PeopleMetricOS: Governed HR Metrics Layer with Scenario Simulator
8/10
Demand Score
Leaders lack consistent, trusted HR metrics and can’t quantify business impact quickly, stalling decisions and wasting analyst time.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$999-4k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A governed semantic layer for HR that standardizes metric definitions across HRIS/ATS/Payroll/LMS, provides lineage and tests, and powers self‑serve analysis plus a what‑if simulator (e.g., attrition
Competitor Landscape
- Visier
- ChartHop
- ADP DataCloud
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Workday People Analytics
Must-Have Features for MVP
Prebuilt connectors and normalized HR model
Versioned metric catalog with definitions and lineage
dbt integration with unit tests and data contracts
What‑if simulator for policy changes and hiring plans
Anomaly detection on headcount, attrition, overtime
Row‑level security, PII masking/pseudonymization
One‑click exports to Tableau/Power BI/Looker
NLQ with guardrails bound to approved metrics
CFO pack: cost bridges, vacancy cost, compa‑ratio dashboards
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Data access and harmonization across multiple systems
- Agreeing on metric definitions with Finance and HR
- Row‑level security and PII handling
- Change management for replacing ad‑hoc spreadsheets
- Warehouse performance and cost controls
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Single source of truth for HR metrics accepted by Finance
- Days‑to‑minutes turnaround on common questions
- Clear ROI via reduced analyst hours and better decisions
- Accurate simulations that match realized outcomes within tolerance
- Low‑friction deployment to existing data stack
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