The fall of spreadsheets and the rise of people analytics

From their poker faces to being the office party buzzkill, HR has no shortage of clichés associated with their role. True or not, they are a popular part of office lore. The most common among the HR clichés are how the role of the HR personnel has become synonymous with spreadsheets. Right from the inception of VisiCalc in the 70s, to SuperCalc, Multiplan, to the Lotus 1-2-3, and to the recent Microsoft Excel, the spreadsheet has been the default management tool, and still continues to be the management tool of choice for HR professionals around the world.