Lead Trainer
Dr. Fermin Diez SPHR, GRP, IHRP-MP, FSID
Top HR Influencer & Professional Speaker
Dr. Fermin Diez is a renowned HR expert with global experience spanning consulting, corporate leadership, and academia across 40 countries. He holds a PhD from Singapore Management University, an MBA from Wharton, and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. As a consultant, Dr. Fermin has advised Boards and C-Suite executives on Total Rewards, Executive Compensation, HR Strategy, and HR Analytics, working with leading organizations like AIA, Citibank, ANZ, and the Asian Development Bank. He has led HR functions for major MNCs in Asia Pacific and Latin America and served as Deputy CEO & Group Head of HR for Singapore’s National Council for Social Service. A passionate educator, he teaches at NUS, SMU, and NTU, has authored three books, including The Remuneration Handbook, and has trained HR professionals for over 20 years through WorldatWork courses. Dr. Fermin serves on multiple boards and advisory councils, including Jurong Health Systems and the WorldatWork Global Advisory Council. A Top HR Influencer in Asia, he is a sought-after speaker at global forums, covering topics such as Compensation, Strategic HR, Talent Management, M&A, and HR Analytics.
Course Summary
In this HR Analytics: Data-Driven People Decision Making course, we equip participants with practical, hands-on techniques to connect HR policies and strategies directly to business outcomes. Using Excel as the primary tool, participants will learn to analyze and visualize HR data effectively while also exploring complementary tools for enhanced analytics. The course introduces a framework for data-analytical thinking, enabling participants to approach HR challenges with a structured, data-driven mindset. We cover best practices in data collection, cleaning, and warehousing, ensuring that participants work with high-quality data to generate actionable insights. Through interactive exercises and real-world applications, participants will build descriptive and predictive models to address key HR areas such as workforce planning, recruitment, compensation, training, career progression, and turnover. These hands-on sessions will empower them to extract meaningful insights from HR data and apply them to drive strategic decision-making. By the end of the course, participants will have developed strong HR analytics skills, gaining the confidence to integrate data into their daily decision-making. With Excel as their analytical powerhouse, they will be equipped to make smarter HR decisions, optimize talent strategies, and enhance business performance.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop the skills to connect HR policies and programs to business outcomes using a structured, analytical approach.
- Learn how to collect, clean, and analyze HR data to build models that support workforce planning, recruitment, compensation, and more.
- Gain hands-on experience in using Excel as a powerful tool for HR data analysis, while also exploring other popular tools like Workday, Tableau, and Power BI.
- Use real-world HR data to make informed decisions on talent management, employee retention, and business performance.
Course Content
- A Framework for Data-analytics Thinking
- Tools for Data-driven People Decision Making
- Data Collection, Clean-Up, and Warehousing
- Data-driven People Decision Making Modelling
- Applications of HR Analytics
