Maven Insights, a renowned management consulting firm, proudly revealed the inauguration of the groundbreaking People Analytics Award for Saudi companies during the 6th edition of its PAforum. This highly esteemed award sets the benchmark for excellence and international recognition in the realm of people analytics. It aims to honor and commend outstanding achievements in this field, showcasing innovative approaches and impactful strategies within the dynamic Saudi business landscape. We are excited to celebrate the remarkable achievements of organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of people analytics.

About the Award

The People Analytics Award will commence in 2024, initiating a comprehensive evaluation and assessment process that will span over the next year. This process is specifically designed to recognize and honor exceptional people analytics functions within Saudi companies. An esteemed panel of experts will diligently conduct evaluations, ensuring a rigorous and impartial assessment of each participant. Their expertise and commitment will guarantee a fair and thorough evaluation process, ultimately highlighting the most deserving contributors in the field of People Analytics. The culmination of this extensive process will be celebrated at Maven Insight's 7th People Analytics Forum —an annual event that assembles industry leaders, HR professionals, and experts to discuss the latest trends, share insights, and acknowledge the winners of the People Analytics Award. Further details regarding the application timeline and criteria will be disclosed at the outset of Q2 2024.

How to Participate

Government, semi-government, and private entities of various kinds are strongly encouraged to actively participate in this esteemed Award. Comprehensive instructions for participation will be posted on Maven Insights’ website during the first quarter of 2024. These instructions will include crucial information such as deadlines, submission guidelines, and any other pertinent details that companies interested in participating need to be aware of. We eagerly anticipate the enthusiastic participation of a diverse array of organizations in this prestigious award.

About People Analytics Forum

The People Analytics Forums started in 2017 as the first of its kind in the GCC region. It aims to establish a community of senior HR and People Analytics leaders who want to move beyond static measures in evaluating their business contributions. Each year’s event is built around the most pressing HR issues of the time. World renowned experts share the latest ideas and discuss ways to harness the full potential of data to empower data-driven HR function. The Forum is ideal for those working with People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Talent Management, and Talent Retention. The annual event provides a platform for an intellectual debate among great minds and practitioners of People Analytics.

As we’ve got employees living all over the world, these get-togethers are a highlight on the Maven Insights annual calendar. We always strive to create a collaborative and inclusive team environment, yet there’s no replacement for face-to-face communication and in-person events like these serve as a crucial touchstone for developing and strengthening interpersonal relationships, team cohesion, and a shared sense of company culture and purpose.

We gathered in Alaçati, where the Maven Insights team got to know each other while enjoying incredible Turkish cuisine, getting innovative and competitive during our office Olympics games, cruising the Aegean Sea, and generally enjoying each other’s company.

We had an incredibly fulfilling and rejuvenating time. One of the highlights was a strategy presentation updating the team on the company's latest advancements. The weekend was a perfect balance of productivity and relaxation, leaving us with a profound sense of accomplishment.

As we reflect on this remarkable experience, our anticipation for next year's event grows. The bar has been set high and surpassing it will undoubtedly be a challenge!

We wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to our team members who organized the event. It wasn’t easy, yet they executed it flawlessly.

Riyadh, KSA – Maven Insights is proud to launch Smart Incentive, a comprehensive sales design and simulation platform. This platform is a smart and data-driven approach to sales incentive design and is essentially a combination of Maven Insights’ ten-plus years of experience in the sales transformation and employee motivation domain.

Smart Incentive is a platform-based consultancy offering giving companies the opportunity to subscribe and complete their own incentive plan design and simulations in real-time. It allows users to design and simulate incentive plan alternatives against various sales achievement scenarios, which help with accurate budget allocation and fairer pay for performance outcomes.

“Smart Incentive utilizes years of practical sales incentive design and implementation expertise, and through advanced analytics and storylining hardcoded into its core, provides anyone with the ability to conduct highly sophisticated sales compensation design work in minutes. Often businesses underestimate the sheer amount of diligence required to design a truly effective incentive program. Eventually, this hurts the company financially and leads to a loss of motivation among the salesforce.”

Through the launch of Smart Incentive, Maven Insights aims to uplift businesses that might have a limited budget to employ the services of incentive planning experts, yet who still have the need to reflect experience when designing sales incentive plans. These are companies that are conscious of the ambiguity in the markets, hence the need for a sophisticated simulation platform that can help them test their desired incentive plans in a reliable way.

The platform is simple to use, and it allows users to clearly define the relationship between performance, cost, and earnings and determine which employees will benefit, and who won’t. Smart Incentive also allows users to evaluate budget excess, how decisions impact revenue, and motivation. All this is done through the highly user-friendly interface with just a few clicks.

Smart Incentive is also available for download as an Android app on the Google Play store, and on Salesforce AppExchange.

Maven Insights has gained a reputation as the go-to expert advisers when there’s an urgent need for commercial or cultural transformation. Maven Insights’ core services include Strategy Design and Execution, Revenue Growth, Customer Experience, Intelligent Automation and Digitization, and People Strategy and Analytics.

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Riyadh, KSA, December 19, 2022. Maven Insights, a regional management consulting firm, is continuing its focus and growth in the Saudi Market announcing the opening of its Saudi Head Office in Riyadh. They coupled this move with the news of esteemed Saudi Arabian business executive, Khalid Alkhudairi joining the firm as a new partner.

Khalid’s joining as a country lead of Maven Insights was a strategic move, as he is already firmly entrenched in the Kingdom’s business landscape as a prominent figure.

"I am happy and honored that Khalid has joined our team. His exceptional reputation precedes him; over the years he’s proven himself through his keen entrepreneurial skills and presence in the startup domain. He’s a strong leader with a deep understanding of and experience in dealing with people- and performance-related challenges in public and private entities. Khalid’s joining Maven Insights is momentous and it asserts our intention of investing in our future in the Gulf market, particularly in Saudi Arabia, to fortify our client relationships. It’s one of a series of investments we’re planning regarding growing our talent.” – Alper Kulak

Khalid’s considerable experience spans 17 years across private and public sectors, and he has held high-ranking positions at various companies like National Center for Privatization & PPP, National Housing Company, a prestigious state-owned company, the Volkswagen Group, and Al Faisaliah Group.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in business from King Abdulaziz University, Khalid attained his Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid. He is a board and NRC member of various organizations in the KSA, and a serial angel investor in multiple tech start-ups in the MENA and Asia regions.

“I am excited to join Maven Insights. It is also important to mention that it’s an exciting time for the Saudi Market as we see lots of growth opportunities for all businesses. Government and private sectors are looking out for growth and sustainability. These are all opportunities for Maven Insights to leverage and respond to clients’ needs, and to support them in achieving desired results. I look forward to work with Maven Insights’ team to build vigorous and creative solutions to better serve our valued clients” – Khalid Alkhudairi

Maven Insights was established in 2010 and operates primarily in the Eastern European and MENA regions. The company’s gained a reputation among various reputable firms as the go-to expert advisers when there’s an urgent need for commercial or cultural transformation. Maven Insights’ core services include Strategy Design and Execution, Revenue Growth, Customer Experience, Intelligent Automation and Digitization, and People Strategy and Analytics.

The operational move to Saudi Arabia will allow Maven Insights the opportunity to meet the needs of the various sectors currently placing a high value on sustainability and growth, and expand their client base across both the private and public sectors of the Kingdom.