Talent Management
Solving the Advanced Analytics Talent Problem
To solve the issue of advanced analytics talent concentration, companies need to think creatively.
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Analytics & Performance
Why Sports Is a Great Proving Ground for Management Ideas
Five essential management practices illustrated through the lens of sports analytics.
Paul Michelman
Analytics & Performance
The Secret of My eSports Success
People analytics is at the heart of eSports success.
Ben Shields and Paul Michelman
Analytics & Strategy
The Perils of Applying AI Prediction to Complex Decisions
Artificial intelligence may look poised to tackle tricky business decisions — but it only works for certain sorts of problems.
Susan Athey, interviewed by Frieda Klotz
Leading Change
The Surprising Value of Obvious Insights
Confirming what people already believe can sometimes help organizations overcome barriers to change.
Adam Grant
Big Data
Using Data Science to Avoid Global Pricing Chaos
Five steps to make sure your data and analytics efforts pay off in the long term.
Andrea Marron
Executing Strategy
Artificial Intelligence in Business Gets Real
The 2018 Artificial Intelligence Report by MIT SMR shows early leaders pushing forward with an eye toward scale.
Sam Ransbotham, Philipp Gerbert, Martin Reeves, David Kiron, and Michael Spira
Analytics & Performance
The Big Impact of Small Data Errors
Small errors in data linkages can sometimes prove damaging — but not if managers watch for them.
Sam Ransbotham
When People Don’t Trust Algorithms
University of Chicago’s Berkeley Dietvorst explains why we can’t let go of human judgment — to our own detriment.
Berkeley J. Dietvorst, interviewed by Paul Michelman
Analytics & Strategy
Analytics as a Source of Business Innovation
The 2017 Data & Analytics Report by MIT Sloan Management Review finds that companies that embraced analytics have begun to find new ways to derive strategic benefit from analytics.
Sam Ransbotham and David Kiron
Analytics & Organizational Culture
Why Your Company Needs Data Translators
Miscommunications between decision makers and data scientists are common. Enter the data translator.
Chris Brady, Mike Forde, and Simon Chadwick
Analytics & Performance
Duped by Data
A series of small errors in data can lead to major mistakes.
Sam Ransbotham
Big Data
Why Big Data Isn’t Enough
Technology innovators should be wary of letting big data speak for itself.
Sen Chai and Willy Shih
Analytics & Organizational Culture
Lessons from Becoming a Data-Driven Organization
Case studies from a range of businesses highlight how analytics requires organizations to evolve.
Internet of Things
Four Lessons from IoT Early Adopters
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Theodore Kinni
Big Data
An Insider’s Guide to Building Data Science Teams
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Theodore Kinni
Analytics & Organizational Culture
How to Build (and Keep) a World-Class Data Science Team
Here’s what it takes to lead a high-performing data science team in which team members (and their managers) are excited by what their teammates can do.
Roger M. Stein
Big Data
General Mills Builds Up Big Data to Answer Big Questions
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Wayde Fleener (General Mills), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald
Big Data
Detecting Bias in Data Analysis
Data analysts may have external agendas that shape how they address a data set — but a savvy manager can identify biases.
Sam Ransbotham
Internet of Things
Gone Fishing — For Data
When it comes to big data, GE avoids warehousing and instead turns to the data lake approach.
Vince Campisi (General Electric), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald
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