Session #707: Workplace Analytics: Turning Big Data into Actionable Analytics
Everyone is talking about “big data,” but few know how to use it to create actionable analytics. Converting what HR already houses (big data) into cost-saving measures, with leaner controls that affect the bottom line, is the key to creating a “cost-saving center.” Creating a “cost-saving center” out of a pure “cost center” demonstrates your value as a business partner. This workshop will show you how you can use workforce analytics to create tangible value in your company. You will take a deep dive into the data that HR controls and explore how you can turn ambiguity into calls for action. This is what the C-suite wants and needs to hear from its HR team. This workshop will help you answer the following questions:
• What is big data?
• What are actionable analytics derived from big data?
• What are the basic statistics behind actionable analytics and how do you apply these findings to prove cost-savings and
strategic importance in HR?
• What should be the next steps in the process of people analytics?
• What are the questions you should ask your workplace analytics provider?
Kelly Rene Wenzel, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Kelly R. Wenzel is the Vice President of Business Development at OptTek Systems, Inc. As VP of Business Development, Kelly brings solutions to current and prospective clients for their workforce planning needs. Prior to joining OptTek, Kelly was Director of Human Resources for FreeWave Technologies. Her additional experience includes serving as Regional Sr. HR Manager for Animal Health International and Director of Communications for SeatonHill, working with multiple clients including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, PepsiCo, Entech Solar, QVL Pharmacy and Trend Micro. Kelly holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of North Texas and an MBA in International Business from Texas Christian University. She also achieved both her SPHR and SHMR-SCP and was a court appointed mediator for the state of Texas.
Dr. Marco Better
Dr. Better oversees every aspect of the deployment of OptForce in client engagements, from implementation through configuration and delivery of results. He is a Lecturer in the Leeds School of Business of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and has authored and co-authored many articles and book chapters in the fields of simulation optimization and risk management. His 20 years of experience spans the automobile, banking and telecommunications industries, both in the U.S. and Latin America. His current interests focus on the application of optimization, simulation and predictive analytics technology to solve complex business problems.
Dr. Better obtained his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Leeds School of Business of the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering, and an M.B.A.