Driving organizational performance today requires strategic HR Business Partners to harness the power of people data. This course equips HR leaders with the analytical mindset, tools, and practical applications needed to translate data into meaningful workforce strategies. Participants will explore predictive analytics, data storytelling, dashboards, and real-time decision-making to influence talent outcomes and deliver measurable business impact.

TRAINING TOPICS

• The evolving role of HRBPs in the age of data-driven decisions

• Introduction to people analytics: definitions, types, and value

• Building data fluency and aligning metrics with business goals

• Using analytics to support talent acquisition and retention

• Predictive analytics for workforce risk, performance, and planning

• Data storytelling and visualization for HR impact

• Dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

• Ethics, privacy, and responsible data governance in HR

• Building cross-functional influence with people insights

• Creating an HR analytics roadmap for strategic partnering

BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE, DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO

• Identify and interpret key people metrics across the employee lifecycle

• Build compelling data stories that drive HR and business action

• Apply predictive models to reduce attrition and optimize talent strategies

• Use dashboards and visualizations to enhance executive decision-making

• Align analytics with business KPIs for measurable HR value

• Ensure ethical and responsible use of people data

• Design an analytics strategy tailored to HRBP objectives

• Collaborate with data teams to elevate HR’s strategic influence

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

HR Business Partners, HR Analysts, Talent Strategy Leaders, and professionals working at the intersection of HR, data, and business strategy.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Participants engage through interactive case studies, hands-on data labs, peer learning, and real-world simulations using HR analytics platforms. The course integrates storytelling frameworks and decision-support tools to ensure practical, immediate application in diverse organizational settings.

Day One: THE STRATEGIC SHIFT TO DATA-DRIVEN HRBP PRACTICE

• Rethinking the HRBP role in a data-enabled business landscape

• Business expectations and value creation through HR analytics

• Overview of people analytics types: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive

• Identifying metrics that matter across business units

• Role alignment: partnering with finance, IT, and operations

• Self-audit: assessing your current analytical readiness

Day Two: FOUNDATION OF METRICS, TOOLS, AND ANALYTICS FLUENCY

• Key HR metrics: retention, engagement, time-to-fill, quality-of-hire

• Building data fluency: sourcing, cleaning, interpreting HR data

• Selecting the right tool: Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Visier

• Interactive demo: building a basic dashboard

• Aligning people metrics with strategic outcomes

• Mini-lab: HR metric interpretation challenge

Day Three: PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR TALENT STRATEGY

• Introduction to predictive modeling and algorithms in HR

• Attrition risk forecasting and flight-risk profiling

• Predicting success in hiring and promotion decisions

• Using regression and scenario modeling in HR

• Ethical AI use in workforce analytics

• Workshop: create and pitch a predictive use case

Day Four: STORYTELLING WITH DATA FOR STRATEGIC IMPACT

• Principles of storytelling with people data

• Structuring narrative arcs that support leadership decisions

• Designing executive-ready dashboards and insights packs

• Data visualization do’s and don’ts

• Peer review: present your data story for feedback

• Tool showcase: narrative reporting with PowerPoint + Power BI

Day Five: BUILDING THE HRBP ANALYTICS STRATEGY

• Developing a people analytics roadmap for your business unit

• Identifying quick wins and long-term transformation goals

• Driving adoption and confidence in HR data use

• Setting up governance and data privacy practices

• Final capstone: HRBP analytics impact presentation

• Personal development plan: your analytics evolution