Charted Institute of People Practice Management Evidence-Based Practice Paper

Task – Guidance paperYour manager wants to reinforce to the People Practice team the importance of how evidence-based practice and analytics is applied in the department to inform sound and justified decision-making. She has asked you to prepare a guidance paper for the team that comprises two sections:Section OneFor section one, the guidance paper needs to:? Explain what evidenced-based practice is and how it might be applied within an organisation. It should also identify how different types of evidence-based practice can be used to inform principle-led judgements and outcomes for an organisation (AC 1.1).? Explain the importance of using data in organisations and why there is the need to ensure that data is accurate when determining problems and issues (AC 1.2).? Explain the different types of quantitative and qualitative data measurements that people professionals use (AC 1.3).? Explain how the application of agreed policies and procedures inform decisions (AC 1.6).? Explain how people professionals create value for people, organisations and wider stakeholders. (AC 2.1).? Summarise the ways in which you can be customer-focused, and standards-driven in your own context (AC 2.2).Section TwoFor section two, she would like you to provide a practical working example of how the People Practice team examines, interprets and presents the findings of data in different diagrammatical formats.The table below shows the age distribution of employees for six departments. Attached tableFor department?s C and D, present each age range as a percentage of the total in each department (AC 1.4).? Present your findings using two different diagrammatic forms so it can be easily understood by end users and from analysis of the findings, comment on any issues that might be revealed in the data and recommend potential solutions (AC 1.5).