Case Study: EDF Energy achieves data-driven HR decisions and 50% fewer ad-hoc reporting requests with Tableau Software

EDF makes informed, data-driven decisions across HR operations with Tableau

EDF Energy, the UK’s largest producer of low‑carbon energy and biggest electricity supplier by volume (powering more than 5.5 million homes and businesses), faced a major HR analytics challenge: huge volumes of data but no way to extract value. The People Analytics team was spending most of its time creating 900 manual monthly Excel reports from SAP—work that consumed six of eight team members—delivering little analysis and leaving the business unable to make timely, data‑driven decisions.

By migrating to Tableau, EDF replaced those 900 reports with 13 central, self‑service dashboards that users can access on demand, cutting ad‑hoc reporting requests by over 50% and freeing the team to focus on strategic analysis. The solution improved operational efficiency and faster decision‑making across HR, while Tableau’s security and governance controls ensured compliant data access; EDF now plans to consolidate Tableau deployments to break down remaining data silos.

EDF Energy

Ross Watkins

People Analytics & Reporting Manager