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Pria Shah
What Exactly is a Golden Ticket Query? Is it the data science counterpart to the elusive Golden Ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—a one-way pass to an all-encompassing insight? At first glance, these queries promise ease and instant answers, but do they truly deliver the nuanced understanding your organization needs? Let's dive deeper into what makes these pre-built queries so appealing yet limited, and why embracing a more adaptable approach might be the key to smarter, data-driven decision-making. Golden Ticket Queries, also known as Hard-Coded Queries, are pre-built, standardized queries designed to pull data in the same way every time. Think of them like preset questions that a system will always answer in the same way, without flexibility or context. These queries are often very basic, structured to address common use cases, but they don’t adapt to the unique needs of different users or businesses. Why Are Golden Ticket Queries Often Criticized by Practitioners? Golden Ticket Queries are frequently called out by analytics and AI professionals for a few key reasons: Lack of Flexibility: These queries are static and don’t adapt to new business priorities or shifting data. For example, a query tracking headcount changes might miss important nuances like department-specific trends or seasonal fluctuations. Surface-Level Insights: They often provide basic answers without digging deeper. For example, simply knowing how many employees have high performance ratings doesn’t help you understand what factors contribute to their success or how you can foster high performance across the organization. Missed Opportunities: By sticking with preset queries you miss out on the chance to ask more nuanced specific questions that could reveal new opportunities or solutions tailored to your organization's goals. For instance, turnover metrics might look fine on the surface but miss patterns could emerge when broken down by tenure, engagement, or location. At first glance, Golden Ticket Queries might seem like a quick win, but they rarely provide the depth needed for effective, data-driven decision-making. Our Approach at One Model At One Model, we take a different approach to People Analytics and AI, one that embraces flexibility, customization, and the ability to ask the right questions, tailored to your unique needs. Context Matters: People Analytics isn’t one-size-fits-all. The questions you ask and the insights you seek should be shaped by the specific challenges and goals of your organization. One Model’s One AI Assistant lets you ask dynamic questions that reflect your context, providing answers that are more relevant and actionable. Deeper Insights, Smarter Decisions: By moving away from rigid, canned queries, you open the door to deeper, more thoughtful exploration of your data. Custom queries allow you to uncover insights that are directly tied to your business objectives. Scalable and Adaptable: As your business evolves, so should your analytics. The flexibility built into One Model ensures that as your organization grows, your data exploration and insights grow with it. This adaptability means that your analytics can stay ahead of trends, adjust to new business strategies, and continuously inform smarter decisions. Golden Ticket Queries may seem convenient, but their limitations can hold your organization back from achieving its full potential. Their rigidity and surface-level approach to analytics make them an imperfect fit for today’s complex business environments. One Model believes that AI should help you ask the right questions, not just the easiest ones. With tools designed for flexibility, customization, and actionable insights, we help you uncover the deeper patterns that lead to smarter decisions and better outcomes.
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5 min read
Pria Shah
One AI Assistant is a generative AI tool designed to revolutionize the way you work. Let's take a closer look at how One AI Assistant saves the day for enhancing the daily routines of two key personas in the HR world: an HR Data Analyst and an HR Manager. Meet the Team Mark, the HR Manager Role: Mark blends strong leadership with a keen sense of employee needs to lead HR initiatives that build a positive workplace culture. As an HR Manager, he oversees all aspects of human resources, from recruitment and onboarding to employee development and retention. Mark is known for his empathetic approach and his ability to navigate complex situations with fairness and tact, making him a trusted advisor to both employees and senior management Pain Points: Mark finds it challenging to keep up with administrative tasks while maintaining a strategic focus. He needs real-time insights on workforce analytics, performance metrics, and compensation to make informed decisions. Maria, the HR Data Analyst Role: Maria uses her HR data expertise to uncover insights that help guide key decisions and shape the organization’s direction. As an HR Data Analyst, she’s the bridge between raw data and strategic HR initiatives, expertly translating complex datasets into clear, meaningful reports and dashboards. Maria is known for her keen attention to detail and her ability to align data analysis with the company's goals, making her an invaluable partner to the HR team. Pain Points: Maria frequently gets interrupted throughout the day to handle quick analysis tasks on top of the larger projects she’s involved in. Her workload is heavy, so efficiency is key. Mark and Maria’s Day with One AI Assistant 8:00 AM - Starting His Day Mark starts his day by reviewing his to-do list. He sees an urgent request from senior leadership for a 12 PM meeting to discuss impacts of performance ratings on turnover. He reviews some of his existing Storyboards in One Model and finds a few charts that will be useful. He pins them to a new Storyboard and reaches out to Maria for assistance in completing the analysis. 8:30 AM - Starting Her Day As Maria logs in for the day, she immediately sees three messages from Mark on Slack. One of them is an urgent request: Help prepare a detailed One Model Storyboard on employee turnover rates for a leadership meeting scheduled for 12 PM today. 10:00 AM - Generating Insights in Minutes Using natural language, Maria asks One AI Assistant to display her organization's turnover rate broken out by performance rating and department. One AI Assistant’s intuitive interface ensures Maria can create charts and graphs quickly and easily without training. The visualization is generated immediately and is easy to interpret. With the selections clearly displayed, she’s able to drill through to the employee level data available. Maria confirms that the selections are correct, pins the chart to the Storyboard Mark shared with her, and repeats the process for a number of other breakouts. She also prompts One AI Assistant for areas of the company with the highest turnover and the lowest turnover. She adds these insights to the Storyboard along with a few notes as she preps for the approaching deadline. 11:00 AM - Quick Chat Mark and Maria meet to review the Storyboard they collaborated on. As usual, Mark is impressed with the quality of Maria’s work, especially considering the quick turnaround. He realizes though that they did not include any trend data. Maria reminds him that they can do even better. She asks One AI Assistant for a turnover trend for high performers for one of the key breakouts including a forecast. The chart is generated and includes forecasts years into the future. She pins it to the Storyboard and Mark is ready for the upcoming meeting. 12:00 PM - Strategic Planning Meeting Mark meets with senior management to discuss turnover at their organization. Using the Storyboard he created with Maria, he presents data-driven recommendations on talent acquisition and retention strategies. Senior leadership has more questions about retention in California. Mark isn’t fazed as he opens his One Model instance to leverage One AI Assistant. He's able to find his answer within seconds. He confidently shares results, knowing the insights come solely from his organization's data, ensuring accuracy without hallucinations. 2:00 PM - Crisis Averted As the meeting wraps up, Mark and Maria exchange relieved glances. Thanks to their quick thinking and the support of One AI Assistant, they’ve once again turned a tight deadline into an opportunity to shine. Senior leadership leaves the room with actionable insights, and the company’s HR strategy is stronger than ever. Mark and Maria walk out as the heroes of the day, proving that with the right tools and teamwork, no challenge is too great to overcome. -------------------------------- Request a demo to see for yourself how One AI Assistant can help you work faster, smarter, and empower your entire organization. Experience the future of people analytics today - One AI Assistant is included with all enterprise licenses.
