In the News Deloitte thought leaders discuss business analytics issues

Tom Davenport: Big Data is Too Important to Be Left to the ‘Quants’
ZDNet.com | March 13, 2013
Tom Davenport, independent senior advisor to Deloitte Analytics, discusses the difficulties of converting to an analytics-driven culture.

Wanted: A Few Good Data Scientists
CIO Journal | March 13, 2013
How man and machine can work together to find the face of big data.

Using Analytics to Manage A&D Development Costs
CIO Journal | February 14, 2013
CIOs in the aerospace and defense sector are deploying analytics to help customers and engineers understand how design changes can affect costs across the product lifecycle.

Managing Disruptive Technologies in the Cloud
Baselinemag.com | March 06, 2013
Jane Griffin, Deloitte Analytics Americas Leader, discusses three disruptive technologies—advanced analytics, social data and mobility—that are the start of a technological wave that will change the way business is done.

The Super Bowl of Analytics
CIO Journal | January 30, 2013
Does an analytical edge translate to a win on the scoreboard?

Inside Deloitte's Big Data HIVE
Washington Technology | January 30, 2013
This article discusses the Deloitte Analytics HIVE where big, complex problems get broken down and reimagined through graphics and design.

Information Security: Visualization as a Tool for CISOs
CIO Journal | January 24, 2013
This article focuses on visualization software that may help CISOs identify information security threats and prevent attacks on their organizations.

What's Your Strategic Intent For Big Data?
CIO Journal | January 23, 2013
In this blog, Tom Davenport discusses the importance and advantage of Big Data in achieving an organization’s objectives.

From CFO to CFO: The Power of Data Analytics
CFO Journal | January 22, 2013
This article discusses how data analytics is changing the type of contributions finance can make within an organization.

Conferences Should Be Updated for Digital Era
CIO Journal | January 16, 2013
This article discusses the uneven distribution of technology in the digital era.

Turning Our Data Sights Outward
CIO Journal | January 8, 2013
For external data to become embedded into decisions, products, and services, many managers will have to change their mindsets and habits.

Should You Outsource Your Data Scientist?
InformationWeek | December 18, 2012
This article discusses the downsides of outsourcing the data scientist.

Advanced Analytics: Good Medicine for Life Sciences
CIO Journal | December 7, 2012
This article focuses on how data analytics, specifically advanced analytics like predictive modeling and optimization, can help companies target their resources in the areas with the greatest potential return.

Telematics Drive Big Changes in Auto Insurance Industry
CIO Journal | November 30, 2012
This article discusses how insurance companies begin to leverage technologies that make it possible to monitor and capture causal data on the actual driving patterns and behaviors of individual customers.

Hire A Data Science Team, Not A Data Scientist
InformationWeek | November 30, 2012
This article talks about the shortage of data scientists, and how organizations can successfully assemble an analytics team, even when talent is hard to find.

Industry Perspective: Is There a Data Scientist Shortage?
Government Technology | November 15, 2012
This article talks about the key roles  and current status of the data scientist, specifically, why is there so much hype over big data and data scientists right now, and what we can expect to see in the future. 

Social Analytics Isn't Just For Social Networks
InformationWeek.com | November 15, 2012
From customer data to social data to performance data, there's no limit to what companies can collect, track and measure.

Black Box Car Insurance can Only Grow Better and Offer More Benefits for Drivers
ComparetheBOX.com | November 6, 2012
The car insurance industry is now able to offer drivers the ability to be judged on their own driving habits and skills and pay car insurance costs reflective of their own driving skills.

Geospatial data could transform the way government does business
SearchBusinessAnalytics | November 2, 2012
This article discusses how geospatial data combined with visualization techniques could help government make more effective decisions for its constituents.

Transforming Risk Management Through Analytics
CIO Journal | October 23, 2012
This article discusses the growing importance of analytics technologies in managing exposures.

How to Increase Data Transparency (and Appease Regulators)
CIO Journal | October 18, 2012
This article discusses the various steps banks can take to improve data quality and lower regulatory risk.

Revising an Outdated Business Model? Try Predictive Analytics
cnbc.com | October 10, 2012
This article focuses on predictive analytics — the gathering and analyzing data to predict future events.

Mobile CRM's Tricky Back End
E-Commerce Times | September 11, 2012
Want to extend your company's CRM presence in the mobile world easily and effortlessly?

Business Analytics: Six Steps to Getting Results
Baseline | September 6, 2012
To apply analytics effectively, businesses should think beyond technology to consider how an analytical approach affects many aspects of their operations.

A Potential Feast for Customer Analytics, Digital Wallets Face Challenges to Widespread Adoption
DataInformed.com | September 5, 2012
This article discusses how digital wallets are spreading quickly.

Going Beyond the Numbers: How to Incorporate Textual Data into the Analytics Program
Informationmanagement.com | August 23, 2012
Capturing more value from data with text analytics.

Turning Customer Analytics Insight to Action: How CFOs Can Lead the Way
CIO Journal | August 16, 2012
This article discusses leveraging analytics to create lasting, profitable, insightful customer relationships.

IT Optimization: Less Can Be More
CIO Journal | July 30, 2012
With the right strategy and goals in place, you can increase business value as you streamline your IT operations.

Car insurer plans anti-distraction discount for teens
CarInsuranceQuotes.com | June 28, 2012
A car insurance company is giving an unusual gift to members who are parents of new teen drivers: a device that will keep their teens from talking, surfing or texting on cellphones when they’re behind the wheel.

Customer Analytics: 5 Tips for Getting Started
CIO Journal | June 19, 2012
This article discusses how analytics can help companies in their efforts to attract, grow, and retain customers by giving a richer, more intimate picture of their preferences and habits.

Plugging Into Better Decision Making
allanalytics.com | June 19, 2012
This article discusses how analytics can help organizations make decisions faster, more conveniently, and more accurately...at least in theory.

Business Intelligence Journal | Vol. 17, No. 2
tdwi.org | June 18, 2012
This article discusses how the ABCs of BI can help you take advantage of the latest trends.

Big Data Goes to Work
CIO Journal | June 15, 2012
Companies can answer bold questions with the help of big data, but they will need the right capabilities and talent to capture its immense potential.

FedCentral
federalnewsradio.com | June 7, 2012
In this interview, executives and industry specialists exchange insights on how innovation will be critical to helping federal government agencies gain efficiencies.

Rewiring The Human Brain In The Era Of Big Data Analytics
Chuck's Blog | June 7, 2012
This article discusses how big data analytics can help companies overcome many aspects of our evolutionary programming.

Morning Advantage: It's a Big Data World, and Puny Humans Just Mess It Up
blogs.hbr.org | June 6, 2012
This article discusses why many organizations are struggling with the use of analytics.