Visualize Workforce Metrics

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Visualize Workforce Metrics

This course is part of People Data Foundations: Metrics & Visualization Specialization

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 hour to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand core workforce metrics.
Populate a dashboard template with HRIS data.
Analyze dashboard findings to communicate insights effectively using AI tools.

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This course is part of the People Data Foundations: Metrics & Visualization Specialization

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There are 2 modules in this course

Your dashboard shows time-to-hire is down—but is that good or bad? This course teaches you to explain what three core workforce metrics actually measure—time-to-hire, absenteeism rate, and internal mobility rate—and why reading them together matters more than any single number. You'll populate a real dashboard template from HRIS data and learn how to spot when a green indicator hides a serious problem. You'll also use AI tools like ChatGPT to draft stakeholder summaries of your findings—then verify the AI's output against your actual data. Through realistic role plays where you walk a CEO through live dashboard results and coach dialogues where you handle skeptical managers, you'll build the visual literacy every HR professional needs. Designed for HR professionals new to people analytics. Basic spreadsheet familiarity helpful. Access to free ChatGPT or Claude recommended.

In this module, you'll apply your understanding of what time-to-hire, absenteeism rate, and internal mobility rate actually measure—and why each tells a different story about workforce health. Through a discovery role play, you'll confront a dashboard that looks fine but hides critical problems, then build the interpretive skills to read beyond the numbers.

What's included

4 videos1 reading

In this module, you'll move from understanding metrics to displaying them. Using a sample HRIS export, you'll import data into a dashboard template, map fields to the right widgets, and learn to communicate dashboard insights using AI assistance—while ensuring your interpretations match the actual data.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment

3 videosTotal 16 minutes

Mapping Fields to Widgets: Making Your Data Visible7 minutes
The Complete Dashboard: Import, Map, Interpret, Communicate7 minutes
Your New Skill: Visualize Workforce Metrics3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 10 minutes

Presenting Dashboard Insights: The 'So What?' Behind the Numbers5 minutes
Career Resources: Building Your People Analytics Practice: Resources & Next Steps5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Final Assessment30 minutes

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