CHAPTER 9

Step 5

Analyze and Transform Data

If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything.

—Ronald Coase

Analyzing and transforming data into useful and meaningful insights is considered to be the most important, yet challenging, step in the HR analytics cycle. Leading software firms such as Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, and Workday have made significant advancements in incorporating HR analytical capabilities within their suite of products, such as predictive analytics, process analytics, text and sentiment analytics, and real-time analytics. Additionally, several data aggregation and visualization platforms have entered the market. However, these enterprise platforms and SaaS-based tools cannot magically codify, analyze, visualize, ...

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