Secrets of Analytical Leaders: Insights from Information Insiders

Imagine spending a day with top analytical leaders and asking any question you want. In this book Wayne Eckerson illustrates analytical best practices by weaving his perspective with commentary from seven directors of analytics who unveil their secrets of success. With an innovative flair Eckerson tackles a complex subject with clarity and insight. Each of the books 20 chapters is a stand-alone essay on an analytical topic yet collectively they form a concise methodology about how to implement a successful analytics program. Wayne Eckerson has created a uniqueand uniquely valuablebook in The Secrets of Analytical Leaders. Hes pulled together the insights of seven leading analytics practitioners and combined them with his own considerable experience. The result is an interesting dialogue among some really smart and distinguished people. Im not sure which is more interestingthe format or the content! Thomas H. Davenport Visiting Professor Harvard Business School Co-Founder and Director of Research International Institute for Analytics Professors are hard at work molding the worlds future analytical leadersbut the chasm between theoretical textbook learning and the real world is considerable. Wayne with his customary clarity and insight helps professors cross the chasm by delivering frameworks commentary and scenarios that are real interesting and important.Hugh Watson Professor of MIS and a C. Herman and Mary Virginia Chair of Business Administration Terry College of Business University of Georgia and Barbara Wixom Associate Professor at the McIntire School of Commerce University of Virginia Research Affiliate Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology