The Monday morning meeting is just starting. The room is full of individuals from the HR team. As the newest member and most well trained on statistics and HR analytics, you are looked to by staff to help them frame questions, conduct research to answer the questions, and help walk them through the implications.
John Bettle, a senior HR manager within your division, walks in. He starts the meeting off with several scenarios that the team has been asked to address. As the new HR analytics guru in your group, you’ve been asked to address key questions.
The organization has been spending a lot of money bringing in HRIS consultants and experts to help with understanding the HRIS needs of the organization. The VP of HR, Raja Sutton, has asked John to let him know if he thinks the investment in time and money is worth it. John’s gut tells him it is, but he’s not sure how best to make the business case for this. Given that the request came from “up high,” John is asking for your help in how to address it.
Now, decide what you would do. Share your approach to how the team might best respond to this request from the VP of HR.
Questions 

1. What specifically would you tell John to say to justify the continued investment in understanding the organization’s HRIS needs?
2. Be specific, and outline your recommendations for John, being sure to include key points from this chapter.