
Plenary
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Presentation
Alec Levenson
Senior Research Scientist and Director, Center for Effective Organizations
University of Southern California
This session explores key milestones in the evolution of PA, revealing how organisations can apply data-driven approaches that both enhance strategic decision-making and streamline operations. Key points will be addressed through the lens of cost efficiency: how PA and HR can meet the business imperative of cutting costs without sacrificing the strategic capabilities essential for the business model to succeed.
This session will explore
- The historical evolution of people analytics and its relevance today
- Balancing cost reduction with sustainable capability building
- Practical frameworks for transforming data and qualitative information into actionable business decisions
Learning outcomes
- Summarise key milestones in people analytics and their relevance today
- Assess their organisation’s analytics maturity to identify actionable insights for the business
- Apply frameworks that translate data and information into strategic decision-making
- Integrate cost efficiency measures into HR transformation initiatives
Participants will leave with a roadmap for balancing competing demands from the business: keep spending down while preserving the competitive advantage essential to win in the marketplace.