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Economic Data-Classes To Pay Attention To During The COVID-19 Pandemic
There are plenty of individuals and organizations compiling data on the spread of the disease and the healthcare response, but less so on the economic side -- especially when it comes to real-time data, i.e., not waiting for monthly government statistics or quarterly financial statements. Based on the data we've
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Analytics State of Mind: Adapting Traditional Internship Programs to Virtual Experiences
As we move into the height of graduation season and schools commencing for the year, I wanted to dedicate the next couple blog posts from this series to highlight some different activities taking place in US universities. Specifically, this month’s post will focus on the current reality employers and students
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Research & Advisory Network: May Trending Topics
Welcome to this month’s trending topics update! IIA is in the fortunate position of working with some of the most influential Fortune 1000 analytics teams. On a daily basis we partner with these teams to accelerate the progress on their most pressing projects and initiatives. Collectively, we’ve worked with these
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Advisory Insights: Navigating The Analytics Cycle
Organizations today are navigating the long and difficult journey of becoming truly data and analytics-driven. As an analytics-oriented professional undertaking your own journey, you’re focused on building stronger teams, more confident leadership and having a bigger impact on organizational decisions. In the process of pursuing those goals, you’ll need to
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ALC Insights: Discussions on Cloud Migration Strategies
The Analytics Leadership Consortium (ALC), a closed network of senior analytics executives from diverse industries, meets to share and discuss best practices, as well as discover and develop analytics innovation, all for the purpose of improving the business impact of analytics at their firms. And although these companies are very
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April: Best of the Web
Here is a roundup of interesting sites, resources and articles from around the web, curated by IIA. Follow us on Twitter (@iianalytics) and LinkedIn to receive instant updates on IIA content and curated content as it becomes available. Featured Article from Analytics Leadership Consortium NewsletterEach month, IIA’s Analytics Leadership Consortium
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Avoiding Analytical Malpractice With COVID-19
The general population is not used to interacting with data and analytics and interpreting results. With the COVID-19 crisis, millions of people are now becoming armchair analysts and they have plenty of time on their hands to practice their newfound analytical “skills”. Add to this a media industry that loves
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If You Want Your Analytics to Matter, Put Your Ego on the Shelf
We are living through the most globally disruptive event of our lifetimes, and how we navigate it for ourselves, our loved ones, and our organizations will have long-term consequences. Analytics professionals are rapidly developing new data-visualizations and models. News outlets have given considerable airtime to their work, illustrating how important
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Analytics Leaders Should Leverage Mission in Their Analytics
In my previous company IKEA, I was fortunate to work in a retail company whose vision really spoke to me. IKEA aims to “create a better everyday life for the many people.” And, whether I was leading a product category or enterprise analytics, me, my team and my colleagues were
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Analytics Assessment Insights: The Purgatory of Localized Analytics — Why Enterprises Are Stuck in Stage 2 Maturity
IIA has been performing analytics maturity and capability assessment for over five years. IIA’s analytics maturity assessment scores companies against the 5 Stages of Analytics Maturity originally introduced by Tom Davenport and Jeanne Harris in their book, “Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning.” Over the past five years,