Competing on Analytics

What Businesses Can Learn From Sports Analytics

June 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Thomas H. Davenport for the MITSloan Management Review. As he explains, the use of analytics in the sports world has much to teach managers about alignment, performance improvement and business ecosystems.…

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Data is Worthless if You Don’t Communicate It

July 2, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Davenport for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Predictive Analytics: A book review by Bob Morris

May 13, 2013

Predictive Analytics: the Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die Eric Siegel John Wiley & Sons (2013) The skills and tools needed to improve the accuracy of predictions of what will – and will not — happen…

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Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

February 1, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Aligning Technology with Strategy Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why technology should support your organization’s strategy…not the other way around This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of…

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Analytics at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2011

Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris with Robert Morison Harvard University Press (2010) Those who have read Competing on Analytics may incorrectly assume that there is not much new to learn in this sequel…

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Thomas H. Davenport: An interview by Bob Morris

June 20, 2011

Thomas H. Davenport holds the President’s Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson College and is responsible for the overall management of the Institute for Process Management. He and Larry Prusak also manage the Working Knowledge program. His published…

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