Live Training: Solving an HR Analytics Case Study with Power BI

WebinarAugust 2022

In this intermediate-level Power BI live training, you’ll learn how to solve an interview case study in Power BI using an HR dataset and uncover insights for a fictitious software company.

You’ll explore the data and build relationships between tables in your data model. You’ll then use DAX to create new measures and columns that will assist you in your analysis. Finally, you’ll bring it all together using everything Power BI has to offer to create a clean branded report that could be published company-wide.

Key Takeaways:

Import, analyze and build your very own data model in Power BI Desktop.
Carry out EDA and utilize DAX functions to build powerful visualizations.
Build a report with multiple pages and create an interactive experience for stakeholders

Materials:

Go to the Power BI section of the Microsoft website
Click on “Products” from the menu in the top of the web, and select “Power BI Desktop”.
Click on the “Download free” option
Select your desired language from the dropdown menu, then click on “Download” to proceed with the installation process.
[TUTORIAL] Power BI Installation guide
Dataset can be accessed can be accessed from this GitHub repository
Metadata sheet that accompanies the dataset can also be found in the same GitHub link.
Slides are here.

Summary

Human resource analytics is growing in necessity for present-day HR departments, which need to make decisions based on data to improve hiring, performance evaluation, and employee retention. The webinar, led by Jess Amat, a content developer at Data Camp, provides guidance on building an HR analytics dashboard using Power BI. The session uses a case study from a fictional company called Atlas Labs, focusing on analyzing employee data to monitor key HR metrics and understand factors influencing employee attrition. Throughout the webinar, there are practical demonstrations of using Power BI to load datasets, create data models, and visualize employee trends and metrics. The session also highlights the need to understand employee demographics, diversity, and equality through various Power BI visualizations like tree maps and line charts.

Key Takeaways:

HR departments must make decisions based on data, using analytics for improved outcomes.
Power BI is a useful tool for creating HR dashboards to track key metrics.
Analysis of employee attrition can help spot trends and inform retention strategies.
Data visualization is vital for understanding demographic and diversity metrics.
Practical Power BI skills can boost HR analytics capabilities.

Deep Dives

HR Analytics Dashboard with Power BI

In the modern business environment, HR departments are expected to be as data-driven as any other department. The webinar explains how to build a human resource analytics dashboard using Power BI, focusing on a practical case study from a fictional company named Atlas Labs. The main goal is to create a ...
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report that assists in monitoring key HR metrics and understanding factors affecting employee attrition. Tools like Power BI enable HR professionals to extract insights from data on employee demographics, hiring trends, and attrition rates. As Jess Amat noted, "Data analysis and data science are becoming a part of every business," highlighting the vital role of analytics in HR.

Exploring Employee Attrition

Understanding employee attrition is necessary for any organization, as it directly affects the workforce's stability and productivity. In this webinar, the discussion is about using Power BI to analyze why employees leave the organization and what factors contribute to high turnover. "By having more visibility, the HR team can use this data to create initiatives on reducing attrition," mentions the speaker. The analysis involves creating metrics like total employees, active employees, and the attrition rate, enabling HR to identify issues and potential remedies to improve employee retention.

Visualizing Demographic and Diversity Data

Diversity and equality are important aspects of a modern organization, and HR analytics can provide insights into these areas. Using Power BI, the webinar demonstrates how to visualize demographic data, such as ethnicity and job roles, to assess diversity metrics. Tree maps and line charts are used to show hierarchical views and time series data, respectively. This visualization helps HR departments to better understand the composition of their workforce and address any disparities. As the instructor points out, "Tree maps are good for showing hierarchical views of our data and can easily show relative sizes of the different categories," providing a clearer picture of the organization's diversity structure.

Practical Power BI Skills in HR

The session provides hands-on training in Power BI, demonstrating how to load datasets, create data models, and visualize data effectively. The practical approach of the webinar ensures that participants can apply these skills to real-world HR scenarios. Power BI's capabilities, such as creating measures, using DAX functions, and building interactive dashboards, are covered in detail. Jess Amat emphasizes that "becoming familiar and comfortable with working with Power BI in an interview scenario" is a key learning objective, highlighting the importance of technical skills in HR analytics.