Case Study Capgemini 06052016 - tcm18 19986
Case Study Capgemini 06052016 - tcm18 19986
Case Study Capgemini 06052016 - tcm18 19986
The challenges that Capgemini face are people concepts was equally disjointed
similar to those of many operating in (Figure 1).
the fluid and uncertain economic and
social environment in which global Keen to draw value from the
organisations must now function. For a organisation’s extensive HR data estate,
business with such reliance on human, which was of good quality but siloed, HR
knowledge and intellectual capital, there Business Partner Maja Luckos saw the
is a firm desire from the leadership potential for an alternative approach at
teams to understand more about the the CIPD HR Analytics Conference in
workforce, and how they can be 2014:
mobilised through HR activity, to ‘We have always done the same thing, as
increase the productivity and have most organisations, which is to
performance of the business.
report on the past by producing static
The business does, however, have to reports, using multiple data systems which
tackle some of the common challenges are not integrated. As the systems are
other businesses will recognise, not separate, we naturally report in silos; so
least the issue of siloed working, which L&D is reported separately, as is
can prevent teams from collaborating recruitment etc. Everything is collated
and working more productively monthly to review progress against our
together. Nowhere is this truer than in KPIs.
the HR function, where the different Everyone produces their own slide which
activities which the HR teams manage
tells a different story on headcount etc. So
sit separately to one another with
I saw the need to change this because at
varying degrees of overlap and
the end of the day we’re working as one
cohesion. This structural and functional
organisation with one set of KPIs and one
separation of activity meant that the
HR agenda. I really started thinking, “How
way teams connect and use data was
can we pull it all together into one version
also very different. Reporting was ad‐
of the truth?”.’
hoc and piecemeal, and the language
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
that the business used to speak about
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Figure 1: Management of data before the change
Maja’s vision was to enable better idea and instantly connected me with Qlik,
informed decisions by the business at one of our partners. After discussing our
the point of action, through a requirements, Qlik saw the potential and
completely new approach to HR gave me access to a consultant for a
analytics; to find an alternative to couple of days, free of charge, to build a
spreadsheets that would use engaging proof of concept.’ Maja Luckos, HR
and meaningful visualisations, Business Partner
facilitating dynamic and real‐time data
discovery driven by the user (Figure 2). Building a proof of concept for the tool
was the first major step in moving from
ideas to implementation. Three simple
Getting started: finding applications were built over the course
expertise and experience and of the two days with the Qlik consultant,
building buy-in focusing on Attrition, Talent and L&D. All
were underpinned by the same data
The first step on the journey was to feed from Oracle HR, providing a
generate an appetite for this new consistent picture throughout. It was
approach from the HR Directors and important to prepare thoroughly before
convince them of its achievability. meeting with the consultant, organising
the data and making decisions on the
‘I started by approaching the Insights and key areas that would instantly grab
Data team who work with our clients to attention, in addition to the most critical
build analytics products and solutions. KPIs.
They were very supportive of the
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‘Talent was definitely key. We’re quite good leaders and capability leads, who manage
at identifying our talent, using a nine box large teams of 50 plus people, so they could
grid that is well established. We designed use the insights to better inform decisions.’
one example for talent that was dynamic Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
so you could pick and choose different
dimensions, e.g. grade, and the
Setting up definitions
application would tell you how many of
the population were in each position on The model had to be able to compute
the grid (Figure 3). This immediately data from various established systems
highlighted some inconsistencies in the and data sets which were already well
data, which helped to show how useful the used across HR and other business
tool could be. You could also understand functions. Integrating these established
the succession pipeline; which is systems was a significant undertaking
something that the HR Leadership team which took considerable time:
liked.’
‘We had to include a few different data
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
sets ‐ the biggest one came from our
The applications were presented to the Oracle HR system, which is very
HR Leadership team and they were comprehensive and holds good quality
instantly sold on the approach. Seeing data. This accounts for around 70% of the
their own data presented in this new data requirement in the application. The
way really captured their imagination rest came from different data owners
and they agreed to invest in further across other functions – which took a little
development of the tool. The aim was longer as we needed to get their buy‐in to
defined; to build one application feed into the process. For example, you
covering all key HR areas; Headcount, have to get your respective Heads of
Talent Management, Attrition, Career & Talent, Recruitment, L&D etc. involved and
Employability, Recruitment, Sickness & excited about this as well.’
