Predictive Business Analytics: Forward Looking Capabilities to Improve Business Performance
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118175565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Discover the breakthrough tool your company can use to make winning decisionsThis forward-thinking book addresses the emergence of predictive business analytics, how it can help redefine the way your organization operates, and many of the misconceptions that impede the adoption of this new management capability. Filled with case examples, Predictive Business Analytics defines ways in which specific industries have applied these techniques and tools and how predictive business analytics can complement other financial applications such as budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.Examines how predictive business analytics can help your organization understand its various drivers of performance, their relationship to future outcomes, and improve managerial decision-makingLooks at how to develop new insights and understand business performance based on extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, and explanatory and predictive modelingWritten for senior financial professiona
From the Inside FlapWith the massive abundance of big data, a lack of flexible strategies, and the business world growing increasingly more complex thanks to globalization, more and more organizations are clamoring for better processes and tools to make smarter decisions.Redefine the way your organization does business with the techniques and tools in Predictive Business Analytics. Industry leaders Lawrence Maisel and Gary Cokins equip you with the definitive tools to anticipate future events, forecast possible outcomes, and make decisions that translate into the ultimate competitive advantage.In Predictive Business Analytics, Maisel
Five Star plus - Best book on predictive analytical with a business perspective brian stedman From chapter one, entitled “Why Analytics Will Be the Next Competitive Edge,” to the “principles” and best “practices;” to the many clear, concise real life examples of case studies revealed; to a discussion about ”trends and challenges;” to the value . "Finally a blueprint for how predictive analytics can benefit companies" according to David F Giannetto. Predictive analytics has long been the final frontier for business intelligence. As a long time BI practicioner I am happy to see that Cokins and Maisel have finally provided a blueprint for how predictive analytics can be adopted in a meaningful way by management in most any company. This book show. Great book This book is ideal for people coming from IT or Performance Management with an interest in Business Intelligence (BI). The first chapters give good insight into Business Intelligence. Chapter 13 gives unique insight to why so many BI projects face difficulties. It is very good chapter to improve suc
Contact him at gcokins@garycokins.. LAWRENCE S. He served fifteen years as a consultant with Deloitte Consulting, KPMG, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS, now part of HP). He has a degree in operations research from Cornell University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Maisel, President of DecisionVu, specializes in corporate performance management, financial management, and IT value management. Larry co-created with Drs. He is an i