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Extended Data Warehouse - A New Data Architecture for Modern BI with Claudia ...Denodo
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Big Data, Internet of Things, Data Lakes, Streaming Analytics, Machine Learning… these are just a few of the buzzwords being thrown around in the world of data management today. They provide us with new sources of data, new forms of analytics, and new ways of storing, managing and utilizing our data. The reality however, is that traditional Data Warehouse architectures are no longer able to handle many of these new technologies and a new data architecture is required.
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Dr. Claudia Imhoff addresses these questions and presents the Extended Data Warehouse architecture (XDW), demonstrating the need for each component and how an enterprise combines these into appropriate workflows for proper decision support.
Extended Data Warehouse - A New Data Architecture for Modern BI with Claudia ...Denodo
This presentation has been extracted from a full webinar organized by Denodo. To learn more click here: http://bit.ly/1FOMD90
Big Data, Internet of Things, Data Lakes, Streaming Analytics, Machine Learning… these are just a few of the buzzwords being thrown around in the world of data management today. They provide us with new sources of data, new forms of analytics, and new ways of storing, managing and utilizing our data. The reality however, is that traditional Data Warehouse architectures are no longer able to handle many of these new technologies and a new data architecture is required.
So what does the new architecture look like? Does the enterprise data warehouse still have a role? Where do these new technologies fit in? How can business users easily and quickly access the various sources of data and analytic results at the right time to make the right decisions in this new world order?
Dr. Claudia Imhoff addresses these questions and presents the Extended Data Warehouse architecture (XDW), demonstrating the need for each component and how an enterprise combines these into appropriate workflows for proper decision support.
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Certain systems are more data focused than others. Usually their primary focus is on accomplishing integration of disparate data. In these cases, failure is most often attributable to the adoption of a single pillar (silver bullet). The three webinars in the Data Systems Integration and Business Value series are designed to illustrate that good systems development more often depends on at least three DM disciplines (pie wedges) in order to provide a solid foundation.
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This powerpoint slide deck is the presentation given at the Microsoft center in Waltham, MA titled Leading Practices and Insights for Managing Data Integration Initiatives.
Topics covered include:
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Success Factors
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of the datawarehouse, options, developing datawarehouses, end points.
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Knowing how to address a variety of situations in the early childhood setting and effectively partnering with parents to do so are important skills for all teachers and caregivers. For this assignment, you will choose one of the following scenarios:
Shane has a difficult time separating from his mother each morning. At drop off, he clings to her and screams uncontrollably. After she leaves, Shane continues to scream and cry until you are able to soothe him.
Lisa often gets frustrated when trying to play with other children. She takes toys from their hands and even hits children with the toys.
Next, address each of the following points according to the teaching approach/setting that best reflects your style in your desired classroom setting (e.g. Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, traditional preschool, etc.):
Outline a specific plan for addressing the discipline or guidance scenario.
Explain how your plan would support the teaching approach/setting.
Describe how you will create an effective partnership with parents to address the discipline or guidance scenario.
Describe one or two possible obstacles you might encounter when implementing your plan.
Discuss how you will address these obstacles.
The paper should be three to four pages in addition to the title page and the reference page. Use at least two scholarly sources in addition to your text. Your paper should also be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Marshall with the words, John Marshall has made his decision, now let
him enforce it’’ (Schwartz, 1993, 94).
But times and the role of the federal judiciary have changed. One
scholar even concluded that the United States is now operating under a
government by judiciary’’ because the U.S. Supreme Court can revise
the Constitution by how it interprets the wording (Berger, 1997). As Chief
Justice Charles vans Hughes once uipped, e are under a Constitution,
but the Constitution is what the judges say it is’’ (Hughes, 1916, 185). .
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What kinds of disabilities might an ELL have?
What are the challenges of determining whether an ELL has a learning ability or is gifted?
What kinds of interventions are used once an ELL has been identified as having a learning disability?
What kinds of interventions are used once an ELL is determined to be gifted?
If you were teaching a class with some ELLs in it, what signals would you look for in the behavior or they ELLs to determine whether they might need to be tested for learning disabilities or being gifted?