Absence and L&D. Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
Defining the audience and the users for Then the process of setting up
the tool was also critical during this definitions began. Maja and her
scoping phase. Whilst the HR team knew colleagues had to define the measures
that they needed to gain better insights that were to be computed in the system,
from their people data, there was little according to those who were running
understanding of how the tool could be the analytics, and those who would be
used by other functions. A process of using the outputs. Deciding which
consultation was undertaken to elements needed to be measured was
ascertain exactly how the business may also an important consideration, as
use the data, and what format the final there are various measures that can be
tool should take to deliver the best applied, often for the same concept.
insights. Maja recommends focusing on the
priority measures, which can be
‘There were two intended types of primary understood more by considering:
user for the tool so we initially rolled it out
to the HR teams that would benefit most
as they work closely with decision makers
in the business, but also eventually wanted
to share it with the line managers, team
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Figure 2: Management of data through QlikView
‘Once we had requirements we had to go include the top right‐hand one. So we had
through the process of defining what each to factor these differences in so that
measure was, so what recruitment cost anybody could use the tool.’
equals, and the formula you would use to Michelle Steele, HR Business Partner
calculate it. You end up with a long list
which must be prioritised. I think you have
Building the tool
to constantly challenge yourself; what is
the value in looking at those KPIs? Why
should we be measuring this process?’ Once the scope, definitions and data
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner feeds were agreed, the structure of the
tool could be put in place. The design of
Through exploring how the business the tool was incredibly important as it
understands specific HR terms, the had to be easy to use and understand,
team soon realised that there were few whilst illustrating data in a clear and
set definitions that ran across all coherent way. The application was built
functions and HR teams. This meant section by section by a QlikView
there was no common language when Developer, keeping in touch with the
talking about people measures, either main stakeholders throughout. The
within HR or with colleagues from other main focus was on the data model as it
functions including finance: was the quality of this that would give
users the freedom to draw real insights
‘We found that in some parts of the from the data. Maja and other team
business the definition for ‘Top Talent’
members also attended the QlikView
differed to ours. So although we have a
Designer training course so they could
similar 9 box grid, we define two of our
adapt the tool themselves.
boxes as ‘Top Talent’ while they just
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Figure 3: HR dashboard: Talent 9 box grid
Figures provided for illustrative purposes only
Figure 4: HR dashboard: Top measures
Figures provided for illustrative purposes only
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The application consists of one should be considered as key themes in
dashboard which illustrates key the data model.
performance indicators, and seven
‘The main area of the tool holds the key
areas of interest which Maja defined
performance indicators, and then linked to
through a consultation exercise across
this are seven analysis areas; Headcount,
the business (Figure 4). She looked to
Talent Management, Leavers, Joiners,
the different functions that were already
Recruitment, Sickness & Absence, and
using the data in spreadsheet format to
Learning & Development.’ Maja Luckos,
appreciate which particular areas
HR Business Partner
Table 1: Seven analysis areas in the analytics tool:
Headcount Number of FTEs, flexible and part time labour
Cost of employment: Average Remuneration Cost by
grade
Gender split (M/F)
Talent Population by talent grades (performance and
potential)
% talent against total headcount
Leavers Regretted and non‐regretted leavers
Managed leavers – cost and saving
Top Talent leavers
Reasons for leaving – using survey data
Leavers by length of service
Recruitment Cost of recruitment
Average cost of hire
Source of hire
Quality – performance and potential of hires after
one and two years
Sickness & absence % days lost to sickness
Cost of short to medium‐term and long‐term
sickness
Average days’ sickness per employee
Learning & Completion rates
Development Global hours of training / month & YTD
Classroom and virtual hours
Compliance on mandatory training
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The tool was given to users to test as appropriately across the business, a
soon as it provided enough information programme of training and
for them to draw insights from. The development was rolled out to users as
decision to go live partway through they explored and used the new system:
development was taken to explore real
‘We created some material to help users
feedback from users and potential users
understand how to use the tool and what
whilst changes could still be
the outputs show. It is quite intuitive but
implemented. This allowed the tool to
you have to understand the data inputs
become fit for purpose through real
and definitions in detail before discussing
testing, and to highlight any conflicts for
it with the business leads. They know their
different user groups:
areas best and will therefore always have
‘We spent a long time considering how we questions about the data. The future
should build different requirements into aspiration is to give direct access to the
the tool, for example, whether we should managers themselves. ’
have different apps for the various user Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
groups or personalise the talent matrix to
user needs. In the end we felt that because
Driving value: connecting people
we could pull all the UK data from most of
the feeds, it made sense to have one single
analytics to real business issues
application so everyone is looking at the
same thing. But it can get complicated Through using the tool, the team has
when parts of the business have different started to explore specific aspects of
definitions. In the case of talent their workforce which they believe will
management, the long term goal would be help the business to perform. One
that everybody is using the same matrix ‐ I particular aspect is how attrition differs
think the application itself might help us across business functions. The
get there at some point… by encouraging application enables teams to cut
everybody to work in the same way.’ attrition data according to function and
Michelle Steele, HR Business Partner role, and compare across the business.
