Gaining Insight through Predictive Analytics

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Gaining Insight through Predictive Analytics
APQC HCM Webinar
March 6, 2014

Copyright © 2014 by ScottMadden, Inc. All rights reserved.
Agenda
￭ Introduction to ScottMadden
￭ Understanding the Terms – What Is Analytics?
￭ Key Drivers of Analytics
￭ Stages of Analytics Maturity
￭ Trends in the Use of Deploying Analytics
￭ Key Factors for Establishing or Improving an Analytics Function
￭ Barriers to Success
￭ Benchmarking Opportunities
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Our experienced team has been a pioneer in corporate and
shared services since the practice began decades ago. We
employ deep, cross-functional expertise to produce practical,
measurable solutions.
E X P E R I E N C E
We have helped our clients with business case development,
shared services design, shared services build support, and
implementation.
S E R V I C E S
We have completed more than 1,100 projects since the early 90s,
including hundreds of large, multi-year implementations. Our
clients range across a variety of industries from entertainment to
energy to high tech. Our areas of expertise span the spectrum of
middle and back office corporate and shared services.
S C O P E
Our corporate and shared services
knowledge, expertise, and experience are
unmatched—no other firm has helped
more clients with more unique solutions.
Corporate & Shared Services: Unmatched Experience
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Introduction to ScottMadden

Areas of Focus
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HUMAN RESOURCES
The world of HR is transforming, and we have spent
more than 20 years helping clients manage this
transformation. Whether we are designing and
implementing a new service delivery model, revamping
processes to ensure regulatory compliance, evaluating
outsourcing opportunities, or expanding existing
operations, we ensure our clients achieve the business
value desired.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT plays a key role in the success of a shared services
organization (SSO). We unleash the potential of IT for
our clients by helping them run IT like a business. Our
approach is service-oriented, and we design and
implement tools with speed, simplicity, and
effectiveness as top priorities.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
We help companies transform their finance and
accounting operations to ensure efficient, accurate,
and timely delivery of enterprise-wide products and
services. Our team will deliver a flexible solution that
creates real business value.
We’ve been helping supply chain organizations move
beyond their conventional “order taker” role for more than a
decade. Through our deep expertise and practical know-
how, we assist clients across the full range of supply chain
processes, and we have the unique ability to create
alignment between the supply chain function and its internal
customers and stakeholders. Our solutions provide lasting
improvements and allow our clients’ supply chain
organizations to better compete in rapidly changing markets.
SUPPLY CHAIN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
We help our clients integrate a variety of administrative
services into their shared services model to manage
contracts better, dispatch service requests, and improve
service response performance. Services often include facility
maintenance, security, insurance, customer service,
cafeteria and wellness programs, grounds maintenance, and
others. ScottMadden understands the potential benefits of
incorporating these services in a SSO, and we know what it
takes to achieve a successful integration.
“Value I get far exceeds what a big-four
company would provide given the time and
costs. Better quality and experienced team.”

Consumer
Products and
Services
Manufacturing
Technology and
Communications
Public Sector,
Government,
and Defense
Energy and
Utilities
Healthcare and
Pharmaceuticals
Professional
Services
Representative Clients
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Note: Representative sample; not all-inclusive of clients served. Excludes numerous well-known clients due to confidentiality agreements

What Is Analytics?
Defining Analytics
￭ ScottMadden believes analytics defines the process by which we attempt to:
1. Bridge the gap between knowledge (data) and action, and
2. Ensure that decisions made reflect data-driven insights
Analytics vs. Metrics
￭ Analytics is not simply metrics…it is about driving insight and action
￭ Analytics is quite different from metrics in the way it changes how a company behaves and reacts to data
Analytics as a Buzzword
￭ Analytics isn’t simply a buzzword—numerous studies show that organizations are investing, or planning to invest, in developing their
analytical capabilities
￭ The organizations that have been early adopters confirm the belief that analytics gives them a competitive advantage
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Understanding the Terms
• Enables decision makingMeasures Performance
• Forecasting look forwardHistorical Look Back
• InsightsData
• StorytellingScorekeeping
• UnderstandingReporting
• SelectiveVolumes
• ProactiveReactive
METRICS ANALYTICS

Analytics vs. Big Data
￭ There are an assortment of definitions for “Big Data,” but two frameworks help distinguish the concept from typical data and analytics
￭ Analytics and Big Data are not the same thing although the terms are often used interchangeably
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Key Points
￭ Volume, velocity, variety
￭ Often see “veracity” added as a fourth feature for
Big Data
￭ Beyond typical database and analysis tools
￭ Fluid definition of “big” as technology advances
￭ Data size can be sector specific
Big Data is high-volume, high-velocity, and high-variety
information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of
information processing for enhanced insight and decision making.
– Gartner
Big Data refers to datasets whose size is beyond the ability of
typical database software tools to capture, store, manage, and
analyze. Big Data in many sectors today will range from a few
dozen terabytes to multiple petabytes (thousands of terabytes).
– McKinsey Global Institute
Analytics refers to the methodology for interpreting
data to make insightful business decisions.
AnalyticsBig Data
Big Data is a robust source of interrelated data that is one
of the factors that is fueling the focus on analytics.
VS.

