Numbers That Matter

Numbers That Matter



People Analytics for HR Professionals, Without the Jargon

By Trade Stevens, M.S., SHRM-SCP, PHR

Leadership wants data. You have spreadsheets, a payroll report, and a gut feeling. And nobody ever taught you statistics.

Sound familiar?

I wrote Numbers That Matter to help HR professionals ask good questions, use the data they already have, and tell a clear story, no data science degree required.

This practical guide covers why HR needs data, asking good questions, data sources and quality, the measures that matter, reading the numbers, making sense of differences, dashboards, telling the story, analytics for hiring, retention, and pay fairness, prediction and AI, privacy, ethics and the law, and building your analytics capability.

What's included?

·      75-page digital PDF ebook you can read on your computer, tablet, or other PDF-compatible device.

·      14 chapters organized in four parts.

·      Practical toolkit with 16 appendices, including: question worksheet, data quality checklist, formula reference, spreadsheet checklist, dashboard design checklist, one-page findings template, pay equity review checklist, questions for predictive tools, data governance checklist, measure definition card, workforce planning worksheet, hiring funnel worksheet, turnover breakdown worksheet, and a twelve-month analytics plan.

This book is written for solo HR professionals, HR generalists, HR leaders, and anyone asked to bring data to the people conversation, and it gives you a practical starting point.

Good analytics begins with a good question, not a good tool.

I'm Trade Stevens, a senior HR executive with more than 18 years of CHRO-level experience across multiple sectors. I created this guide to share practical approaches to the challenges HR professionals and the people who work with them face every day.

Start using people data to make better decisions.

Please note: This ebook is an educational resource, not legal advice. Employment laws vary by location and change over time. Verify current requirements and consult qualified professionals when appropriate.