How might you adapt your curriculum for an ELL student with a learning disability or who is gifted?
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Chapter 8 -- Crimes
1. Conduct that may be a misdemeanor in one state may be a felony in another state.
2. A required element for a crime is that the criminal party voluntarily commits the prohibited act (think “gun to head”).
3. A person cannot commit a crime if the person does not know that his or her conduct is criminal (think “Honduran bony fish or short lobster).
4. The Fourth Amendment prohibits ALL government searches of businesses.
5. Traditionally, extortion involves wrongful demands made by public officials.
6. A company cannot be found guilty of a crime that is committed by its agent.
7. If an employee wrongfully keeps money that was entrusted to the employee by his or employer, the employee has committed the crime of embezzlement.
8. Government officers do not need a search warrant in order to inspect property that is in "plain view".
9. The Constitution guarantees individuals the right to a speedy trial in criminal cases.
10. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows a person to thwart encryption devices that copy right holders place on copyrighted material if the person has purchased the copyrighted item in question.
Chapter 9 -- Torts
11. One wrongful act may be both a crime and a tort.
12. A person is not entitled to recover for EVERY injury or loss that is caused by another person.
13. In general, tort liability will not be imposed for an involuntary act even if the act harms another.
14. Under tort law, one owes a duty to society to conform his or her conduct to a required standard (think: does society sue the tortfeasor does the “somebody done me wrong” individual plaintiff sue the tortfeasor?).
15. The U.S. government cannot be sued for harm caused by the negligence of federal employees.
16. In some states, a plaintiff may recover for emotional distress that is negligently caused by another.
17. Companies can now make commercial use of the name or likeness of celebrities without first obtaining the celebrities permission to do so because most states do not recognize the tort of invasion of the right to publicity.
Chapter 10
18.
Patents are granted by state governments, not by the federal government.
19.
Trademarks may be protected for up to three years prior to the time that they are actually used.
20. A “term” acquires a secondary meaning when, through prolonged use, the public has come to associate that term with a particular product.
21. In general, mere ideas and concepts cannot be copyrighted or patented.
22.
A trade secret may be disclosed without losing its legal .
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chapter 5
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Chapter 4. Terris, Daniel. (2005) Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation. Brandeis University Press. Apply critical thinking skills
in evaluating Lockheed Martin's efforts.
1. What do you think about the notion presented by Terris that Lockheed's ethics program does little to prevent ethical breaches at the highest level of the organization?
2. Are the efforts put forth—such as making sure higher level executives participate in training—enough to help executives navigate what Terris calls the 'ethical minefield' faced by leadership in such an organization?
3. What are some things that could be done to address the issue related to ethics at higher executive levels of the organization?
4. Terris points out that the company's program is overly focused on individuals and that it doesn't really address group dynamics that can impact ethical situations. For instance, there can be a tendency for groups to ‘go with the flow’ of the group decision making process and overlook ethical issues in the process. What would you recommend that Lockheed Martin do to address this situation?
(Hint: reviewing p. 128 and the following pages – before section headed “Personal Responsibility, Collective Innocence” - of the text might be helpful).
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Chapter 4
1. Read in the text about Alexander's attempt to fuse Greek and Eastern cultures (116-120 -see box Alexander meets an Indian King, 115). Then go to:
Alexander the Great
- a from a BBC documentary. The video will have to be opened in a new window.
Write a brief review after watching the documentary (You don't have to watch the entire hour). What does Wood have to say about the scope of Alexander the Great's accomplishments? Does watching a video set in the actual landscape of Macedonia and Turkey help understand the history of an ancient civilization? How?
2. Go to:
Building of the Parthenon
and
Optical 'tricks' at the Parthenon
to see the accomplishments of Greek architects and politicians. What is the connection between Athenian politics and the building of the Parthenon? What illusions were utlitzed by the architects and engineers to emphasize the grandeur of the Parthenon?
Chapter 5
Select TWO of the following questions and complete the links assignments: Remember to mention source material in your response.
