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People Analytics with AI: Data-Driven HR Strategies Specialization

Coursera

People Analytics with AI: Data-Driven HR Strategies Specialization

Apply AI to Drive HR Strategy.

Use analytics, AI, and business insight to inform workforce decisions and HR strategy.

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12 weeks to complete
at 3 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Advanced level

Recommended experience

12 weeks to complete
at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply analytics and AI techniques to workforce data to support HR decision-making

  • Build dashboards, reports, and data pipelines for people analytics workflows

  • Align people metrics with business strategy and communicate insights to stakeholders

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Specialization - 5 course series

Data Foundations & Methods

Data Foundations & Methods

Course 1, 7 hours

What you'll learn

  • Calculate core HR metrics such as turnover and tenure

  • Apply basic statistical techniques to workforce data

  • Create charts to visualize HR trends and comparisons

  • Structure analytics findings into clear HR reports

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Reporting
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Excel Formulas
Category: Business Writing
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Report Writing
Category: Technical Communication
Category: People Analytics
Category: Executive Presence
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Data Literacy
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Plot (Graphics)
Category: Analytics
Category: Statistical Reporting
Analytics Application & Insight

Analytics Application & Insight

Course 2, 14 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build dashboards to track key workforce metrics

  • Identify talent risks using HR data and analytics techniques

  • Apply structured methods to solve workforce challenges

  • Use AI-assisted tools to generate people analytics insights

Skills you'll gain

Category: Analytics
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Employee Retention
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Decision Making
Category: Talent Management
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Generative AI
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Workforce Planning
Category: Workforce Management
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Human Resources Management and Planning
Category: Employee Surveys
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: People Analytics
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Performance Metric
Technology & Project Enablement

Technology & Project Enablement

Course 3, 7 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use HRIS data to generate workforce reports

  • Retrieve and prepare datasets for analytics workflows

  • Plan analytics initiatives using project management techniques

  • Design a simple end-to-end people analytics data pipeline

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Risk Management
Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Project Planning
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: Data Processing
Category: Project Coordination
Category: People Analytics
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: HR Tech
Category: Workforce Planning
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Timelines
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Human Resources Software
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Information Technology
Communication & Consulting

Communication & Consulting

Course 4, 8 hours

What you'll learn

  • Translate analytics insights into business recommendations

  • Consult stakeholders to scope analytics requests

  • Deliver empathic, data-driven feedback

  • Create persuasive presentations using workforce analytics

Skills you'll gain

Category: Consulting
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Empathy
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Business Communication
Category: AI literacy
Category: Consultative Approaches
Category: Business Consulting
Category: Communication
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Presentations
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: People Analytics
Stakeholder & Strategic Alignment

Stakeholder & Strategic Alignment

Course 5, 8 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze organizational structures to identify reporting complexities

  • Manage stakeholders in people analytics initiatives

  • Link workforce metrics to business objectives

  • Build a strategic people analytics roadmap

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Stakeholder Analysis
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Human Resource Strategy
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Reconciliation
Category: Workforce Planning
Category: Strategic Prioritization
Category: People Analytics
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Human Resources
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Matrix Management

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