Competing on Analytics
Back in March, a long awaited book called Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning by Tom Davenport and Jeanne Harris hit the bookstores. Or, if you’re like me, it hit my front steps thanks to Amazon and pre-ordering. Click on the link above to see over twenty reviews currently on this book. Back in January of 2006, the authors published an article in the Harvard Business Review, which was very popular and proved to be a good precursor to the book’s release.
The book was a quick and easy read, but was extremely powerful. If you are involved with any type of analytics, business intelligence, or just want to stay abreast of how companies compete today, this is an excellent read. I won’t go into details and spoil the book, but it is definitely a must-have for someone serious about analytics! Also, it did help that
Here is a list of the Chapters to give you an idea of the topics covered:
1 The Nature of Analytical Competition
2 What Makes an Analytical Competitor
3 Analytics and Business Performance
4 Competing on Analytics with Internal Processes
5 Competing on Analytics with External Processes
6 A Road Map to Enhanced Analytical Capabilities
7 Managing Analytical People
8 The Architecture of Business Intelligence
9 The Future of Analytical Competition
Here is a quote from the book that helps to define to purpose of this book.
“In Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data has shifted dramatically. Leading companies are doing more than just collecting and storing information in large quantities. They’re now building their competitive strategies around data-driven insights that are, in turn, generating impressive business results. Their secret weapon? Analytics: sophisticated quantitative and statistical analysis and predictive modeling supported by data-savvy senior leaders and powerful information technology…”
If you want to learn more about Tom Davenport, here is a link to his website.
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