So, the results from my recent poll are in on how much time People Analytics teams spend on data & reporting versus evidence based analysis and insight are in. Firstly, I want to thank the 181 people who completed the poll and everybody who liked it, commented on it, and reposted it. The overall results are highlighted and available below and are broken down by Business sector, size of employee population and where organisations are headquartered. The results are quite sobering, with almost half (48%) of teams spending at least three quarters of their time on data and reporting. Interestingly Retail (31%) organisations fare better those in the Technology (36%) and the Financial Services/Insurance (43%), while almost two thirds (64%) those in the Travel & Leisure sector are spending this significant amount of their time on it. When we add in those spending at least half of their time on data and reporting versus evidence based analysis and insight, the overall proportion rises to 76% of all respondents, with Retail again scoring much better at 54% compared to the other sectors with a 6% point range of between 72% in Business/Consulting Services and 78% in Travel & Leisure. In terms of where the least amount of time is being spent on data and reporting, again Retail leads the way, while only 5% of those in the Business Consulting Services spending less than a quarter of their time on it. Size does matter, with the largest employers (i.e. those employing at least 10,000 people) appearing to invest more and getting greater economies of scale from data management and reporting. While this group still has over two thirds of respondents (69%) spending at least half of their time on data and reporting, this is 19% points lower/better than those employing between 5,000 and 10,000 people, while those employing 1,000 to 5,000 people sit between both groups (77%) and in line with the overall score of 76%. Where organisations are headquartered is also a factor, with those in the US spending significantly less time on data and reporting than those in the UK. Please comment and share your views on how you feel about these results and your experiences on what you feel are causing them. It would also be great if you can share this post and the results with others in your own network #peopledata #peoplereporting #peopletechnology #peopleanalytics #peopleinsight #hrtechnology #hrconsulting #hrpartnering #employeeexperience #employeeenaggement #opentowork #pollresults
Richard Rosenow
2mo
Really loving this series Peter. I think if there's a next click down separating data and reporting could be helpful. I've seen a lot of teams try to do evidence based analysis and insight without investing in data and it's a nonstarter. Great data though and really interesting to see it broken out by sector that way!
Michael Palys
2mo
Fascinating results... and interesting to consider how new approaches may help reduce all that time spent on data analysis and reporting. Our team recently worked on a new form of skill assessment to provide 80% time savings (over 400+ hours of high-value employee time reclaimed, leveraging over 30,000+ data points) based on what we're doing at Colleva. I just posted on the above earlier this morning, so your post was very timely... Michael Patchen and I would love to compare notes with you, Peter Meyler!
Jo Bear
2mo
This is really insteresting - definitely see ourself in the results. Agree with Richard Rosenow and i’d be so curious to know how many of the organisations that are investing so much of their time to data & reporting are actively trying to shift the balance to prioritise advanced/strategic analysis.
Ollie Nelson
2mo
Rasmus Birkelund Rahe - interesting insight for our thinking
Mark Lawrence
2mo
Dr Nicola Thomas
2mo
Hi Peter. Interesting, thank you. Did your survey define these activities? I ask as people may interpret these differently…
Sarah Horne
1mo
Really useful Peter Meyler! Thanks for sharing.
Gavin Thomson
1mo
Super interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Anderson Simões
1mo
Ainda que pudesse ser melhor, não me surpreende. Aliás, talvez até me impressione que o tempo usado para reporte não seja tão alto, que é o que eu percebo aqui no Brasil. Do que conheci, aqui são poucas as empresas que tem uma estrutura e tempo dedicados, em maior parte, a análise e acionamentos para o negócio.
People Analytics | Strategy | ML | DataViz
1moThank you Peter Meyler for sharing these insights. It’s interesting to see that People Analytics teams are still spending so much time on data management and reporting, . This highlights the challenge we face, where it can be difficult to shift more time towards evidence-based analysis and generating insights. I think optimising the right balance is crucial for driving greater strategic value.