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	Consumer Goods Company Uses Visier for Workforce Analytics

Consumer Goods Company Uses Visier for Workforce Analytics

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	This consumer goods organization sought analytics to consolidate its workforce and business results data so it could easily connect HR initiatives to the bottom line (and vice versa), while also reducing the amount of time the team spent on data gathering and report generation. Additionally, the company wanted to increase the use of data by its HR Business Partners (HRBP) and the rest of the business. Having limited resources, the one-person analytics team knew she’d need a robust solution that would do a lot of the heavy lifting. The organization chose Visier because it could integrate the data sets they needed, and provide out-of-the-box analytics and powerful visualizations that would help business partners better understand and use the data. Read More
About Customer	This 8,500-person global consumer goods company manufactures and sells its own products in over 80 countries through four distribution channels. As with any consumer goods organization with retail operations and tight margins, operating lean is a necessity. People analytics teams come in all sizes, and for this organization, it’s a team of one. The company sought to leverage data analytics to improve HR initiatives and connect them to business outcomes, while also reducing the time spent on data gathering and report generation. Read More
Solution	The organization chose Visier for its ability to integrate necessary data sets and provide out-of-the-box analytics and powerful visualizations. The people analytics lead introduced Visier as issues arose, which helped in educating the team and increasing demand for the tool. The initial roll-out involved replacing existing reports and working on new analytic initiatives. Analysts found Visier intuitive and easy to learn, while the people analytics lead focused on upskilling HRBPs to become self-sufficient in using people analytics. Training provided by Visier and additional support from the analytics lead helped HRBPs to effectively use the tool. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

This consumer goods organization sought analytics to consolidate its workforce and business results data so it could easily connect HR initiatives to the bottom line (and vice versa), while also reducing the amount of time the team spent on data gathering and report generation. Additionally, the company wanted to increase the use of data by its HR Business Partners (HRBP) and the rest of the business. Having limited resources, the one-person analytics team knew she’d need a robust solution that would do a lot of the heavy lifting. The organization chose Visier because it could integrate the data sets they needed, and provide out-of-the-box analytics and powerful visualizations that would help business partners better understand and use the data.

About Customer

This 8,500-person global consumer goods company manufactures and sells its own products in over 80 countries through four distribution channels. As with any consumer goods organization with retail operations and tight margins, operating lean is a necessity. People analytics teams come in all sizes, and for this organization, it’s a team of one. The company sought to leverage data analytics to improve HR initiatives and connect them to business outcomes, while also reducing the time spent on data gathering and report generation.

Solution

The organization chose Visier for its ability to integrate necessary data sets and provide out-of-the-box analytics and powerful visualizations. The people analytics lead introduced Visier as issues arose, which helped in educating the team and increasing demand for the tool. The initial roll-out involved replacing existing reports and working on new analytic initiatives. Analysts found Visier intuitive and easy to learn, while the people analytics lead focused on upskilling HRBPs to become self-sufficient in using people analytics. Training provided by Visier and additional support from the analytics lead helped HRBPs to effectively use the tool.

Impact #1	Integration of workforce and business systems into one source of data truth.
Impact #2	Self-service analytics enables delivery of insights in seconds instead of half a day or more.
Impact #3	The analytics lead has moved away from report creation towards building a data-driven culture.

Impact #1

Integration of workforce and business systems into one source of data truth.

Impact #2

Self-service analytics enables delivery of insights in seconds instead of half a day or more.

Impact #3

The analytics lead has moved away from report creation towards building a data-driven culture.

Benefit #1	The time to gather data has significantly decreased from half a day to seconds.
Benefit #2	The company operates in over 80 countries.
Benefit #3	The company has 8,500 employees.

Benefit #1

The time to gather data has significantly decreased from half a day to seconds.

Benefit #2

The company operates in over 80 countries.

Benefit #3

The company has 8,500 employees.

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Consumer Goods Company Uses Visier for Workforce Analytics

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