate business strategy into workforce requirements and priorities.
- Use basic workforce planning tools to identify gaps and risks.
- Review principles of organization design and role clarity.
- Connect job descriptions, grading and structures to workforce plans.
- Draft a simple workforce and structure improvement idea.
Day 3 – Talent, Performance & Engagement
- Outline an integrated talent management approach.
- Design or review performance management practices and KPIs.
- Explore drivers of employee engagement and retention.
- Plan HR interventions to support high-potential talent.
- Apply concepts to a real department or function from participants’ organizations.
Day 4 – HR Analytics, Policies & Employee Relations
- Identify key HR metrics and indicators to track.
- Translate data into insights for managers and leadership.
- Review the role of HR policies and employee relations frameworks.
- Discuss proactive approaches to managing employee relations cases.
- Plan improvements for HR reporting or ER practices back at work.
Day 5 – Partnering with the Business & HR Action Plan
- Practice HR consulting conversations with line managers.
- Develop strategies for increasing HR’s credibility and influence.
- Clarify personal priorities and quick wins as HR professionals.
- Share case-based learning and peer advice within the group.
- Develop a 90-day HR improvement or HRBP action plan.
Advanced HR Analytics & People Insights with Excel & Power BI (Course No. 13410)