You run a business, and you want it to be as successful as possible. One of the tools that you can employ is analytics. In the great majority of analytics projects, you’ll see operational and margin improvement. In most cases, you’ll see an immediate return that will grow over time, more than paying for your investment. With analytics, your operations will improve across the organization and around the world, driving your company toward leadership in the areas that you designate.

Success, however, requires more than just sophisticated technologies. It also requires strong leadership and the right team. Indeed, every organization that we’ve been involved with that has obtained significant analytical results has had a small handful of capable and driven people who have believed in the technology and have driven the organization toward success. Moreover, without the commitment of the senior leadership (including the CEO), the analytics COE can lose...