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Department Distribution
Headcount breakdown across departments
How it’s computed
COUNT(employees) GROUP BY department
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Department Distribution can tell roughly 25 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to workforce composition
{mover} is becoming a bigger share of who you are
workforce-composition · T1
{mover} is fading from the mix
workforce-composition · T1
A few people hold the whole network together
org-networks · T1
One unit is over-managed
workforce-composition · T1
Spans are stretched thin in one corner
workforce-composition · T1
The mix is holding steady
workforce-composition · T1
The organization you have isn't the one you had
workforce-composition · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“How do we distribute compensation across the organization?Compensation spend distribution analysis takes the total compensation spent on a defined set of employees (i.e., a group) and calculates the percent of the total spend that is allocated to each group. Groups can include…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 52%
“In Table 4-3 , I calculated the percentage of each row, which tells you the percentage of each division segment that is likely to recommend the company. I used this formula: Percentage of employees in cell = ((number of employees in cell) ÷ (number of employees in row total)) ×…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 50%
“This can be done on a per-capita basis simply by adding up the number of employees in a group and then summing the total number of all groups; the percent per group is equal to the total headcount of the group divided by the total headcount of the organization. For example, an…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 49%
Resources: The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · People Analytics For Dummies