Polling Question
Do you have a formal analytics function? (Note: Formal implies dedicated resources with defined processes for performing
analysis)
￭ Yes – Looking at integrated data to perform predictive analytics
￭ Yes – Primarily focused on metrics, historic data, and trends
￭ No
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Big Data Opportunities are Driving Analytics
Influence and potential use of Big Data varies widely across industries.
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Key Drivers of Analytics
Big Data Opportunity by Sector
Source: Gartner

Factors Driving the Proliferation of Analytics
Driving Forces
￭ With the volume of available data growing exponentially, firms are seeking to derive value from this asset
￭ For most organizations, developing their analytics capabilities is driven by a need for better insight to drive business strategy
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Source: ScottMadden 2013 HR Shared Services Analytics Survey, Accenture
4%
4%
16%
76%
Greater ability to justify HR
investments
Greater ROI on talent
management initiatives
Improved levels of
workforce productivity
Better insight to manage the
workforce and drive HR
strategy
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
What will be/is the greatest benefit of HR
analytics in your organization?
58%
59%
65%
79%
Cost savings due to
improved efficiency
More sophisticated/granular
insights
Identifying insights that
would otherwise have been
missed
Analyzing with greater
speed
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
What do you feel are the key benefits of using
data and analytics?

Factors Driving the Proliferation of Analytics (Cont’d)
Growing Importance
￭ Companies deem analytical capability as critical or very important, and size matters
• More than $5 billion in revenue – 32% view as critical; 65% as very important
• $1 billion to $4.9 billion in revenue – 20% view as critical; 73% as very important
￭ Investments in analytics continue to grow
Growing Value
￭ Survey data suggests the longer the function is in operation, the more value it provides to the enterprise
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1 year or
less
2-3 years 4 or more
years
What best describes the impact your HR
analytics function has had on HR or the
enterprise overall?
Significant impact
Moderate impact
Little to no impact
7%
23%
33%
28%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Investing less
Investing the same
Investing up to 10% more
Investing 10% to 20%
more
Investing more than 20%
more
To what degree is your organization shifting
investments toward analytics over the next
year?

ScottMadden’s Analytics Maturity Model
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Stages of Analytics Maturity
Stage Novices Users Leaders Masters
Questions
Answered
￭ What is happening?
￭ Where is it happening?
￭ Why is it happening?
￭ What will likely happen
next?
￭ What will likely happen
next?
￭ How should our strategies
change to anticipate the
future?
Management
Focus
￭ Focused on whether the
data is right
￭ Focused on how the data
and metrics relate to one
another
￭ Growing demand for
insight
￭ Focused on what is driving
the changes in results
recommended actions
based on insight
￭ Focused on how to initiate
changes to drive the
results
greater strategic
partnership
DataCharacteristics
￭ Historical data
￭ Data pulled from discrete
systems (not across
systems)
￭ Data is generally of poor
quality, requiring
massaging and
transformation
￭ Primary focus is on
reporting and metrics, with
only limited analysis
￭ Data pulled from multiple
systems and functions
(e.g., HR metric impacts to
finance)
￭ Data warehousing provides
cleaner, more accessible
data
￭ Focus of data is to tell a
story
￭ Data is on-demand and
available
￭ Dashboards are user
oriented and capable of
being dynamic
￭ Predictive models are
creating scenario-based
data
￭ Data is on-demand and
available
￭ Dashboards are user
oriented and capable of
being dynamic
￭ Predictive models are
creating scenario-based
data
￭ Unstructured data is
available and being
analyzed (e.g., product-
review comments on
Facebook)

ScottMadden’s Analytics Maturity Model (Cont’d)
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Stage Novices Users Leaders Masters
Technology
Leveraged
￭ Spreadsheets and ad-hoc
database systems (Excel,
Access, etc.)
￭ Small-scale use of data
warehousing or business
intelligence tools, typically
function driven
￭ Cross-functional use of
electronic data warehouse
￭ Experimentation with
Business intelligence tools
￭ Enterprise-wide electronic
data warehouse
￭ Business intelligence tools
￭ Predictive analytical tools
￭ Experiments with cloud
computing
￭ Enterprise-wide electronic
data warehouse
￭ Business intelligence tools
￭ Predictive analytical tools
￭ Cloud computing
￭ Unstructured data analysis
(e.g., Hadoop)
TalentPool
￭ Strong experience on
developing standard
reporting tools (often Excel
based)
￭ “Scorekeepers” not
“storytellers”
￭ Functionally siloed
experience only
￭ Learning to ask “why”
about the data
￭ Building cross-functional
understanding and
expertise
￭ Some “storytellers” though
majority are still
“scorekeepers”
￭ Experts in root-cause
analysis
￭ Majority have cross-
functional experience
￭ Majority are “storytellers”
￭ Focus is on the future and
predicting the changes in
results
￭ Analytical experts
￭ Majority are
knowledgeable about the
whole business
￭ Strategic partners with the
business

