Strategy Driven

APRIL 14, 2013

A growing number of organizations are moving toward having more pervasive Business Intelligence (BI) by turning to evidence-based decision making supported by a range of BI and analytics technology and processes that enable decision makers to have the best possible intelligence about customers, finances, operations, suppliers, and the market.

Resources 50

Resources KPI Strategy White Paper 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 7, 2013

Learn how using analytics to guide a business operations function is the path to continuous improvement and achieving higher operational performance. Arguably no technology is changing job functions within organizations more than analytics. 72% of large and midsize organizations planned to invest in business analytics in 2012.

Operations 50

Operations Resources Innovation ROI 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

If you're looking to conduct cross-continent business, know that you can, but the task is not easy. Managing one location has it's own challenges like keeping up with all of your departments including Human Resources, sales, marketing and the like. Expanding to new markets and managing your global business is in your forte.

Tips 50

Tips Globalization Compliance Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. They are tasked with mining through data to find answers to particular business problems. Treating analytical resources like marketing dollars will help ensure wise investment.

Magazine 50

Magazine Banking Marketing Analysis 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Carr predicted that an organization''s ability to compete through investing in information technology was about to change dramatically. The IT boom of the 1980s and early ''90s had brought information technology to the corporate masses, unleashing the first full-scale technology revolution in the enterprise.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Lines of business are now getting their own official technology budgets for non-standard software products.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Brad Peters, CEO of Birst, a business intelligence company, raised the issue of incentives and structure with me in an interview at Saleforce.com’s Dreamforce conference. Though he was writing about Chief Marketing Officers, his advice is equally valuable here. Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too. Technology'

Incentives 8

Incentives Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence Execution 8