Visier's 2014 Survey of Employers explores current workforce analytics and planning practices, investments, and future plans. U.S.-based employers were asked what they see as the most common technical barrier to workforce analytics. The responses, stored in Barriers, were as follows:
Barriers __________________________________________Frequency
Data must be integrated from multiple sources ........................ 68
Lack of automation/repeatable process ................................. 51
Metrics need to be identified or defined ............................... 45
Production is cumbersome ................................................ 42
Data quality is not reliable ................................................ 36
Sharing findings is challenging .......................................... 21
Analytic tools are too complex .......................................... 17
Ensuring security and integrity of workforce data .................... 17
Other ........................................................................ 3
a. Compute the percentage of values for each response need.
b. What conclusions can you reach concerning technical barriers to workforce analytics?