(Select 3 for extra credit
1. Go to:
Roman Writers view their world
and choose 2 authors to write an essay on entertainments and past times of Roman citizens and how eyewitnesses wrote about their world. Who are they? What position did they hold in Roman society? Is this important to their view point?
2. Go to
Christian symbolism
and
Colors in religious art
and write about how a largely illiterate (slave and lower class Romans and client state residents) society could learn about this new "Christian" religion through art, symbolism and color. How would this help the conversion process?
3. Go to
Sights along the Silk Road
. Click on the interactive maps and visit several of the stops along the Silk Road. What did you find? Learn? Then go to :
Silk Road Project
. Click on "Music and Artists." Then "Listen to Music."
Click on a title for ex: "Arabian" to listen to sample of the music and instrument. Write on your findings.
You may have to update your "Flash" player to hear music
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
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students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
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Descriptive Analytics I: Nature of Data, Statistical
Modeling, and Visualization
102. Making
Advanced
Analytics
Work
For You
A practical guide to
capitalizing on big data
by Dominic Barton and
David Court
B
ig data and analytic s
have rocketed to the top
of the corporate agenda.
Executives look with ad-
miration at how Google,
Amazon, and others have
eclipsed competitors
with powerful new busi-
ness models that derive
from an ability to exploit
data. They also see that big data is attracting serious
investment from technology leaders such as IBM and
103. Hewlett-Packard. Meanwhile, the tide of private-
equity and venture-capital investments in big data
continues to swell.
The trend is generating plenty of hype, but we be-
lieve that senior leaders are right to pay attention. Big
data could transform the way companies do business,
delivering the kind of performance gains last seen in
the 1990s, when organizations redesigned their core
processes. As data-driven strategies take hold, they
will become an increasingly important point of com-
petitive differentiation. According to research by
Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, of MIT, com-
panies that inject big data and analytics into their
operations show productivity rates and pro� tability
that are 5% to 6% higher than those of their peers (see
“Big Data: The Management Revolution” in this issue).
Even so, our experience reveals that most compa-
nies are unsure how to proceed. Leaders are under-
standably leery of making substantial investments in
big data and advanced analytics. They’re convinced
that their organizations simply aren’t ready. After all,
companies may not fully understand the data they al-
104. ready have, or perhaps they’ve lost piles of money on
data-warehousing programs that never meshed with
business processes, or maybe their current analytics
programs are too complicated or don’t yield insights
that can be put to use. Or all of the above. No wonder
skepticism abounds.
Many CEOs, too, recall their experiences with
customer relationship management in the mid-1990s,
when new CRM software products often prompted
great enthusiasm. Experts descended on boardrooms
promising impressive results if new IT systems were
built to collect massive amounts of customer data.
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It didn’t turn out that way. Too many C-suites were
blind to the practical implications of new CRM tech-
nologies—namely, that to capitalize on them, or-
105. ganizations would have to make complex process
changes and build employees’ skills. The promised
gains in performance were often slow in coming,
because the systems remained stubbornly discon-
nected from how companies and frontline managers
actually made decisions, and new demands for data
management added complexity to operations. To
be fair, most companies eventually managed to get
their CRM programs on track, but not before some
had su� ered sizable losses and several CRM champi-
ons had lost career momentum.
Given this history, we empathize with executives
who are cautious about big data. Nevertheless, we
believe that the time has come to de� ne a pragmatic
approach to big data and advanced analytics—one
tightly focused on how to use the data to make bet-
ter decisions.
In our work with dozens of companies in six data-
rich industries, we have found that fully exploiting
data and analytics requires three mutually support-
ive capabilities. (See the exhibit “How to Benefit
from Big Data.”) First, companies must be able to
identify, combine, and manage multiple sources of
106. data. Second, they need the capability to build ad-
vanced analytics models for predicting and optimiz-
ing outcomes. Third, and most critical, management
must possess the muscle to transform the organiza-
tion so that the data and models actually yield better
decisions. Two important features underpin those
activities: a clear strategy for how to use data and
analytics to compete, and deployment of the right
technology architecture and capabilities.
Equally important, the desired business impact
must drive an integrated approach to data sourcing,
model building, and organizational transformation.
