Moving the Needle: ROI, Workforce Design, and AI-Enabled Talent

The August meeting of the i4cp People Analytics Board held a candid, forward-looking conversation among participants exploring the realities of quantifying ROI in AI and automation, the growing convergence of HRIS and analytics, and the implications of AI on talent and team composition. The discussion also surfaced evolving workforce planning models—moving away from static headcount toward skills- and task-based approaches—and underscored the critical role of aligning stakeholder value when evaluating new technologies.