"Some assembly required."

You may cringe when reading those words as it might remind you of a time when the excitement and anticipation of opening a shiny new gift was dulled by the realization the fine print says "some assembly required."

Whether it's a backyard swing set, bike or new furniture, there probably has been a time when you -or your parents- spent time assembling gifts, buying batteries or otherwise taking time to manually put together a product to…

Data, metrics and analytics are a hot business topic these days. They’re “hot” because evidence shows that data helps make better decisions.

Data has led to operational efficiencies and cost reduction. “Talent data” is the obvious next focus. Data analysts have approached “talent data” by measuring traditional, easy to gather metrics like attrition, salaries, headcount, training and termination.

The challenge? It’s almost impossible to extract useful business intelligence from…