"Is your data strategy ready for the next wave of analytics? Data analytics offer an incredible opportunity to predict the future, engage with new technological advancements, and gain valuable insights about your business. But unless you're staying on top of the cutting edge of analytics, your company is wasting that potential--and your competitors will be gaining speed while you fall behind. These articles by experts and consultants will help you understand today's essential thinking about what data analytics are capable of now, how they will evolve, and how to adopt their use in your organization. Strategic Analytics: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you kick off urgent conversations, focus on the right initiatives in your company, and capitalize on the opportunity of analytics."--
Originally published in or adapted from articles in Harvard Business Review or on its website between 2017 and 2019, the 13 articles in this volume explain the basics of data and analytics, how companies can become more data-driven, and the application of analytics to strategic issues and problems. They address key concepts in data, including types of data and how it is captured, predictive analytics, the role of data analysts, and what data is good for; becoming an analytics-driven organization, including prioritizing specific data skills, best practices from German manufacturing company ZF, cloud computing, and building a data science operation; and applying data analytics to win over customers, use employee data responsibly, make decisions, and further the public good. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Is your company ready for the next wave of analytics?
Data analytics offer the opportunity to predict the future, use advanced technologies, and gain valuable insights about your business. But unless you're staying on top of the latest developments, your company is wasting that potential--and your competitors will be gaining speed while you fall behind.
Strategic Analytics: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's essential thinking about what data analytics are capable of, what critical talents your company needs to reap their benefits, and how to adopt analytics throughout your organization--before it's too late.
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