SPECIAL REPORT: The New Intelligent Enterprise

[Analytics: The New Path to Value]
The Survey: Questions and Responses

By Steve LaValle, Michael S. Hopkins, Eric Lesser, Rebecca Shockley, Nina Kruschwitz

November 1, 2010

How the smartest organizations are embedding analytics to transform insights into action

Q2. How well do the following statements describe your organization?

(Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 = Strongly disagree and 5 = Strongly agree)

The organization predicts and prepares for the future by proactively evaluating scenarios or potential trade-offs

The organization makes decisions based on rigorous analytic approaches (e.g., quantitative modeling, simulation)

The organization manages data to enable the ability to share and aggregate data across departments or business units

Business information and analytics differentiate us within the industry

Improving our information and analytics capability is a top priority in our organization

Employees are encouraged to challenge current practices and approaches

The organization has more data than it knows how to use effectively

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Steve LaValle is the global strategy leader for IBM’s Business Analytics and Optimization service line. Michael S. Hopkins is editor-in-chief of the MIT Sloan Management Review. Eric Lesser is the research director and North American leader of the IBM Institute for Business Value. Rebecca Shockley is the business analytics and optimization global lead for the IBM Institute for Business Value. Nina Kruschwitz is an editor and the Special Projects Manager at MIT Sloan Management Review.

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