People analytics is poised to transform the way HR works. This Field Manual will focus on the past and future of people analytics as a tool and technique. It will explore the opportunity people data represents, and help us take steps to leverage that opportunity in our daily work.

Data and analytics can only create meaningful contributions when we clarify and expand on the questions we are trying to answer. This Field Manual will look at the qualities of a good question, the importance of continuous curiosity, and the steps we can take to cultivate and curate the questions we ask.

Many of us might feel that data-driven practices are outside of our wheelhouse. This Field Manual focuses on demystifying data, building data-literacy into our daily routines and habits, and exploring how we can collaborate with our colleagues to integrate data streams in more powerful ways across our organizations.

While few of us are true data scientists, we all need to develop the ability to pull high-level insights and patterns from the information we tap into. This Field Manual will focus on cultivating those fundamental analytics skills, and on knowing how to test our conclusions.

Getting a handle on the data, and our insights into it, is just half the battle. This Field Manual explores how we frame the data for others, from the stories we tell with and about it, to the techniques we use to translate it into reports, presentations, and visuals.