
Data, AI, & Machine Learning

The Challenges of Presenting Pandemic Data
The authors describe three key challenges leaders face in communicating pandemic data and how to address them.
Sam Maglio, Nicholas Reinholtz, and Stephen Spiller
- Leading Data & Analytics


Analytics & Business Intelligence
Leading With Decision-Driven Data Analytics
Bart de Langhe and Stefano Puntoni





- Data Strategy
- Leading Data & Analytics
- Data Strategy


IT Governance & Leadership
The Enterprise Systems That Companies Need to Create
David Waller and Paul Beswick


Analytics & Business Intelligence
Actioned Analytics Pave the Way to New Customer Value
Barbara H. Wixom and Gabriele Piccoli


Analytics & Business Intelligence
Getting Serious About Data and Data Science
Thomas C. Redman and Thomas H. Davenport

Video Mini Lessons

Data & Data Culture
Succeeding With Data and Analytics
Communicating effectively with data and analytics is a key step in strategy execution.
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Talent Management
Work Without Jobs
To gain business agility, leaders must deconstruct jobs into tasks and deploy workers based on their skills.
Ravin Jesuthasan and John Boudreau

Analytics & Business Intelligence
Machine Learning and Data Analytics in the Pandemic Era
In this webinar, Jeffrey D. Camm and Thomas H. Davenport explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the practice of data analytics.
Jeffrey D. Camm et al.

Technology Innovation Strategy
What Is a Minimum Viable AI Product?
There are differences between what constitutes a successful early AI pilot and success in other types of IT ventures.
Thomas H. Davenport and Rudina Seseri

Data & Data Culture
Empowering a Data Culture From the Inside Out
Transforming a company into a truly data-driven business involves fundamental organizational changes.
Jonathan Tudor, interviewed by Ally MacDonald

Technology Implementation
The Data Problem Stalling AI
Data accessibility must be managed from the start of AI projects in order to be implemented in production.
Gregory Vial et al.

Analytics & Business Intelligence
Leading With Decision-Driven Data Analytics
Data-driven decision-making anchors on available data, which can lead decision makers to focus on the wrong question.
Bart de Langhe and Stefano Puntoni

Diversity & Inclusion
Can Data Drive Racial Equity?
Collecting and analyzing the right employee data can help leaders build more equitable workplaces.
Elizabeth J. Kennedy

Data & Data Culture
Top-Down Leadership for Data: Seven Ways to Get Started
Leaders must focus on quality, build organizational capabilities, and put data to work in new ways.
Thomas C. Redman

Data & Data Culture
Why Chief Data Officers Must Assume Leadership for Data Success
Top chief data officers share insights on how leaders and organizations can ensure data success.
Randy Bean

Analytics & Business Intelligence
The Transformational Power of Recommendation
Recommendation engines promise to revolutionize how customers buy and employees work.