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How do I build a people analytics function from scratch?
The short answer
A function is more than one analyst. It needs capability across behavioral science, statistics, systems, and strategic communication, built in sequence. Start from the decisions you must improve and the measurement to support them; add tooling and headcount against that, not before it.
The problem underneath
Most organizations hire a single analyst and call it people analytics; a real function requires a capability model spanning behavioral science, statistics, systems, and strategic communication — built in sequence, not simultaneously.
The evidence
- Citation-grade findings on measurement gaps in HR analytics
- The peer-reviewed corpus of evidence-based practice
- Eight research arcs spanning behavioral science → analytics craft
- The AI × people-analytics capability encyclopedia
- 40+ citation-grade insight cards
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