Pithy prescient information. Pure fidelity in a sea of noise. The A-ha moments that open up new vistas and opportunities. Thats Analytics. A combination of art and science. A potent secret sauce that can help firms find actionable insights into maximizing business value.
Head over to TiECON East 2007 and listed to Thomas Davenport from Babson, Dr. Rama Ramakrishnan from Oracle and Prof. Ananth Raman from Harvard Business School discuss how analytics goes beyond pattern finding and trending.
Thomas Davenport's latest book, Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, goes wide and deep into how firms can become analytical competitors, using the power of high-powered analytics to carve out competitive advantages in crowded playing fields.
I am attending the TDWI World Conference this week and am pleased to report that the conversations in this space are moving beyond tech-speak and looking at how Business Intelligence can help drive better business decisions. I find some of the world's leading corporations in attendance to explore how to invest in analytical capabilities that provide deeper insights across their value chain.
Many speakers cite sources that either directly or indirectly reference work done by Thomas Davenport, vendors like Oracle Corp. or practical research and case studies from top B-Schools.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE!
If you care for a conversation that goes beyond metaphorical articulation of goals, semantic sense of strategies, pedantic process principles and other forms of canned construction that promise to meet real world needs, head over to TiECON 2007.
What do *you think* is the future of enterprise-wide analytics & intelligence? Will predictive analytics complement or challenge 'gut-based' decision-making?
Whether you are a startup, small business enterprise, services firm, Fortune 1000 corporation or consultant ... you are bound to find value in exploring and understanding how ANALYTICS MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
I know, I want to look beyond old standbys and hear from thought leaders, provocateurs and practitioners that can help articulate a horizon-vision on where you can go with analytics ... I will be heading over to TiECON East where Davenport, Ramakrishnan and Ananth Raman promise to set the vision on Competing.
Let's hear from the source!
sai @ obviousideas dot com
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Analytics is a critical competency for any organization. A few key metrics and trends can communicate a lot more about a company than tons of reports and analyst writeups.
Edward Tufte does a great job in showing how visually compelling information can lead to better formed decisions.
A combination of hard data, rigorous analytics and compelling delivery mechanisms would help any organization's management teams with better data-based decision making.
I look forward to listening to these stalwarts speak in person!
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