Polling Question
What level of analytics do you believe your company has attained?
￭ Novice – Focused on whether the data is right
￭ User – Focused on how the data and metrics relate to one another
￭ Leader – Focused on what is driving the changes in results; actions are developed based on insight
￭ Master – Focused on how to initiate changes to drive desired results
￭ None of the above
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The Presence of Analytics Functions
According to ScottMadden’s recent survey, formal analytics functions are increasingly being deployed within companies
￭ 69% of the survey respondents indicated having an analytics function
￭ A majority of those have been in operation for more than two years
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Trends in Analytics
Maturity Definitions
 Novice – Focused on historical data to determine
whether the data is right
 User – Focused on historical data to determine how the
data and metrics relate to one another
 Leader – Focused on what is driving the changes in
results; actions are developed based on insight (e.g.,
using data from training and development to predict
retention)
Source: ScottMadden 2013 HR Shared Services Analytics Survey
31%
23%
23%
23% 31%
69%
How long have you had a formalized HR
analytics function?
1 year or less 2-3 years 4 or more years
Novice User Leader
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Years in Operation by Maturity Level
1 year or less 2-3 years 4 or more years

Focus of Shared Services Analytics Functions
Although the majority of survey respondents reported having an analytics function, many of these groups are still focused on
historical metrics vs. predictive analytics
Analytics Scope and Scale
￭ Shared services analytics functions can be and are used for a variety of analyses
￭ Within the HR function, most are used to identify historical trends and patterns
￭ As experience, competency, and assets grow, the analytics group is capable of handling a greater number of activities
• Novice average = 1.14 activities
• User average = 3.25 activities
• Leader average = 3.75 activities
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Trends in Analytics
0 5 10 15 20 25
Other
Understanding…
Developing training…
Developing strategies for…
Retaining valued talent…
Recruitment and…
Evaluating workforce &…
Which activities do you use HR analytics to
support?
Novice User Leader
33%
35%
65%
70%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Reporting tools (e.g.,
descriptive analysis
Data
management/storage
Data harmonization
Analytic tools (e.g.,
predictive analytics)
Analytics frequently offered in shared
services model

Analytics in Other Functions
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Trends in Analytics
Retail Example Manufacturing Example
￭ Stores only miles apart and part of
the same retail chain used
completely separate processes to
procure everything from landscape
maintenance to large capital
equipment
￭ Same stores paying very different
prices for building materials from the
same supplier
￭ Up to one-third of the parts a
manufacturer procures being “new”
each year, but only differ in small,
specific ways from the previous
version – a company with good
modeling ability can identify the
value of the changes and determine
what the net price should be,
avoiding overpayment
Source: Deloitte, IBM, Industry Week, Accenture
23%
39%
40%
48%
51%
53%
55%
55%
60%
73%
To optimize in-store retail
execution activities
To improve pricing and
promotions
To improve sales force
size, structure, and…
To leverage improved
shopper insights
To improve portfolio,
assortment, and space…
To develop shopper-
specific products and…
To optimize return on
investment
To improve multi-channel
interactions
To improve broker
distributor management
To measure cost to
serve/profitability
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Current uses of commercial analytics in
CPG firms
Finance & Accounting
￭ Lead the way in expanding analytics activities into areas that grow
revenue and improve margins in their organization, in addition to core
analytics activities like revenue management, tax analysis, and investor
relations
￭ Able to bring cross-functional information together to drive value for other
business functions such as sales, marketing, procurement, and even IT
￭ Bring previously unrealized value and growth potential to the
organization through “finance-owned” analytics activities such as model-
based forecasting, advanced fraud detection, and capital portfolio
optimization
￭ Fund the strategies and operations of the organization strategically and
select KPIs that help organizations focus and drive success
￭ Monitor, control, and understand the corporation’s income tax data,
globally per segment and for each reporting entity
Supply Chain
￭ The supply chain is a rich place to look for this analytic advantage, partly
because of its complexity, and partly because of the prominent role
supply chain plays in a company’s cost structure and, ultimately, its
profits

Building an Analytics Function
As with any new organization, there are a variety of factors to consider for building an effective analytics function. Many of
these factors are also potential opportunities for improving an existing analytics group.
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Key Factors for Establishing or Improving an Analytics Function
Analytics
Function
Strategy
Organization
Governance
Processes

Strategic Considerations
Key questions to consider include:
￭ What is the mission of the function?
￭ How does the mission align with the overall strategy of the enterprise?
￭ How will the mission be operationalized?
￭ What are the roles and responsibilities of the group?
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Example Mission Statement
The strategic analytics group’s mission is to study
opportunities and issues of significant importance to
business operations and human resources function through
the analysis of diverse data sets and focus on predictive,
not historical, interpretation of results. The insights gained
through the group’s predictive analytics allow it to model
future outcomes and occurrences and shape the
company’s decisions that foster the company’s ongoing
performance and success.