An objective for the year is to ensure
that non‐regretted attrition is managed
Introducing the HR business to and regretted attrition remains low.
data: using the tool to build
The impact on the business? The HR
capability
team is noticeably more curious about
the data that they collect and the
The tool was initially launched in one performance of some of the core
part of the business (covering the data processes of HR. There is now a much
of approximately 4,500 employees). It greater appetite for the organisation to
was then rolled out country‐wide and is question the efficacy and impact of
today active across HR teams certain HR projects and to share the
responsible for around 8,000 employees insights with the business, to inform and
in the UK. There are over eighty users in drive people performance:
the HR Community, including HRDs, HR
Business Partners, operational HR ‘It’s revolutionary for us as an
Managers, recruitment partners, and organisation… users kept telling me that
specific L&D functions. To embed the what they now get in terms of data
tool and ensure that it is used analysis is amazing. We had a meeting
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with someone who’s worked with our ‘Sickness has been a much bigger subject
organisation in HR for a long time, and than I ever thought it would be. Many
different regions across the globe, and she users are interested in sickness trends and
was stunned by the amount of detail in the analysis. It is probably the area that I
tool. I think the HR teams now use their spent most of my time on because
curiosity to investigate, analyse, and get to everybody had a different view of what the
the bottom of the problem. They use the definitions should be. Once we got it
skills they already have as HR working, the HR teams really valued being
professionals but aided by the application.’ able to see at a glance whether their
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner activities to tackle sickness were making a
difference. Before we had the application,
Sickness and absence are also areas of it wasn’t as easy to compare month on
real interest to the business. A lot of month via the spreadsheet reports.’
time was spent considering definitions Michelle Steele, HR Business Partner
and understanding how the business
would view and use the analytics being When it comes to saving costs in the
provided – particularly because trends organisation, a knowledge‐based
are displayed for both short‐term and company such as Capgemini relies on
long‐term sickness, and the associated the significant, and expensive, expertise
costs. The tool is opening up new that its consultant, development and
conversations around sickness which research teams have. For the HR team,
are based more firmly on evidence. The few measures have been as useful and
real‐time application of data is helping fascinating for the business to consider
to assess and alter business activities, in real‐time than the measures of
such as campaigns to reduce sickness‐ recruitment, such as cost and rate.
absence (Figure 5):
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‘The highest impact measure is cost of Turning the HR tool into a
recruitment because once is visible and you commercial product
can cut it in many ways you can relate it to
so many other things.
The aspiration is to take the framework
I think it is interesting that in my of measures and the indicative
interactions with the business recruitment definitions and develop a commercial
always attracts a lot of attention. It is easy product that customer facing teams at
to compare the measure in many different Capgemini can begin to share with
ways to our profitability and performance clients. The dashboard in particular is
as a business. Anything you spend on something the business is keen to
recruitment fees hits your bottom line, introduce its clients to. Building
and that’s the message that everybody commercial viability from the beginning
gets in the business and that is a start of has been important for the HR team,
many interesting and more focused who knew that for the business to
conversations for example around commit resource to the HR product,
retention.’ there was some requirement to
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner understand its business value. The
business believes that the direct value
that the tool could generate as a
commercial product is high, and also
suggests that the business can start to
build and learn from sharing the tool
externally:
Figure 6: Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) dashboard
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‘We’ve taken the application back to the to join the exclusive 10% through
part of the business that supported it strategic analytics in 2016.1
initially and they want to start using it as
Now that the tool has gained strong
one of their credentials when developing
reputational impact across the
proposals. So now, when we bid for HR
organisation, there is real appetite to
analytics work, we can say that we have
explore how it can be applied to other
intellectual property and expertise that we
areas, with an application focused on
can share and use with the client.
Diversity & Inclusion already in
Obviously every business will be different,
production (Figure 6). This incorporates
so some people will have a slightly
a predictive analysis slant which is a very
different view on how they measure and
exciting development for the HR team
identify their talent, and what KPIs they
and demonstrates the next step in the
want to look at, but as a framework it
HR analytics journey that Capgemini
could potentially work for any company
wants to take.
once you understand their specifics.’
Maja Luckos, HR Business Partner
References
Within a year, the HR team have moved
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of 30% of organisations. The next step is
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