Analytics for Decision Makers
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In an analytics-driven world, managers today are faced with access to increasing volumes of data that can be vital to their company’s future success. A strategic data-driven organization begins with asking the right business questions. The data architecture must be developed so that the data are properly collected, stored and secured. Leading with analytics requires a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of analytics tools which find applications in solving business problems. Finally, for business leaders charged with creating or leading an analytics team, it’s also critical to understand the key factors that influence the team’s effectiveness.
This program introduces current thinking on how to determine the right questions and how to assess where an organization is on the analytical competitiveness spectrum. Discussions will address how data architecture affects the total cost of an organization’s investment in analytics. Participants will learn the categories of analytics tools and how to choose those that are appropriate to address varied types of strategic questions.The session concludes with a review of the “Analytics Triangle,” the right mix of corporate culture, staffing and organizational alignment to drive real business outcomes. Participants will learn techniques to assess and ultimately drive improvements to harness the true potential of their analytics teams.
TAKEAWAYS
• Insights on how to think strategically in order to choose the most relevant business questions, data and analytic techniques.
• Understanding of the types of business issues/opportunities which can be addressed by analytics.
• Approaches to assessing your current analytics culture and how to organize a successful analytics team.
Who Should Attend:
Decision makers who are seeking to gain an understanding of or to update their knowledge of the ever-changing analytics landscape.
DR. MIRSAD HADZIKADIC
Dr. Hadzikadic is currently serving as the Founding Director of the Complex Systems Institute, Director of the Data Science and Business Analytics Professional Science Master’s Program, and the Executive Director of the Data Science Initiative at UNC Charlotte.
DR. JARED HANSEN
Dr. Hansen is Associate Professor of Marketing in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. He has taught executive business education in the United States, Mexico, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Dr. Hansen is working with the Visualization Center in the College of Computing and Informatics to provide business insights to companies through visual text analytics on social media and other sources of unstructured text data.
DR. DYLAN SAVAGE
Dr. Savage is a Bösendorfer Concert Artist, a recording artist for Capstone Records, and a first place winner of the Rome Festival Orchestra Competition. He is co-author of a popular piano pedagogy book and has written many articles in leading music journals on topics shared by music and non-music disciplines.
DR. SHANNON SCHLUETER
Dr. Shannon Schlueter is a lifelong technologist who joined the UNC Charlotte faulty in 2009 after receiving his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Iowa State University where he was an NSF-IGERT research fellow. In addition to his active publishing contributions to the field of bioinformatics, Dr. Schlueter is a frequent national and international conference speaker. His research expertise includes applied statistical modeling, information technology and machine learning.
DR. VINAY VASUDEV
Dr. Vasudev is a clinical assistant professor in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. He has worked with IBM and Wells Fargo/Wachovia for over 25 years in the areas of sales, management consulting, strategy, business/data analytics and project/technology management including leading a consulting practice as a principal/partner with IBM Global Services.
MR. J.D. ELLIOTT, CBIP
Mr. Elliott is a Director in TIAA’s Enterprise Data Delivery & Analytics Team. A proven technology leader, he is responsible for ensuring the successful execution of TIAA’s data integration, business intelligence and analytics strategies. He has over 14 years of experience in various technology, business management and leadership roles primarily in the financial services industry.