HR Management and Analytics: Unlock the Value of Human Capital

Accelerate your growth as a strategic HR professional

Who Is This Program For?

Mid to senior-level human resources and learning and development professionals
Business unit heads that crossover into human performance management
General managers
Owners of small and medium businesses with talent management oversight
Consultants and business performance professionals

Participant Titles Include:

HR Director
HR Manager
HR Generalist
HR Advisor
HR Consultant
HR Operations Head
HR Business Partner
Chief HR Officer
Group HR Manager
People Analytics Manager

People & Change Director
Program Manager People Analytics
Chief People Officer
Career Development Manager
Talent Acquisition Lead
VP Talent Management
Director of Talent Management
Director of Strategy
SVP/Operations Director
VP Human Resources

CEO
Chief of Staff
Managing Director
Consultant
General Manager
Partner
Executive Director
Operations Manager

Participant Companies Include:

DBS Bank
3M
Google
The Home Depot

Kotak Mahindra Bank
The Emirates Group
Godrej Industries Ltd
AECOM

Interops Consultings
Oasis Investments - Al Shirawi Group
Mercer Japan
Power Finance Corporation

Hear From Our Participants

The technical experience demonstrated by the professors was fantastic because I am able to apply what I learned in the program at my place of work.

Pedro Rivera-Batista

Assistant Director, Philadelphia and Wilmington VA Regional Offices

The ability to utilize some of the key concepts of the program and apply them against actual challenges in my organization was extremely helpful. It helped to bring things away from theory and reinfor...

Liam Duff

Data Product Manager — People Analytics, Ceridian

The deeper dives into concepts and specifics on how to use data were super valuable to me. It tied so many things together in a neat way that I can apply anywhere.

Charity Hughes

People and Business Operations Manager, MOL Chemical Tankers USA LLC

I felt that most of the modules were very practical and made a lot of good, logical business sense. It helped me organize my thoughts and put some structure around analytics and approaches to problem-...

Jay Rudolph

Vice President, Human Resources, Trex Company, Inc.

I enjoyed every part of this program. I was quickly reminded of my studies from Louisiana Tech in I/O psychology. Even better, I learned new concepts and techniques. This was definitely worth my time ...

Kristy Doucet-Touchet

MA, MBA, SHRM-CP, PHR, VP of Talent, Advantage Capital

Some truly powerful learning moments. A great balance of conceptual, academic, peer learning, interactive instruction, and applicable insights.

Howard Donovan

Head of People and Culture Business Partners, People Services and Global Reward, World Economic Forum

Applicable content. I did not expect my own experiences to be so well aligned with the analytics component. I was intimidated but decided to take it as a challenge to myself, and I am glad I did. I ha...

Aisha Blackwell

Director of Human Resources, Young Community Developers

Your Learning Experience

Wharton's HR Management and Analytics online program combines theory with practical application, and flexibility with rigor, to give you a holistic view of strategic HR management that includes an overview of people analytics. At the end of this program, you will be able to:

Understand the basic principles of using HR analytics to improve collaboration between employees and between departments to meet goals, whether it’s driving innovation or efficiency
Leverage data analysis to separate skill from luck; identify internal biases; and understand the staffing cycles of hiring, internal mobility, and attrition
Understand the four key factors in measuring performance: regression to the mean, sample size, signal independence, and process versus outcome
Initiate and manage people analytics projects to help you reach your organizational goals
Motivate individual performance, design reward systems, and create a desirable work environment
Create a mindset around systems of work versus individual jobs, focusing on retention and employee potential
Design an organizational structure built for recruiting top talent and competitive advantage

Program Experience

Frameworks

Delivered via video lectures

Real-World Examples

Delivered through a combination of video and live online lectures

Applications to Data Sets

Learn through individual assignments and feedback

Debrief of Learnings

Delivered through a combination of recorded and live video lectures

Program Topics

Module 1: Introduction to People Analytics and Performance Evaluation

Module 2: Motivation and Reward

Module 3: Tasks, Jobs, and Systems of Work

Module 4: Strategic Staffing

Module 5: Collaboration Networks

Module 6: Talent Management and Analytics

Module 7: Managing Your Career as an HR Professional

Industry Examples

Google: Project Oxygen

Discover how Google implemented a company-wide HR initiative dubbed ‘Project Oxygen’ to identify the key attributes of successful managers, getting at the question: Do managers matter?

The Japanese Auto Industry

Understand how a worker’s autonomy relates to productivity

National Football League (NFL)

Explore how in the realm of professional sports, where far more data is collected on performance than in your average workplace, identifying high performers can be a challenging task

Program Faculty

Martine Haas, PhD

Professor of Management, The Wharton School; Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, The University of Pennsylvania

Michael Useem, PhD

William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Editor, Wharton Leadership Digest

Peter Cappelli, DPhil

George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School

Matthew Bidwell, PhD

Professor of Management, The Wharton School

Cade Massey, PhD

Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn a digital certificate of completion from The Wharton School.

Note: After successful completion of the online program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of the Wharton School.

This online certificate program does not grant academic credit or a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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