That’s how you avoid the common trap of starting
with the data and simply asking what it can do for
you. Leaders should invest sufficient time and en-
ergy in aligning managers across the organization in
support of the mission.
1. Choose the Right Data
The universe of data and modeling has changed
vastly over the past few years. The sheer volume of
information, particularly from new sources such as
social media and machine sensors, is growing rap-
idly. The opportunity to expand insights by combin-
107. ing data is also accelerating, as more-powerful, less
costly software abounds and information can be ac-
cessed from almost anywhere at any time. Bigger and
better data give companies both more-panoramic
and more-granular views of their business environ-
ment. The ability to see what was previously invis-
ible improves operations, customer experiences, and
strategy. But mastering that environment means up-
ping your game, � nding deliberate and creative ways
to identify usable data you already have, and explor-
ing surprising sources of information.
Source data creatively. Often companies al-
ready have the data they need to tackle business
problems, but managers simply don’t know how
the information can be used for key decisions. Op-
erations executives, for instance, might not grasp
the potential value of the daily or hourly factory and
customer-service data they possess. Companies can
impel a more comprehensive look at information
sources by being speci� c about business problems
they want to solve or opportunities they hope to
exploit. For example, a banking team that needed
to improve the efficiency of its customer-service
operations created a 360-degree view by combining
108. information from ATM transactions, online queries,
customer complaints, and so on. That allowed dupli-
cative interactions to be identi� ed, thereby reducing
costs and streamlining the customer experience.
Managers also need to get creative about the po-
tential of external and new sources of data. Social
media are generating terabytes of nontraditional,
unstructured data in the form of conversations,
photos, and video. Add to that the streams of data
� owing in from sensors, monitoring processes, and
external sources that range from local demograph-
ics to weather forecasts. One way to prompt broader
thinking about potential data is to ask, “What deci-
A shipping � rm improved on-time performance
of its � eet by tapping data on weather and port
availability that it hadn’t realized were available.
A shipping � rm improved on-time performance
of its � eet by tapping data on weather and port
availability that it hadn’t realized were available.
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109. Making advanced analytics Work for you
sions could we make if we had all the information we
need?” Using that logic, one shipping company im-
proved the on-time performance of its fleet by tap-
ping specialized weather forecast data and live infor-
mation about port availability that it hadn’t realized
were available.
Senior executives can take the lead here. The CEO
of one major packaged-goods company told us that
he views data as a strategic asset whose value he
takes into account when assessing potential acquisi-
tions. But leaders at all levels must also be attuned
to novel approaches to gathering and husbanding
information. As business practices in the internet era
continue to evolve, inspiration can often arise from
a scan of the external environment. A corporate fi-
nance executive, for instance, might look to a com-
pany such as Kabbage, a start-up that supplies work-
ing capital to online businesses. To slash the time
required to underwrite loans, Kabbage asks mer-
chants to opt in to sharing their customer-feedback
ratings, Facebook interactions, and electronic ship-
110. ping records. Those with the strongest feedback and
highest business volume receive greater financing.
Get the necessary IT support. Legacy IT struc-
tures may hinder new types of data sourcing, storage,
and analysis. Existing IT architecture may prevent
the integration of siloed information, and managing
unstructured data often remains beyond traditional
IT capabilities. Many legacy systems were built to de-
liver data in batches, so they can’t furnish continuous
flows of information for real-time decisions.
Fully resolving these issues often takes years.
However, business leaders can address short-term
big data needs by working with CIOs to prioritize
requirements. This means quickly identifying and
connecting the most important data for use in ana-
lytics, followed by a cleanup operation to synchro-
nize and merge overlapping data and then to work
around missing information. Such short-term tactics
may lead companies to vendors that focus on analyt-
ics services or emerging software. New cloud-based
technologies may also offer ways to scale computing
power up or down to meet big data demands cost-
111. effectively. Together those approaches establish an IT
infrastructure that propels innovation by facilitating
collaboration, rapid analysis, and experimentation.
