The Chief Data Officer is on the rise! In a 2015 Forrester research of 3005 data analytics decision-makers, 45% said that their company had appointed a Chief Data Officer (CDO). In addition, a survey among 254 CIOs worldwide revealed that 90% of the current CIOs believe that data is changing their business and 92% believe that a CDO could best manage this. Another survey … [Read more...] about 12 Qualities Your Next Chief Data Officer Should Have
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Building A Better Mousetrap: The Emerging Role Of Big Data And Visualization In Manufacturing
Productivity is down. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, labor productivity fell 3.1 percent in early 2015, while unit labor costs increased 6.7 percent. The numbers are striking, especially considering the wealth of technology now used by companies to enhance automation and improve production times. While there's no simple answer to the problem of suboptimal … [Read more...] about Building A Better Mousetrap: The Emerging Role Of Big Data And Visualization In Manufacturing
Employee Retention and Big Data: What Your Company Might Be Missing
Two of the biggest issues organizations face today is keeping their employees engaged in their work and retaining top talent for the long haul. Unfortunately, the latest Gallup polls are not so encouraging. From a January 2016 report, only 32.5% of workers were engaged in the U.S. This directly relates to retention, as Gallup reported that The majority of actively disengaged … [Read more...] about Employee Retention and Big Data: What Your Company Might Be Missing
Why Your HR Data May Not be as Useful as You Think It Is
No business can be successful in hiring and developing talented employees without having access to good human resources data. Without being able to properly assess your employees strengths and weaknesses, your business lacks crucial details on how it is running, where it is going and how to improve it. Every business, large or small, should be assessing its employees on … [Read more...] about Why Your HR Data May Not be as Useful as You Think It Is
Why Training Your Employees to Grasp Big Data is Important
Is there a larger trend going on in the business world today than Big Data? Perhaps, but contenders are few. Many companies now have access to more data than they know what to do with. It is important that companies implement big data decisions with several other policies in order to make the process efficient. One of the most important aspects of this is to train employees on … [Read more...] about Why Training Your Employees to Grasp Big Data is Important