Lead your organization into the industrial revolution of analytics with The Analytics Revolution The topics of big data and analytics continue to be among the most discussed and pursued in the business world today. While a decade ago many people still questioned whether or not data and analytics would help improve their businesses, today virtually no one questions the value that analytics brings to the table. The Analytics Revolution focuses on how this evolution has come to pass and explores the next wave of evolution that is underway. Making analytics operational involves automating and embedding analytics directly into business processes and allowing the analytics to prescribe and make decisions. It is already occurring all around us whether we know it or not. The Analytics Revolution delves into the requirements for laying a solid technical and organizational foundation that is capable of supporting operational analytics at scale, and covers factors to consider if an organization is to succeed in making analytics operational. Along the way, you'll learn how changes in technology and the business environment have led to the necessity of both incorporating big data into analytic processes and making them operational. The book cuts straight through the considerable marketplace hype and focuses on what is really important. The book includes: * An overview of what operational analytics are and what trends lead us to them * Tips on structuring technology infrastructure and analytics organizations to succeed * A discussion of how to change corporate culture to enable both faster discovery of important new analytics and quicker implementation cycles of what is discovered * Guidance on how to justify, implement, and govern operational analytics The Analytics Revolution gives you everything you need to implement operational analytic processes with big data.

InhaltsangabeForeword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxv PART I The Revolution Has Begun 1 Chapter 1 Understanding Operational Analytics 3 Defining Operational Analytics 4 Welcome to Analytics 3.0 10 How Analytics Are Changing Business 20 Putting Operational Analytics in Perspective 26 WrapUp 30 Notes 31 Chapter 2 More Data. More Data. Big Data! 33 Cutting through the Hype 33 Preparing for Big Data 39 Putting Big Data in Context 48 WrapUp 58 Notes 59 Chapter 3 Operational Analytics in Action 61 Improving Customer Experiences 62 Time Is of the Essence 68 Making Us Safer 71 Increasing Operational Efficiency 74 Improving Our Lives in the Future 77 Finding Unexpected Value in Data 79 WrapUp 83 Notes 84 PART II Laying the Foundation 87 Chapter 4 Want Budget? Build the Business Case! 89 Setting the Priorities 89 Choosing the Right Decision Criteria 93 Business Case Framework to Consider 101 Tips for Creating a Winning Business Case 108 WrapUp 115 Notes 116 Chapter 5 Creating an Analytic Platform 117 Planning 118 Building 123 Using 140 WrapUp 143 Notes 145 Chapter 6 Governance and Privacy 147 Setting the Stage for Governance 148 Deciding Where Analytics Happen 154 Governing Operational Analytics 158 Privacy 165 WrapUp 172 Notes 173 PART III Making Analytics Operational 175 Chapter 7 The Analytics 177 Creating Operational Analytics Processes 177 Expanding into New Analytics Disciplines 181 Focusing Analytics Efforts 187 Comparing Analytics Approaches 193 Lessons from the Past 198 WrapUp 204 Notes 205 Chapter 8 The Analytics Organization 207 A Major Shift Has Occurred 207 Staffing 209 Organizing 218 Succeeding 225 WrapUp 234 Notes 235 Chapter 9 The Analytics Culture 237 Instilling the Proper Mind-set 237 Implementing Effective Policies 245 Facilitating Success 250 Enabling and Handling the Right Failures 256 WrapUp 261 Notes 262 Conclusion Join the Revolution! 263 About the Author 267 Index 269

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