Question: HR is rushing to the big data world as fast, or almost as fast, as other disciplines, including business, intelligence, finance, accounting, and customer relationship management. Among the greater challenges is getting every area of the organization to share data that in the past might not have been seen as useful or appropriate to the field and function of human resources. As access to vast amounts of data is gained, unprecedented insights into client behavior and employee performance are seen. However, there will also be instances in some organizations where silos among functions will prevent data integration.
What data from the functional areas mentioned offer value to HR decision making?
What can HR professionals do to engage peer members of other managerial disciplines to attain access to needed information?