2. Build Models that Predict and
optimize Business outcomes
Data are essential, but performance improvements
and competitive advantage arise from analytics
models that allow managers to predict and opti-
mize outcomes. More important, the most effective
approach to building a model rarely starts with the
data; instead it originates with identifying the busi-
ness opportunity and determining how the model
can improve performance.
Unfortunately, not all model building follows this
course. One approach that gets inconsistent results,
for instance, is simple data mining. Corralling huge
data sets allows companies to run dozens of statisti-
cal tests to identify submerged patterns, but that pro-
vides little benefit if managers can’t effectively use
the correlations to enhance business performance. A
pure data-mining approach often leads to an endless
search for what the data really say.
112. One company followed a more targeted strategy
to optimize complex product pricing. At its core
was a model based on the historical price elasticity
of its products, sales data, competitors’ responses,
and other variables. To improve its chances of suc-
cess, the company began the modeling process by
positing which factors affected sales volumes (for
instance, competitors’ pricing and promotions) and
then asked what data and which model would best
deliver insights that were useful for making business
decisions. We have found that such hypothesis-led
modeling generates faster outcomes and also roots
idea in Brief
The trend toward big data is
growing rapidly, and senior
leaders can’t afford to dismiss
it as hype.
Advanced analytics is likely to
become a decisive competitive
asset in many industries and
a core element in companies’
efforts to improve performance.
113. It’s a mistake to assume that
acquiring the right kind of big
data is all that matters. Also
essential is developing analyt-
ics tools that focus on business
outcomes and that are relevant
and easy to use for everyone
from the C-suite to the front lines.
That requires transforming your
organization’s culture and capa-
bilities, not in a rush to action but
in a deliberative effort to weave
big data into the fabric of daily
operations.
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models in practical data relationships that are more
114. broadly understood by managers.
Remember, too, that any modeling exercise has
inherent risk. Although advanced statistical methods
indisputably make for better models, statistics ex-
perts sometimes design models that are too complex
to be practical. For example, a predictive model with
30 variables may explain historical data with high ac-
curacy, but managing so many variables will exhaust
most organizations’ capabilities. Companies should
repeatedly ask, “What’s the least complex model that
would improve our performance?”
3. Transform Your Company’s
Capabilities
The lead concern expressed to us by senior execu-
tives is that their managers don’t understand or trust
big data–based models. One large retailer intended
its model to optimize returns on advertising spend-
ing, but despite considerable investment, it wasn’t
being used. The reason soon became evident: The
frontline marketers who made key decisions on ad
spending didn’t believe the model’s results and had
little familiarity with how it worked.
115. Many companies grapple with such problems,
often because of a mismatch between the organi-
zation’s existing culture and capabilities and the
emerging tactics to exploit analytics successfully.
In short, the new approaches don’t align with how
companies actually arrive at decisions, or they fail
to provide a clear blueprint for realizing business
goals. Tools seem to be designed for experts in mod-
eling rather than for people on the front lines, and
few managers � nd the models engaging enough to
champion their use—a key failing if companies want
the new methods to permeate the organization. Bot-
tom line: Using big data requires thoughtful organi-
zational change, and three areas of action can get
you there.
Develop business-relevant analytics that
can be put to use. Like early CRM misadventures,
many initial implementations of big data and ana-
lytics fail simply because they aren’t in sync with
the company’s day-to-day processes and decision-
making norms. The aforementioned case of a com-
pany that aimed to optimize prices illustrates how
to avoid those common pain points. The company
started with an analytics task force that convened
116. a series of meetings with pricing and promotions
managers to better understand the types of deci-
sions they made when setting prices—and how
How to Benefi t from Big Data
1 2 3
To improve performance with advanced analytics,
companies need to develop strengths in three areas.
Multiple Data
Sources
Prediction and
Optimization
Models
Organizational
Transformation
Creatively source
internal and
external data.
Focus on the
117. biggest drivers of
performance.
Create simple,
understandable tools
for people on the
front lines.
Upgrade IT architecture
and infrastructure for
easy merging of data.
Build models that
balance complexity
with ease of use.
