Kategorie: Business

Posted in Analytics, Business, Data as an asset

How can analytics become a revenue generating function?

The first Decision Lab Round Table covered the topic of how to make Analytics a revenue-generating function. We had a cross functional discussion involving data professionals, as well as adjacent professions who are working in Europe and the USA. This blog covers the discussion points, as well as D3M Labs commentary about how analytics should be a business function.

Posted in Analytics, Business, Data as an asset, Deutsch

Wie kann Analytik zu einer Umsatz generierenden Abteilung werden?

Der erste Decision Lab Round Table befasste sich mit dem Thema, wie man die Analytik zu einer Umsatz generierenden Abteilung machen kann. Wir hatten eine funktionsübergreifende Diskussion unter Beteiligung von Datenexperten und benachbarten Berufsgruppen, die in Europa und den USA arbeiten. Dieser Blog enthält die Diskussionspunkte sowie einen Kommentar von D3M Labs dazu, wie Analytik eine Geschäftsfunktion sein sollte.

Posted in Analytics, Business, Change management, Data careers, Data education, Data Leadership

Data is about business- an interview with Tristan J Burns

The Future of the Analyst, Part 3: Data is about business, strategy and revenue generation. Tristan J Burns shares his transition from banking to being a data leader. Tristan details how he sees the role of a data leader encompassing EQ (emotional intelligence) and enabling the data team to drive strategy and data-driven decision making. The interview also includes how data leaders should be measured and which C-Suite roles they should fill.

Posted in Analytics, Business, Data careers, Data Leadership, Insights

Elevating the analyst – an interview with João Sousa

The Future of the Analyst, Part 1: The gap between analytics and impact can be filled with business acumen and empowerment. João Sousa talks about his journey as an analytics practitioner to McKinsey and into diagnostic analytics at a vendor. Knowing the why, understanding the root cause, is the key to driving more business value with data. The root cause and how to change something is the real way to create business impact.

Posted in Business, Data Leadership, Data strategy, Data-driven marketing, Immigration, Insights, KPIs, Product analytics, Strategy

Fall in love with the problem, not the data – an interview with Mor Eini

Mor Eini’s career started in the Israeli Defense Force in the Office of the Prime Minister and took her to the VC ecosystem in Berlin. Mor Eini from APX, which is an early stage investor, explains how she evaluates a startup’s use of data. Mor also talks about the Israeli and Berlin ecosystems. She also shares her insights as a B2B investor on how data is a tool to create, foster, accelerate innovation, but data is not the innovation.

Posted in AI Strategy, Business, Data as an asset, Data product management, Data strategy, Strategy

Building defensibility with Data Moats  – an interview with Raúl Berganza Gómez

Competitive advantages enable your business to be successful. Defensibility is what you need to keep that competitive advantage. Data Moats leverage data to create parts of your business that are hard for competitors to replicate. In an open source, fast-moving digital world, building a deep moat gives your business the margin and time to maintain competitiveness.

Posted in Business, Data Leadership, Data strategy, Hiring, Strategy

Bridging the gap between data and money

This article was co-authored by Elizabeth Press and Peter Schroeter Data is a top priority on almost…

Posted in Business, Data as an asset, Data Leadership, Data strategy, Finance

Data only has financial value if it can be monetized – An interview with Michael Guthammar

Having no physical form, data is an intangible asset. Data is often a contributory asset as well, its value being realized via the ability to generate profit through, for example, insight used in decision making or algorithmic-product such as a recommendation engine. Certain methods and considerations are required when valuing data.

Posted in Business, Data Leadership, Data strategy, DataOps, Strategy

Data strategy is a part of corporate strategy

Matt Brady, Founder of Zuma Recruiting and I talked about Data Strategy. We will start by covering data strategy and roadmaps before discussing how to treat data, data roles and where data should sit in an organization. Data teams add the best value to their organization when they are part of a holistic company strategy discussion and work as strategic partners with the stakeholders.

Posted in Business, Data-driven marketing, Insights, Strategy

Consumer Insights and Data Analytics: The ying and yang of how and what

Consumer Insights is a natural partner of Data Analytics. While data analysts can show you in-depth what is happening, consumer insights can illuminate the how. The partnership between Consumer Insights, Data Analytics and other Insights functions can be powerful. This article will explain the benefits and how organizations can make it work,