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Title:
The Evolution of Decision Making: How Leading Organizations Are Adopting a Data Driven Culture
Author:
Harvard Business Review
Date:
2012
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"This report, "The Evolution of Decision Making: How Leading Organizations Are Adopting a Data-Driven Culture," presents the survey data and analysis based on the responses of 646 executives, managers, and professionals, along with more than ten in-depth interviews with individuals whose companies are at the forefront of adopting a data-driven culture. Additional information about the survey demographics and the report methodology will be found at the end of the report on the inside back cover."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making, metrics, analytics, high-performance analytics, visual analytics


Title:
Who's Afraid of Data-Driven Management?
Author:
Jeff Bladt and Bob Filbin
Date:
May 16, 2014
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"From a management perspective, making decisions based on data is a clear win. Yet it's often difficult to adopt a data-informed culture. In every organization, there are teams and employees who embrace this transition, and those who undermine it. To convert your biggest data skeptics, the first step is to understand the psychology of their resistance."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making


Title:
An Introduction to Data-Driven Decisions for Managers Who Don't Like Math
Author:
Walter Frick
Date:
May 19, 2014
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"Not everyone needs to become a quant. But it is worth brushing up on the basics of quantitative analysis, so as to understand and improve the use of data in your business. We've created a reading list of the best HBR articles on the subject to get you started."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making, metrics, analytics, experiments


Title:
Analytics 3.0
Author:
Thomas H. Davenport
Date:
December 2013
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"When a new way of thinking about and applying a strength begins to take hold, managers are challenged to respond in many ways. Change comes fast to every part of a business's world. New players emerge, competitive positions shift, novel technologies must be mastered, and talent gravitates toward the most exciting new work."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making, metrics, analytics, experiments


Title:
Keep Up with Your Quants
Author:
Thomas H. Davenport
Date:
July/August 2013
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"We live in an era of big data. Whether you work in financial services, consumer goods, travel and transportation, or industrial products, analytics are becoming a competitive necessity for your organization. But as the banking example shows, having big data—and even people who can manipulate it successfully—is not enough. Companies need general managers who can partner effectively with "quants" to ensure that their work yields better strategic and tactical decisions."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making, metrics, analytics, experiments, quants


Title:
When to Act on a Correlation, and When Not To
Author:
David Ritter
Date:
March 19, 2014
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"Inquiring whether correlation is enough is asking the wrong question. For consumers of big data, the key question is "Can I take action on the basis of a correlation finding?" The answer to that question is "It depends" — primarily on two factors."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making, metrics, analytics, experiments, quants, correlation


Title:
17 KPIs Every Data Driven Manager Needs to Lead Their Team
Author:
Danielle Poleski
Date:
August 5, 2016
Published by:
klipfolio.com blog
Summary:
"When you manage your team with KPIs, data is always at the forefront of every decision you make. What this means is that you are able to adjust your work based on real time data that clearly visualizes your team's impact on the organization. This blog will provide you with an overview on what a KPI is, and how implementing KPI management will improve not only your performance as a manager, but your teams in general."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, klipfolio.com, data, decision making, metrics, KPI, data dashboard, ROI


Title:
LEARN FROM THE PROS: JEFF BEZOS AND DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT
Author:
Saar Bitner
Date:
April 20, 2015
Published by:
datacenterjournal.com
Summary:
"As Amazon's founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos has received plenty of press coverage in recent years. Most of this coverage is, of course, thanks to his leading the company to amazing achievements. Amazon has grown from a platform dedicated to online book sales into a retailing giant that's threatening to revolutionize retail shopping across the world. Bezos's managerial style, however, has certainly garnered him some additional attention (in the form of praise as well as criticism)."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, datacenterjournal.com, data, decision making, KPI


Title:
Data-Driven Decision Making: 10 Simple Steps For Any Business
Author:
Bernard Marr
Date:
June 14, 2016
Published by:
Forbes.com
Summary:
"In this post I look at the process for applying data to your decision making – broken down into a simple ten-step process. Don't be tempted to skip steps or jump ahead to juicier parts – the strategic steps are as important (if not more) than the data itself."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, forbes.com, data, decision making


Title:
Here Are The Benefits of Data-Driven Decision Making
Author:
Gaurav Vohra
Date:
August 16, 2016
Published by:
entrepreneur.com
Summary:
"For a lot of entrepreneurs, their decisions are driven by their gut instincts, not by data. It's fine to rely on instinct when your company's just getting off the ground, and its core agenda is being conceptualized. In the long run however, such an approach narrows your horizons and compromises your ability to spot potential market opportunities."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, entrpreneur.com, data, decision making, analytics


Title:
Analytics at Google: Great Example of Data-Driven Decision-Making
Author:
Bernard Marr
Date:
November 17, 2012
Published by:
smartdatacollective.com
Summary:
"Google is a company in which fact-based decision-making is part of the DNA and where Googlers (that is what Google calls its employees) speak the language of data as part of their culture. In Google the aim is that all decisions are based on data, analytics and scientific experimentation."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, smartdatacollective.com, data, decision making, analytics, Google


Title:
The Rise of Data-Driven Decision Making Is Real but Uneven
Author:
Kristina McElheran
Date:
February 23, 2016
Published by:
Harvard Business Review
Summary:
"Growing opportunities to collect and leverage digital information have led many managers to change how they make decisions – relying less on intuition and more on data. As Jim Barksdale, the former CEO of Netscape quipped, "If we have data, let's look at data. If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine." Following pathbreakers such as Caesar's CEO Gary Loveman – who attributes his firm's success to the use of databases and cutting-edge analytical tools – managers at many levels are now consuming data and analytical output in unprecedented ways."
Keywords:
Data Driven management, Harvard Business Review, data, decision making