Update processes and
develop capabilities to
enable tool use.
those choices ultimately a� ected revenue and cus-
tomer retention. Model designers also inquired
about the types of business judgments that manag-
ers make to align their actions with broader com-
pany goals. These conversations ensured that both
118. pricing analytics and resulting scenario tools would
complement existing decision processes. The mod-
eling allowed the company to reach its ultimate goal:
more-effective management of price and volume
trade-o� s as product launches proliferated.
Embed analytics into simple tools for the
front lines. Managers need transparent methods for
using the new models and algorithms on a daily ba-
sis. By necessity, terabytes of data and sophisticated
modeling are required to sharpen marketing, risk
management, and operations. The key is to separate
the statistics experts and software developers from
the managers who use the data-driven insights. One
large industrial company, for instance, sought to bet-
ter forecast workforce needs to re� ect local market
variations. Historically, as the company had tried to
keep labor costs low, it had often found itself short-
sta� ed in some markets, leading to signi� cant over-
time costs and service snafus.
To remedy the problem, the company convened a
small working group of analysts and IT programmers
who developed a series of predictive models that
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Making advanced analytics Work for you
literacy. Managers must come to view analytics as
central to solving problems and identifying oppor-
tunities—to make it part of the fabric of daily opera-
tions. Efforts will vary depending on a company’s
goals and desired time line. Adult learners often
benefit from a “field and forum” approach, whereby
they participate in real-world, analytics-based work-
place decisions that allow them to learn by doing.
At one industrial services company, the mission
was to get basic analytics tools into the hands of its
roughly 200 sales managers. Training began with an
in-field assignment to read a brief document and col-
lect basic facts about the market. Next managers met
in centralized, collaborative training sessions during
which they figured out how to use the tools and mar-
ket facts to improve sales performance. They then
returned to the field to apply what they had learned
and, several weeks later, reconvened to review
120. progress, receive coaching, and learn about second-
order analysis of their data. This process enabled a
four-person team to eventually build capabilities
across the entire sales management organization.
Adjusting culture and mind-sets typically re-
quires a multifaceted approach that includes train-
ing, role modeling by leaders, and incentives and
metrics to reinforce behavior. One large consumer-
products company applied such an approach suc-
cessfully. It created a sophisticated program to
improve the profitability of promotional spending
with its retailers. The launch included training—led
by company management—and a new promotions-
analysis tool for sales representatives. However, af-
ter an initial whirlwind of activity, the program and
use of the tool fizzled. The obstacle was that com-
pany incentives and reporting protocols for sales
managers tracked sales and sales growth, not prof-
its. As a result, the managers considered the profit-
focused program to be bureaucratic overhead that
was unrelated to their key sales goals. After a series
Using a simple tool to deliver complex
121. analytics substantially improved
workforce planning and reduced the
need for new hires and overtime.
forecast workforce availability on the basis of factors
such as vacation time, absenteeism, and work rules
in labor contracts. The models incorporated millions
of new data points on thousands of employees across
dozens of locations. But rather than providing man-
agers with reams of data and complex models, they
created a simple visual interface that highlighted
projected workforce needs and necessary actions.
Ultimately, that approach of using a simple tool to
deliver complex analytics substantially improved
workforce planning and reduced the need for new
hires and overtime.
Develop capabilities to exploit big data.
Even with simple and usable models, most organiza-
tions will need to upgrade their analytical skills and
of discussions with the managers, the company re-
launched the program, offered new incentives for
improving profits, and tailored reports to profit-
related data. Although ongoing training and coach-
122. ing was necessary, the efforts gradually produced a
shift in mind-set such that the power of promotions
analytics is now used to further the common goal of
increasing profitability.
the era of big data is evolving rapidly, and our ex-
perience suggests that most companies should act
now. But rather than undertaking massive over-
hauls of their companies, executives should con-
centrate on targeted efforts to source data, build
models, and transform the organizational culture.
Such efforts will play a part in maintaining flexibility.
That nimbleness is essential, given that the informa-
tion itself—along with the technology for managing
and analyzing it—will continue to grow and change,
yielding a constant stream of opportunities. As more
companies learn the core skills of using big data,
building superior capabilities may soon become a
decisive competitive asset.
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