--- title: Top 10 reasons to consider Analytics description: Workforce Analytics enables you to evaluate your organization’s performance at a glance. Here are the top 10 reasons why you should consider Analytics. image: https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Top%2010%20Reasons%20to%20Choose%20Analytics.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/2018/06/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-consider#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/2018/06/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-consider#footer-en) ![Top 10 Reasons to Choose Analytics.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Top%2010%20Reasons%20to%20Choose%20Analytics.jpg) # Top 10 reasons to consider Analytics Jun 06, 2018 [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation) ![Payworks Product Team](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/ring.png) Payworks Product Team Focused on identifying and providing human-centered solutions to the needs of Canadian employers of all sizes and across all industries, our Product Team is made up of industry experts whose diverse breadth of experience and perspectives support our clients in remaining confident and compliant in the face of ever-changing legislation. Share this article [![Share this on Facebook.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/button.gif)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.payworks.ca/2018/06/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-consider) [![Share this on Twitter.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/button.gif)](http://twitter.com/share?text=A%20great%20article%20from%20Payworks!&url=https://blog.payworks.ca/2018/06/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-consider) [![Share this on LinkedIn.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/button.gif)](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.payworks.ca/2018/06/top-10-reasons-why-you-should-consider&title=&summary=&source) *As featured in Dialogue Magazine.* [Don’t allow a simple question to derail your day.](https://www.payroll.ca/PDF/Resources/Dialogue/2018/Dialogue_Mar_Apr.aspx) Analytics is a must-have tool that allows you to work more efficiently and provide significant value to your organization. 1. **Data-driven Decisions:** Provide your executive group or boards with current trend analysis to facilitate informed decision making. 2. **Improve Information Integrity:** Analyze data within the analytics tool to eliminate errors caused by exporting and manipulating data in Excel. 3. **Create Reports Quickly:** Modify existing reports using visualization to produce new reports rapidly to meet your user’s needs. 4. **Timely Answers:** Provide timely and accurate responses to questions posed by management and employees. 5. **Trust Your Data:** See data input or configuration errors and reduce external manipulation of data. 6. **Reduce Interruptions:** Management and executives can access analytics to find answers and explore the data, reducing interruptions to HR and Payroll teams. 7. **Compare Data:** Specify time spans over calendar or fiscal years to compare year over year growth or reductions. 8. **Discover Information:** Drill down through the data to get an answer to your question, “Why?”/li> 9. **Improve Value:** Strengthen your relationship with management, executives, and employees by using analytics to answer questions, to know your organization and help solve business challenges. 10. **Spot Anomalies:** Visually detect differences in comparative data to improve fraud detection and address discrepancies when it matters. [For more information](http://www.payworks.ca/) call **1-866-788-3500** or email [sales@payworks.ca](mailto:sales@payworks.ca). Key topics in this article: [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation)[Analytics](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/analytics)[Finance](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance)[HR Management](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/hr-management)[HR Insights](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/hr-insights)[Accountant](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/accountant)[Bookkeeper](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/bookkeeper) These articles are produced by Payworks as an information service. They are not intended to substitute professional legal, regulatory, tax, or financial advice. Readers must rely on their own advisors, as applicable, for such advice. 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