Predicting the impact of a personnel action on a worker

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for predicting the impact of a personnel action on a worker is provided. The method includes collecting a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers, receiving a proposed personnel action related to a worker, applying a data mining tool to the attributes and the proposed personnel action to identify an impact of the proposed personnel action, and outputting the impact of the proposed personnel action based on the result produced by the data mining tool.

1 . A computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute the instructions comprising:
 collecting a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers;   receiving a proposed personnel action related to a worker;   applying a data mining tool to the attributes and the proposed personnel action to identify an impact of the proposed personnel action; and   outputting the impact of the proposed personnel action based on the result produced by the data mining tool.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of the worker. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of peers of the worker. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a likelihood of attrition of the worker. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the proposed personnel action comprises a salary increase. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the proposed personnel action comprises a promotion. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the proposed personnel action comprises a transfer. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the outputting comprises outputting the result to a graph. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 collecting a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers;   receiving a proposed personnel action related to a worker;   applying a data mining tool to the attributes and the proposed personnel action to identify an impact of the proposed personnel action; and   outputting the impact of the proposed personnel action based on the result produced by the data mining tool.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of the worker. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of peers of the worker. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a likelihood of attrition of the worker. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the outputting comprises outputting the result to a graph. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus, comprising:
 memory configured to store a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers;   a processor configured to
 receive a proposed personnel action related to a worker; 
 apply a data mining tool to the attributes and the proposed personnel action to identify an impact of the proposed personnel action; and 
 output the impact of the proposed personnel action based on the result produced by the data mining tool. 
   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of the worker. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a performance of peers of the worker. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the impact comprises an impact on a likelihood of attrition of the worker. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to output the result to a graph.