Tarush Aggarwal - Using Infrastructure to Drive Value

Send us a text Summary: Tarush Aggarwal has been at the forefront of HR data analytics since it gained recognition in 2011. He was Salesforce Analytics Team’s first data engineer and, later, got the opportunity to build up an international data team at WeWork that scaled up to over 100 people from its initial 5. He then moved to Shanghai and did it all again for our rapidly growing business in China. Along the way, he’s learned important lessons from personal experience on the best ways to grow a data team. In this episode, Tarush talks about how HR teams can get more out of their data by leveraging infrastructure. Chapters: [0:00 - 5:29] Introduction Welcome, Tarush! Today’s Topic: Using HR Infrastructure to Drive Value [5:30 - 10:20] What Prevents Companies From Developing In-house HR Capabilities? Smaller HR data teams have a harder time leveraging the mature technology use by larger teams When HR data needs to become business data [10:21 - 19:54] Why Doesn’t a One-Size-Fits-All Solution Work For Everyone? When one-size-fits-all misses the mark Why one-size-fits-all might make sense for teams new to HR data [19:55 - 25:19] Will Mergers and Acquisitions Lead To One-Size-Fits-All Being the Only Solution? How some vendors offer flexibility in a hybrid-style solution How vendors could improve HR infrastructure to fix complicated procedures [25:20 - 27:24] Final Thoughts & Closing What role will exciting new features play for vendors in the future? Thanks for listening! Quotes: “A data team with a hundred people acts very differently from a data team with 3, 4, or 5 people . . . So unfortunately, what we see is that a lot of [smaller] HR analytics team don't really get to leverage the more mature technology of their sister, larger data teams.” “In reality, [HR analytics solutions of the future] will probably be hybrid, where you get 60-70% of what you want out of the box and [you can customize] the remaining 30-40%.”Contact:LinkedInProduction by Affogato Media To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media