In order to engage with strategy early on and predict and have insight into organisational risk, it's crucial that companies understand their workforce. But not only this, they must have access to this information. HR or rather the People function need to be able to access this data fast, so that its current and accurate. Employee engagement is directly linked to productivity, and if an organisation has accessible and accurate data on its workforce, it is able to understand and predict organisational capability and risk, and act on this when necessary.