Human resources key performance indicators — more casually known as HR KPIs — are a means of tracking important business metrics used to measure how effective your HR department is at managing employees. They can help inform strategies, highlight problem areas, and generally assist in managing the human resources aspect of your business.

HR KPIs go beyond the basic employee information you’d track by default, such as salary, vacation time, and length of service. Instead, these kinds of KPIs should get a bit more granular, digging into how employees actually feel about the company they work for, how well they are performing beyond expectations, and whether they are developing in the long run.

Obviously, there are some elements of HR efficiency that are more qualitative, but HR KPIs seek to turn some of the more quantifiable information into actionable reports that can help you stay up to date in regard to how your company runs on a regular basis.