Session
From Reports to Products: A Product Mindset for People Analytics
Cloudflare's experience of building internal tools - and what it takes to own them after launch.
PAWorld26 NYC · 4–5 November 2026 · New York City
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About this session
A technically good report can still fail to change business decisions. Vic Akosile draws on Cloudflare's experience to examine how People Analytics can start with a user problem, build useful internal tools and incorporate human review. Discover how ownership, feedback and ongoing improvement help a product remain useful after launch.
Learning outcomes
- Frame a People Analytics product around a user need.
- Identify a feedback or review mechanism that supports reliable use.
- Define responsibility for a product beyond its initial delivery.
This session will explore
- Start with a user problem and the decision an internal tool should support.
- Examine how human review and feedback shape a useful analytics product.
- Consider ownership, maintenance and improvement after launch.
Context
A technically sound report can still fail to influence decisions. A product mindset begins with the user problem and continues through adoption, feedback, review and responsibility for ongoing usefulness.
Speakers and contributors
Vic AkosilePresenterHead of AI Transformation & Chief of Staff to Chief People OfficerCloudflare