Overview
Today’s organisations are moving beyond metrics, embracing scenario modelling to anticipate and shape the future – using data to predict workforce trends, evaluate interventions and shape strategy in real time. This advanced two-day course is designed for HR professionals looking to elevate their role from operational reporting to strategic influence. Building on foundational analytics skills, the course equips participants to model complex workforce scenarios, align talent strategy with business outcomes and leverage Generative AI to accelerate analysis, derive insights and communicate findings with impact.
Delivered by the Korn Ferry Academy and facilitated by HR expert Dr. Fermin Diez, Advanced Talent Analytics for Business Impact has been developed for HR Business Partners, COE leaders and analytics-minded HR professionals seeking to shape enterprise decision-making. Participants will apply advanced Excel techniques and Gen AI tools to quantify HR’s contribution, develop compelling business cases and craft data-driven narratives that resonate with executive stakeholders – ultimately positioning HR as a strategic partner in driving organisational performance.
Prerequisites For This Course
Participants should be proficient in using Gen AI for personal productivity and familiar with core Excel-based analytics techniques (e.g. dashboards, pivot tables, correlation, trend analysis etc). This course builds on those capabilities to deliver advanced application and strategic integration.
Learning Outcomes
The Advanced Talent Analytics for Business Impact course will equip you with the skills to:
- Align Workforce Strategy with Business Goals: Learn to frame strategic workforce questions that directly connect to key business drivers such as profitability, customer experience and market expansion.
- Apply Advanced Analytical Techniques: Develop the skills to use multivariate modelling, forecasting and scenario planning to uncover actionable workforce insights.
- Quantify the Financial Impact of HR Initiatives: Learn to calculate ROI and business value from investments in training, compensation and workforce expansion.
- Integrate Generative AI into Workforce Analytics: Harness Generative AI across the analytics process – from generating hypotheses to synthesising insights and communicating outcomes.
- Deliver Insightful, Executive-Ready Recommendations: Learn the art of turning HR data into compelling narratives that drive strategic decision-making and align with business KPIs.
Course Topics
Analytics mindset, financial and statistical fluency, and Gen AI prompting for accelerated insights
Strategic question framing for business-aligned workforce decisions
Advanced workforce modelling for turnover, sourcing effectiveness, training ROI, and policy simulation
AI-supported scenario planning and hypothesis refinement
Stakeholder-focused data storytelling using Gen AI
Capstone simulation: ‘$1M workforce investment’ exercise
Peer review and strategic implementation planning
Who Should Attend
This course is designed as a progression for those who have completed the Korn Ferry Academy’s ‘Talent Analytics for Decision Making’ course, or for professionals already confident in using metrics, dashboards and Generative AI.
Advanced Talent Analytics for Business Impact course takes the next step – focusing on advanced modelling, influencing enterprise strategy and integrating AI as your thought partner in data-driven storytelling and decision-making.
Additional Information for This Course
- Practical design of AI-enabled workflows across key HR areas
- Real-world case studies and benchmarking insights from leading organisations
- Tool evaluation labs and guided adoption planning
- Actionable frameworks for digital transformation, governance and job redesign
- A peer feedback showcase and facilitator-led debrief during the Gen AI Roadmap exercise — to help participants reflect on their design choices, gaps, and winning practices
Assessment & Evaluation
Participants will have a 2-day window after their course to complete the evaluation and assessment. They must complete the evaluation and successfully pass the assessment to be eligible for the course certificate. The course evaluation and assessment will be conducted online.
To be eligible for funding, participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the course assessment. Please refer to our Terms & Conditions for more details.
Course Fees & Funding
| Participant Profile | Self-Sponsored | Company-Sponsored | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SME | NON-SME | ||
|
Singapore Citizen
≥ 40 years old |
$266.70
(After SSG Funding 70% + MCES Funding** 20%) |
$266.70
(After SSG Funding 70% + ETSS Funding* 20%) |
$266.70
(After SSG Funding 70% + MCES Funding** 20%) |
|
Singapore Citizen
< 40 years old / Permanent Resident |
$686.70
(After SSG Funding 70%) |
$266.70
(After SSG Funding 70% + ETSS Funding* 20%) |
$686.70
(After SSG Funding 70%) |
| International Participant |
$2,289
(No Funding) |
$2,289
(No Funding) |
$2,289
(No Funding) |
*ETSS – Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
**MCES – Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
Self-sponsored participants may use SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) to offset fees
Course Fees are inclusive of 9% Goods & Services Tax
Pending Funding Approval
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Facilitators Bio
Dr Fermin Diez
Dr. Fermin Diez is a highly experienced HR professional, with consulting, corporate, academic and board roles in over 40 countries. As a consultant he has advised multinationals, large local companies and public sector organisations at the Board and C-Suite levels in topics relating to Compensation, Human Capital Strategy and HR Analytics. As an HR leader, Fermin has been Regional Head of HR for two large MNCs in Asia Pacific and in Latin America and is the former Deputy CEO for Singapore’s National Council for Social Service. Fermin is an award-winning Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore, at Singapore Management University and at Nanyang Technological University. He has co-written three books: ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, ‘The Remuneration Handbook’ and ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’ and currently blogs about AI for HR and on the Future of Pay. As a recognised HR thought leader and a top HR Influencer in Asia, Fermin frequently speaks on HR topics and also serves on Boards and HR Committees for organisations in Singapore and abroad. He obtained his PhD from Singapore Management University, his MBA from the Wharton School and a degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
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Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions for important information on attendance requirements, assessment eligibility, certification criteria, and more.
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