Big Data Solutions
In most industries, established competitors and new entrants alike will leverage data-driven strategies to innovate, compete, and capture value from deep and up-to-real-time information. McKinsey & Company 2 KnowledgeAdvisors Big Data Solutions
The Value of Big Data for Talent Development Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine, Peter Sondergaard, Head of Global Research for Gartner, recently told a group of IT executives. Pursuing this strategically will create an unprecedented amount of information of enormous variety and complexity. This is leading to a change in data management strategies known as Big Data, said Sondergaard. From the world s largest retailers to the Best Corporate University in the world, organizations are using Big Data applications to help analyze and predict the behavioral trends that drive their success. Those companies that use Big Data applications to rapidly analyze large volumes of data as a continuum for process improvement are seeing real gains in productivity, sales, and revenue. With improved decision-making capabilities, they are able to reduce risks, costs, and cycle time. What about HR? Many experts agree that Big Data will change the way organizations manage their workforce; in particular, in how they recruit, retain, and develop top talent. Big Data Solutions from KnowledgeAdvisors can help you understand major talent questions like: What drives engagement and retention? What factors drive our high-performing talent? What gaps exist in our talent pool and how can we prevent them? How can we better attract and select the right kind of talent who are likely to succeed? How is our talent linked to customer satisfaction and retention? Big Data Solutions from KnowledgeAdvisors Data for data s sake is not valuable. As our Director of Research, Dr. John Mattox, puts it, data is valuable when it is connected to other data sets, analyzed and explored until it gives up its secrets. Those secrets hidden nuggets of information are critical for learning and talent management. Leveraging over a decade of experience as the world s premiere talent analytics provider, KnowledgeAdvisors offers a suite of Big Data technology and consulting solutions that meld time-tested research methodologies and measurement expertise with the proven Metrics that Matter analytics platform to bring real value to the volume and variety of talent data your organization collects. Our Big Data Solutions provide competitive advantage for companies, by allowing them to make crucial, data-driven decisions about their organization s talent to help make major leaps in performance. www.knowledgeadvisors.com 3
We don t need more data we need analysis, insights, and the meaning that comes from that, so we can make informed choices. Matt Levatich, President & COO, Harley-Davidson 4 KnowledgeAdvisors Big Data Solutions
Metrics that Matter Big Data Module Analyze and optimize your talent development programs. The world s largest and most well-respected organizations trust the Metrics that Matter Talent Analytics Suite to help them analyze and optimize their talent development programs. Now with the Metrics that Matter Big Data Module, we can help them explore and discover the hidden insights and critical predictive trends from within their organizational data. Does your organization have advanced data exploration and analytics capabilities? Do you need a visualization engine and reports with standard outputs to conduct further diagnostics? The Metrics that Matter Big Data Module easily combines your organization s talent, learning and business data, and allows you to quickly build impressive dashboards to make it easy to understand the value of the insights. Get Real Value Out Of Your Talent Data The Metrics that Matter Big Data Module can help your organization get real value from its talent data. Eight custom Talent Analytics data views, built by KnowledgeAdvisors experts and aligned to leading research methodologies Market-leading data visualization application > Desktop installation > Blazing fast, powered by Tableau > Behind the firewall No data privacy worries Regularly scheduled standard integration with Metrics that Matter data Consulting from KnowledgeAdvisors analytics experts to help you connect data sets, configure dashboards, and optimize use of the module www.knowledgeadvisors.com 5
Simply put, Big Data talent is hard to define and difficult to find. Building the right teams with the right people will be critical to success. Randy Bean, Co-founder and Manager Partner, NewVantage Partners 6 KnowledgeAdvisors Big Data Solutions
Metrics that Matter Big Data Feed For organizations that want to build their own Big Data solution to integrate with their critical talent data, KnowledgeAdvisors offers a dedicated Big Data Feed. Has your organization already invested in data analysis and storage technologies? Do you need your raw data in a structured format with regular frequency for integration into your processes? The Metrics that Matter Big Data Feed provides a standard data extract from Metrics that Matter, provided on a monthly basis to be integrated directly into the system of your choice. Many of our clients who are delving into Big Data or just beginning to implement advanced analytics rely on us to provide this regular and reliable data feed to drive their internally developed Big Data solutions. Optional Consulting In addition, KnowledgeAdvisors consultants can provide expert guidance to your organization on: Identifying the data sets Making the data connections Visualizing the data using market-leading applications Outsourced Big Data Analysis Building real analytics talent can take time, and even well-respected organizations can struggle to hire, train and develop the right people to do the job well. Many organizations simply do not have resources, time, or skill set to analyze their learning and talent data. According to a 2011 McKinsey Report, by 2018 there will be a shortage of up to 190,000 data scientists, and over 1.5 million managers who have analytics capabilities. This shortage of talent will make it even harder for organizations that are having a hard time filling analytics roles with qualified personnel. That s why KnowledgeAdvisors offers a fully Outsourced Big Data Analysis offering, with the technology, consulting expertise and hard-won insight of the world s leaders in talent analytics. Our seasoned analytics consulting and technology team can bring decades of combined experience in this arena to your organization without requiring you to hire, train, and onboard a dedicated Big Data resource. We can help you answer seemingly impossible questions about your data, bringing real value and insight to the volumes of information you store on your human capital. Our Outsourced Big Data Analysis Services Include: Consultation on what data sets matter to your organization Recommendations on how to make the data connections you need with your organization s technical infrastructure in mind Customized dashboards tailored directly to your organization s KPIs Executive-level presentations delivered to your organization s executives, C-suite or Board Big Data can create massive value, but only with the right team, guidance, and technology. Let KnowledgeAdvisors help you deliver critical insights with our Outsourced Big Data Analysis Services without the risk of building your own internal Big Data team. www.knowledgeadvisors.com 7
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