Advanced HR Dashboards & Analytics in Excel
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Advanced HR Dashboards & Analytics in Excel
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What you'll learn
Build interactive HR dashboards using advanced Excel tools and techniques.
Analyze workforce data such as attrition, hiring, and payroll trends.
Apply forecasting and automation to support HR decision-making.
Skills you'll gain
- Payroll Processing
- Compensation Analysis
- Dashboard Creation
- Compensation Management
- Employee Retention
- Data Visualization
- Employee Training
- Human Resource Strategy
- Human Resource Management
- Talent Recruitment
- Workforce Planning
- People Analytics
- Recruitment
- Training Programs
- Excel Macros
- Payroll
- Training and Development
- Spreadsheet Software
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April 2026
28 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
Master advanced HR analytics and dashboard design in Excel to transform workforce data into actionable insights. Learn how to build interactive dashboards and make data-driven HR decisions.
This course provides a hands-on, practical approach to building advanced HR dashboards using Microsoft Excel. You will learn how to structure HR datasets, create dynamic visualizations, and analyze key workforce metrics such as headcount, recruitment performance, attrition, absenteeism, and payroll trends. Through real-world scenarios, you will apply advanced Excel techniques including pivot tables, macros, predictive modeling, waterfall analysis, and Goal Seek forecasting. The course also covers recruitment funnel analysis, background verification tracking, learning impact evaluation, and pay equity analysis. By the end of the course, you will be able to develop fully integrated HR dashboards, automate reporting processes, and generate executive-level insights for strategic decision-making. Ideal for HR professionals and analysts, this course equips you with job-ready skills in HR analytics, workforce planning, and advanced Excel dashboarding.
This module establishes the foundational structure of an Advanced HR Dashboard by guiding learners through HR data collection, master and operational data structuring, recruitment dataset organization, and professional dashboard layout design in Microsoft Excel.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 67 minutes
- Introduction to Advanced HR Dashboard and Analytics Training•1 minute
- Gathering of the Data•9 minutes
- Employee Master Data•10 minutes
- Employee Operation Data•9 minutes
- Employee Recruitment Data•5 minutes
- Index•10 minutes
- Page Layout•7 minutes
- Page Layout Continues•7 minutes
- HC Analysis•8 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Understanding HR Analytics Framework•10 minutes
- Structuring HR Operational & Recruitment Data•10 minutes
- Designing Dashboard Layout•10 minutes
- HR Data Foundations & Dashboard Setup•30 minutes
This module focuses on advanced headcount (HC) analysis, sub-department segmentation, dynamic filtering, animated macro charts, and predictive attrition modeling to transform workforce data into interactive HR analytics dashboards.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 66 minutes
- HC Analysis Continues•5 minutes
- Adding First Aspect of HC Analysis•6 minutes
- Add Sub Department Factor•7 minutes
- Data Animated Macro Chart•9 minutes
- Animated Macro Chart•9 minutes
- Animated Macro Chart Continues•7 minutes
- Predictive Attrition•8 minutes
- Predictive Attrition Continues•9 minutes
- Working on Headcount Analysis•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Advanced Headcount Analysis•10 minutes
- Dynamic & Animated HR Charts•10 minutes
- Predictive Workforce Planning•10 minutes
- Headcount Analytics & Interactive Visualization•30 minutes
This module explores demographic analysis, tenure and age segmentation, dynamic pivot tables, sparklines, recruitment smart charts, waterfall analysis, and TAT tracking to strengthen workforce trend reporting and recruitment efficiency measurement.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 80 minutes
- Vlookup Grouping•10 minutes
- Age Analysis•7 minutes
- Tenure Analysis•8 minutes
- Offset Pivot Table•9 minutes
- Sparklines•11 minutes
- Recruitment Process Smart Chart•8 minutes
- Waterfall Analysis•11 minutes
- Waterfall Analysis Continues•9 minutes
- TAT Analysis•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Advanced Data Handling Techniques•10 minutes
- Advanced Excel Analytics Tools•10 minutes
- Recruitment Insights & Variance Analysis•10 minutes
- Demographic & Workforce Trend Analysis•30 minutes
This module integrates recruitment funnel analysis, background verification (BGV) tracking, operational HR reporting, Month-over-Month (MOM) analysis, and leave data insights to strengthen recruitment governance and workforce operational efficiency.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 67 minutes
- More on TAT Analysis•7 minutes
- Recruitment Analysis•13 minutes
- Recruitment Analysis Continue•8 minutes
- BGV Process•7 minutes
- BGV Report Analysis•7 minutes
- BGV Report Analysis Continues•6 minutes
- Operations Analysis•6 minutes
- MOM Report Analysis•6 minutes
- Leave Analysis•8 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Recruitment Efficiency Analysis•10 minutes
- Background Verification Analytics•10 minutes
- Operational HR Reporting•10 minutes
- Recruitment & Background Verification Analytics•30 minutes
This module examines absenteeism patterns, Bradford Factor calculations, Full and Final (FNF) settlement analysis, exit trends, and retention insights to strengthen workforce stability and reduce attrition risks.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 67 minutes
- Leave Analysis Continues•8 minutes
- Grouping Data•4 minutes
- Bradford Factor•5 minutes
- Analysis Bradford Factor•8 minutes
- FNF Analysis•11 minutes
- More on FNF Analysis•8 minutes
- Exit Analysis•6 minutes
- Learning and Development Analysis•7 minutes
- Learning and Development Analysis Continues•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Leave & Absenteeism Analytics•10 minutes
- Attrition Risk Indicators•10 minutes
- Exit & Learning Analytics•10 minutes
- Absenteeism, Attrition & Exit Intelligence•30 minutes
This module connects Learning & Development (L&D) analytics with payroll intelligence, including state-wise training analysis, Goal Seek forecasting, salary-performance alignment, gender pay analysis, and employment status segmentation.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 66 minutes
- L and D Analysis - State•7 minutes
- L and D Analysis - Inactive Impact•8 minutes
- Goal Seek•5 minutes
- Payroll Analysis•7 minutes
- Payroll Analysis Continues•7 minutes
- Payroll Analysis - Average Rating and Salary•7 minutes
- Payroll Analysis - Gender Pattern•10 minutes
- Payroll Analysis - Status•7 minutes
- Payroll Analysis - Rating•9 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Learning Impact & State Analysis•10 minutes
- Payroll Analytics Framework•10 minutes
- Payroll Diversity & Performance Trends•10 minutes
- Learning Impact & Payroll Intelligence•30 minutes
This module consolidates employee profile dashboards, HR update reporting, training calendar automation, hyperlink navigation, and final dashboard optimization to deliver a fully integrated Advanced HR Analytics Dashboard in Excel.
What's included
8 videos4 assignments
8 videos•Total 53 minutes
- Employee Profile•7 minutes
- Employee Profile Continues•3 minutes
- HR Update•12 minutes
- Creating Training Calendar•7 minutes
- Update Calendar•5 minutes
- Update Calendar Continues•7 minutes
- Hyper Link Formatting•8 minutes
- Conclusion•3 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Employee Profiling Dashboard•10 minutes
- HR Planning & Calendar Automation•10 minutes
- Final Dashboard Enhancements & Wrap-up•10 minutes
- Employee Insights, HR Updates & Automation•30 minutes
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