Big Idea Competing With Data & Analytics

How are organizations leveraging data and analytics to increase operational efficiency, engage key stakeholders, and report on business successes? From 2010-2018, the Data and Analytics initiative investigated how technology enables competitiveness.

MIT SMR’s research employs global qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate how data is influencing business processes, offerings, and engagement with customers. It looks at trends in the use of analytics, the evolution of analytics strategy, optimal team composition, and new opportunities for data-driven innovation.

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Analytics & Business Intelligence

Pushing the Boundaries of Predictive Analytics and the IoT

What will happen to predictive analytics once everything is connected?

Renee Boucher Ferguson

February 05, 2016

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Free Webinar: Leveraging Smart Data for Mass Customization

Research looks at how applying smart data to transportation ecosystems is launching new business models.

Deborah Gallagher

February 03, 2016

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Webinar on Cognitive Technologies with Tom Davenport and Julia Kirby

This webinar covers “smart” technologies, cognitive technology, and artificial intelligence.

Deborah Gallagher

January 28, 2016

Data & Data Culture

How Time-to-Insight Is Driving Big Data Business Investment

A poll of Fortune 1000 executives shows that obtaining insights rapidly is the true value of Big Data.

Randy Bean

January 26, 2016

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Avoiding Analytical Myopia

The blinders and focus that work well to optimize the details of a problem may prevent managers from seeing other options.

Sam Ransbotham

January 25, 2016

Data & Data Culture

Enough Health Care Data for an Army: The Million Veteran Program

U.S. veterans are helping customize medicine through big data that will unravel the role of genes in health and disease.

J. Michael Gaziano and Saiju Pyarajan (Million Veteran Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School), interviewed by Sam Ransbotham

December 22, 2015

Technology Innovation Strategy

Ready or Not, Here IoT Comes

The Internet of Things is on the brink of transforming business, but most businesses aren’t yet prepared.

Sam Ransbotham

December 22, 2015

Data & Data Culture

The Ethics of Wielding an Analytical Hammer

Organizations need maturity around analytics, including a better distinction between what “could” and what “should” be done.

Sam Ransbotham

November 23, 2015

Viewing Data as a Liquid Asset

Can data assets be used as currency for financial transactions?

Steve Allan (SVB Analytics), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald

November 05, 2015

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Data at the Heart of the Sharing Economy

Reputation is central to the new sharing economy — and data is the key to reputation.

Sam Ransbotham

October 26, 2015

Technology Innovation Strategy

Data and Devices Bringing Transparency to Energy Use

Energy intelligence software company EnerNOC is helping companies save money and cut back on energy usage.

Hugh Scandrett (EnerNOC), interviewed by Sam Ransbotham

October 21, 2015

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Overcoming Legacy Processes to Achieve Big Data Success

Big Data approaches developed by new economy firms are being adopted by mainstream corporations.

Randy Bean

September 29, 2015

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Using Unstructured Data to Tidy Up Credit Reporting

Equifax credit reporting agency is beginning to incorporate unstructured data from sources such as social media.

Greg Jones (Equifax), interviewed by Sam Ransbotham

September 29, 2015

Data & Data Culture

Secrets in the Age of Data

Secrets are a casualty of analytical prowess, and companies have new incentives to act honorably.

Sam Ransbotham

September 29, 2015

Technology Innovation Strategy

Managing Data in the Age of the Internet of Things

In this webinar, analytics experts discuss the data and analytics opportunities presented by the Internet of Things phenomenon.

Lynn Wu, Sri Narasimhan, and Sam Ransbotham

September 08, 2015

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Telling Data’s Story With Graphics

Graphic presentations of data are making it easier for sales people to see how they’re performing.

Joseph D. Bruhin (Constellation Brands), interviewed by Sam Ransbotham

August 25, 2015

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Deodorizing Your Data

If there are quality problems with your data, there are ways to clean it up — but it’s often more efficient to refactor your processes to prevent “smelly” data.

Sam Ransbotham

August 24, 2015