EMPLOYEE ID DATE OF HIRE DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE SCORE (1-4)  485607 8/6/1987 Account Planning 1  393786 8/7/1987 Account Planning 3  355232 8/8/1987 Account Planning 3  420444 8/9/1987 Account Planning 3  380553 8/10/1987 Account Planning 3  427151 8/11/1987 Account Planning 3  547926 8/12/1987 Account Planning 3  417193 8/13/1987 Account Planning 3  509063 8/14/1987 Account Service 1  435359 8/15/1987 Account Service 2  512184 8/16/1987 Account Service 2  438389 8/17/1987 Account Service 3  443122 8/15/1997 Account Service 3  397561 8/16/1997 Account Service 3  555048 8/17/1997 Account Service 3  453271 8/18/1997 Account Service 3  464630 8/19/1997 Account Service 3  519760 8/20/1997 Account Service 3  442969 8/21/1997 Account Service 3  580205 8/22/1997 Finance & Accounts 1  432466 8/23/1997 Finance & Accounts 3  462316 8/24/1997 Finance & Accounts 3  416859 8/25/1997 Finance & Accounts 3  328530 8/26/1997 HR & Facilities 1  580230 8/27/1997 HR & Facilities 3  557912 8/28/1997 HR & Facilities 3  470345 8/29/1997 HR & Facilities 4  506073 8/30/1997 IT 3  440265 8/31/1997 IT 3  468069 9/1/1997 IT 3  374957 9/2/1997 IT 4  513536 9/3/1997 Logistics 3  460143 9/7/1987 Logistics 3  589832 9/8/1987 Logistics  3  423817 9/9/1987 Logistics  4  513076 9/10/1987 Management  2  390362 9/11/1987 Management  3  378723 9/12/1987 Management  3  444407 9/13/1987 Management  4  328698 9/14/1987 Manufacturing  1  364811 9/15/1987 Manufacturing  2  446576 9/16/1987 Manufacturing  3  374689 9/17/1987 Manufacturing  3  575866 9/18/1987 Manufacturing  3  336426 9/19/1987 Manufacturing  3  604892 9/20/1987 Manufacturing  3  397725 9/21/1987 Manufacturing  3  564463 9/22/1987 Manufacturing  3  424162 9/23/1987 Manufacturing  3  385138 9/24/1987 Manufacturing  3  502794 9/25/1987 Manufacturing  3  568130 9/26/1987 Manufacturing  3  605566 9/27/1987 Manufacturing  3  328667 9/28/1987 Manufacturing  3  467513 9/29/1987 Manufacturing  3  436000 9/30/1987 Manufacturing  3  454819 9/29/1992 Manufacturing  3  545925 9/30/1992 Manufacturing  4  340158 10/1/1992 Manufacturing  4  612983 10/2/1992 Research  3  456221 10/3/1992 Research  3  457949 10/4/1992 Research  3  592862 10/5/1992 Research  3  492087 10/6/1992 Sales  2  350488 10/7/1992 Sales  2  490196 10/8/1992 Sales  3

• Interpretation: Discuss your interpretation of the data.
  • What questions emerge from your analysis of the data?
  • What story can they tell about the company's employees?
• Analysis: Explain how the provided data helps you understand your employees and how the company is using its financial resources. Identify potential gaps or issues in the data.
  • What is the quantitative and qualitative data telling you? Are there any underlying issues or perspectives?
  • What is the data not telling you?
  • What additional primary and secondary sources would help the company make a decision?
• Conclusion and related outcomes: Describe how you have used data to determine a strategy. Use evidence to support your explanations.
  • What would your strategy be if you were asked to recommend a 10% reduction in the budget?
  • How would you synthesize and defend your decision process?