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by Keith B. Carter (Author), Donald Farmer (Contributor), Clifford Siegel (Contributor)
Building an analysis ecosystem for a smarter approach to intelligence
Keith Carter's Actionable Intelligence: A Guide to Delivering Business Results with Big Data Fast!
is the comprehensive guide to achieving the dream that business
intelligence practitioners have been chasing since the concept itself
came into being. Written by an IT visionary with extensive global supply
chain experience and insight, this book describes what happens when
team members have accurate, reliable, usable, and timely information at
their fingertips. With a focus on leveraging big data, the book provides
expert guidance on developing an analytical ecosystem to effectively
manage, use the internal and external information to deliver business
results.
This book is written by an author who's been in the
trenches for people who are in the trenches. It's for practitioners in
the real world, who know delivering results is easier said than done –
fraught with failure, and difficult politics. A landscape where reason
and passion are needed to make a real difference.
This book lays
out the appropriate way to establish a culture of fact-based decision
making, innovation, forward looking measurements, and appropriate
high-speed governance. Readers will enable their organization to:
- Answer strategic questions faster
- Reduce data acquisition time and increase analysis time to improve outcomes
- Shift the focus to positive results rather than past failures
- Expand opportunities by more effectively and thoughtfully leveraging information
Big
data makes big promises, but it cannot deliver without the right recipe
of people, processes and technology in place. It's about choosing the
right people, giving them the right tools, and taking a
thoughtful—rather than formulaic--approach. Actionable Intelligence provides expert guidance toward envisioning, budgeting, implementing, and delivering real benefits.