Organization
￭ Where will the function report within the organization?
￭ What position types do you need?
￭ What skills sets will be required?
￭ How might your needs change over time?
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Example HR Analytics Organization

Governance
￭ Who should provide governance for this new organization?
￭ What type of governance model will work best?
￭ What will the focus of the governance be?
￭ What type of data governance is needed?
• Data ownership
• Roles and responsibilities
￭ How might your governance needs change over
time?
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Example HR Analytics Governance Model

Processes
￭ What types of processes are needed for the new function?
￭ What types of infrastructure or tools are needed?
￭ Who will maintain the processes over time?
￭ What type of IT support will be needed?
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Example Processes and Infrastructure
￭ An annual planning process to identify and
prioritize strategic business and functional
opportunities and/or issues for analysis
￭ A process and screening criteria for
evaluating ad-hoc analysis requests
￭ Technology and data availability
• Availability of data
• Access to data
￭ Summary dashboard

Key Barriers to Success of Analytics Efforts
Key Findings
￭ Integration of technology allowing ease of analysis is the main challenge
￭ Particular challenges do not seem to impact particular groups based on their maturity
￭ Interesting observation that the biggest issue for organizations classifying themselves as leaders is a skillset deficiency
• It is unclear whether this has more to do with:
– A lack of skills of existing staff,
– A lack of headcount to complete the desired analyses, or
– Inflation of the overall competency of the analytics function
• An Accenture survey of 75 CPG companies had similar results with 68% of respondents identifying themselves as “leaders”
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Barriers to Success
Reporting tools (e.g.,
descriptive analytics
Data management/storage
Data harmonization
Analytic tools (e.g.,
predictive analytics)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Do you have the right tools to meet data
management and analytic needs?
(affirmative responses)
Unsure of the main challenge
Lack of funds/resources to…
Poor data integrity
Lack of necessary skillsets…
Lack of technology…
0 5 10 15
What is your company's biggest challenge with
HR analytics?
Novice User Leader

Issues and Concerns Summary
Data Policies
￭ Privacy concerns
￭ Data security issues; cybersecurity (especially with customer data)
￭ Intellectual ownership and liability
￭ Data ownership (customer)
Technology and
Techniques
￭ Lack of familiarity
￭ Deployment of technologies
• Need to ensure end-user engagement through design, solution development, and test planning (in
addition to requirements gathering and deployment)
￭ Difficulty integrating existing legacy systems or inconsistent data formats
￭ Ongoing innovation and obsolescence
Access to Data
￭ Access to third-party data
￭ Integration with owned proprietary data
Organizational
Change and
Talent Availability
￭ Talent shortages: deep analytical (technical experts like statisticians), Big Data savvy (managers and analysts),
technology savvy (programmers, software engineers)
￭ Aligned workflows and incentives
￭ Frequent organizational separation of information technology and operational technology responsibilities and
accountabilities
Cost ￭ Capital investment requirements in time of tight margins
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Barriers to Success
Sources: McKinsey; Big Data & Analytics for Utilities; Engineering & Technology Magazine; ScottMadden

Benchmarking Opportunities
We encourage you to participate in two free benchmarking opportunities:
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ScottMadden and
APQC HR Shared
Services
Benchmarking
Study
HR Analytics
Survey
￭ Third cycle of unique benchmarking
study focused on HR shared services
organizations
￭ 34 metrics related to staffing, scope of
services, operating models, and
performance
￭ Qualitative questions about the
participant’s practices
￭ March 31 deadline for participation
￭ www.apqc.org/SMaddenHRSSO2013
￭ Short survey on HR analytics trends
￭ Questions related to the function’s
maturity, organization, scope, impact,
systems, and challenges
￭ http://bit.ly/OTzBD1
Source: ScottMadden and APQC 2012 Study

Tina Krebs
Partner
ScottMadden, Inc.
2626 Glenwood Avenue
Suite 480
Raleigh, NC 27608
tinakrebs@scottmadden.com
O: 919-781-4191
Scott Manning
Partner and Corporate &
Shared Services Practice Lead
ScottMadden, Inc.
3495 Piedmont Road
Building 10, Suite 805
Atlanta, GA 30305
sbmanning@scottmadden.com
O: 404-814-0020
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