Analyzing Analytical Organization Structures Last week I described five types of analytical organization structures. This week I will describe some research on which ones seem to function best. Last year, my co-author Jeanne Harris and her colleagues performed a survey of quantitative analysts within large organizations. This was the first of its kind, to my [...]
Five Models for Analytical Organizations One issue that organizations are often interested in is how to organize analytics. In this post I’ll describe five different organizational models; surely one of them will fit your organization. First there is the totally centralized model, in which a group of analysts in a central function serve the entire [...]
The Geographical Spread of Analytics In the last several months I’ve been subjecting much of the world to my spoken thoughts on analytics. I’ve been to Europe (twice), Brazil (twice), Mexico, Argentina, Hong Kong, Chile, Canada, and various places in the US. One thing that has struck me as I travel around and talk to [...]
Real Estate and Other Virgin Analytical Territory There are many businesses and industries around the world that are virgin territory for analytics. Yes, many industries have considerable analytical activity underway, and more and more companies are embracing the competitive potential of analytics. But there are far more that haven’t even begun to compete analytically. Residential [...]