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6 min read
Pria Shah
One Model is revolutionizing the landscape of people analytics with the introduction of One AI Assistant. Designed to make your people data more accessible and actionable, One AI Assistant uses generative AI to deliver quick and intuitive insights for anyone in your company. What sets One AI Assistant apart is its commitment to transparent AI. We built One AI Assistant specifically to circumvent and control for hallucinations that other AI tools suffer from. It shows its work, enabling your team to make informed, data-driven decisions quickly with confidence. Get Instant Answers with One AI Assistant One AI Assistant embodies the core mission of One Model – we believe your people are your greatest asset. We want to empower you with the insights you need to truly understand your workforce, leveraging all the information you have to enhance better business outcomes and drive success. One Model excels in data orchestration, extraction, and modeling, supported by a team of top-notch data engineers. By integrating One AI Assistant, we've made it easier than ever to access and utilize this data foundation and get answers about your workforce, instantly. Whether you have a simple or complex request, One AI Assistant allows you to interact with your data effortlessly. Receive precise answers accompanied by auto-generated visualizations, through an interface that is both modern and intuitive. Imagine this: Simple Request: "Show me our current headcount" Complex Request: "Show me hires for the past 12 months broken out by gender in the financial services department with a forecast” With One AI Assistant, adding metrics and modifying selections is straightforward. Our user-friendly interface ensures that you can generate insights with ease, enhancing the overall efficiency of your data analysis processes. Empower everyone on your team with self-service capabilities. Creating data visualizations is now as simple as typing a few words, making data analysis accessible to a broader range of users — from generalists to seasoned analysts. Not ready for a full deployment just yet? No problem. Our tools are fully configurable to align with your security and privacy requirements. You can roll them out at your own pace, deploying to the right people whenever you’re ready. Powerful features such as drill through, forecasting, and the ability to pin content to Storyboards enhance the analytical and collaborative experience. One AI Assistant is immediately intuitive, requiring no training, and empowers individuals within organizations to access, visualize, and understand workforce data. This ease of use enhances collaboration and informed decision-making at all levels. Powered by Generative AI The core of One AI Assistant is powered by the sophisticated language understanding of large language models. These models interpret your input, identify key metrics, dimensions, and time selections, and use a vector database to match your requests with your data accurately. This process ensures that the answers you receive are based specifically on your data, not generic knowledge. One AI Assistant is built to prevent hallucinations, delivering only accurate and relevant insights based on your tailored data model, ensuring trust and reliability in every response. Integration Across One Model One AI Assistant's generative AI capabilities are accessible from anywhere within One Model. Whether you're working within a Storyboard or navigating different pages, you can generate charts and insights without disrupting your workflow. This integration enhances the overall user experience, making data-driven decision-making more efficient. Transparent and Secure With One AI Assistant, the query structure is displayed alongside the resulting visualization, providing complete transparency. It adheres to One Model's industry-leading role-based security, ensuring that users only access data they are authorized to see. Ethical and Configurable AI We believe in "ethical AI, with you in control." One AI Assistant is configurable, allowing administrators to manage access and set parameters according to your company's needs. You can control which metrics and dimensions One AI Assistant is able to access as well as which users can access the new feature. Continuous Learning and Improvement One AI Assistant is designed to improve over time. A built-in feedback loop allows users to indicate whether the results are accurate. Users can easily add detailed notes, which will help improve models and inform enhancements. Your Data, Real Answers One Model has always been a leader in data integration, modeling, security, and machine learning for people analytics. With One AI Assistant, we've made these insights more easily accessible to a wider audience. One AI Assistant empowers everyone from HR professionals to team managers to make data-driven decisions based on answers they can trust, leading to better business outcomes. Discover how One AI Assistant can help you work faster, smarter, and empower your entire organization. Experience the future of people analytics today - One AI Assistant is included with all enterprise licenses.
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