HR Gets Analytical

Analyzing massive amounts of data to describe, predict, and prescribe a course of action is changing some HR practices and revealing the importance of others.

Everyone needs analytical skills, argues Tom Davenport, distinguished professor of IT and management at Babson College and bestselling author of several books, including the recent Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics. Big data plays a role in almost every aspect of society today, from baseball to bu