Download or read book Analytics Across the Enterprise written by Brenda Dietrich and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analytics systematically informs human judgment with data-driven insight, improving decision-making and enabling greater innovation and creativity in support of strategy. This book hows how IBM has successfully leveraged analytics across the enterprise, worldwide. Through 31 case studies, the book shares real-world perspectives on what does and doesn't work and how to start or accelerate the business transformation. Coverage includes: creating a smarter workforce through big data and analytics; more effectively optimizing supply chain processes; systematically improving financial forecasting; managing financial risk, increasing operational efficiency, and creating business value; reaching more B2B or B2C customers and deepening their engagement; optimizing manufacturing and product management processes; deploying your sales organization to increase revenue and effectiveness; achieving new levels of excellence in services delivery and reducing risk; transforming IT to enable wider use of analytics; and "measuring the immeasurable" and filling gaps in imperfect data.