Traditional analytics typically report on history – what happened. Though important, the next two questions are “why did this happen” and “what can we do to prevent this”.

Since people are directly tied to successful outcome, linking people characteristics to business outcome is a major step toward the holy grail of predicting and preventing.

Consultants, Business Intelligence and Talent Management Vendors now have a powerful ally to help clients answer “why”, thereby creating strategies to forecast better business decisions and dramatically improve business performance.

Is the combination of Talent Analytics and Traditional Business Analytics the Holy Grail in Predicting and Preventing?