Building a Governed HR Data Platform for Workforce Analytics

Executive Summary

A large healthcare and retail enterprise needed to modernize how HR data was collected, governed, discovered, and consumed across geographies and workforce domains. HR analytics was constrained by fragmented source systems, inconsistent KPI definitions, manual reporting effort, and limited trust in workforce data.

Factspan delivered a 10-month HR data platform and marketplace transformation program. The solution integrated HRIS, payroll, and workforce management systems into a centralized cloud data platform, established reusable Silver and Gold data layers, enabled governed HR data products, and implemented an Alation-based HR Data Marketplace for self-service discovery and analytics adoption.

Business Impact:

• Delivered 35+ HR data products
• Reduced manual HR reporting effort by ~45%
• Accelerated domain onboarding by 30%+
• Improved workforce data trust and auditability
• Enabled self-service HR analytics at scale