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The strategic management team should regularly supply the C-Suite with critical talent insights that drive long-term business success. But what are the sources of those insights? And who came up with them? Good data is about more than just pulling a report and plotting a chart. A solid and credible foundation, backed in science, technology and business alignment, is the basis for true talent analytics.
Presenters

Marc is an independent consultant whose specialties include HR strategy, change management and strategic workforce planning. His passion is to "put the business in HR", subsequently enabling his client partners to be critical strategic assets to their businesses.
Prior to establishing Pajarillo Consulting, LLC, Marc was the Director of HR Strategy at Gap Inc. where he was charged with architecting their Global People Strategy, leading an internal strategy consultancy and introducing "outside-in" thinking to the company.
Marc also worked in Accenture's Human Performance practice where he led engagements at several Fortune 250 financial services companies and did a stint in hospital administration at Englewood Hospital Medical Center (NJ). While Marc's expertise includes leading large-scale system/process/organizational re-design initiatives and change management, his passion lies in analyzing macroeconomic and demographic forces and concurrently developing strategies that prepare companies for the future.
Marc holds a BS in Biology from Lehigh University, a MBA from UC Berkeley, a MPH from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and is a certified strategic workforce planner.
Originally hailing from Union, New Jersey, Marc now calls the San Francisco Bay Area his home where he lives with his wife and two children: Emilia (3) and Alex (7 months). When he does have spare time (which isn't often with a toddler and newborn), Marc tries to play golf and let his inner foodie out.
Check out his blog - Forces@Work - at:
http://forces-work.blogspot.com/

An excellent question Joe. There are a wide variety of solutions out there, but the most important thing to remember is to measure what matters to the business. If you're not having those conversations with leaders in your organization, you're going to end up with a great tool that no one cares about.
I do agree that good data is about more than just pulling a report and plotting a chart. But as a manufacturing giant in China with a workforce of 25,000 strong in an labor intensive environment, just want to know what tools can help us prepare our analysis in a strategic, scientific and professional manner ?