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Thompson, with his 30+ years of experience and expertise, illustrates the fundamental concepts of building and managing a high-performance analytics team, including what to do, who to hire, projects to undertake, and what to avoid in the journey of building an analytically sound team. The core processes in creating an effective analytics team and the importance of the business decision-making life cycle are explored to help achieve initial and sustainable success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates the various traits of a successful and high-performing analytics team and then delineates the path to achieve this with insights on the mindset, advanced analytics models, and predictions based on data analytics. It also emphasizes the significance of the macro and micro processes required to evolve in response to rapidly changing business needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book dives into the methods and practices of managing, developing, and leading an analytics team. Once you've brought the team up to speed, the book explains how to govern executive expectations and select winning projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the end of this book, you will have acquired the knowledge to create an effective business analytics team and develop a production environment that delivers ongoing operational improvements for your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoid organizational and technological pitfalls of moving from a defined project to a production environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnable team members to focus on higher-value work and tasks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AA\u0026amp;AI) functions in an organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutsource certain projects to competent and capable third parties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport the operational areas that intend to invest in business intelligence, descriptive statistics, and small-scale predictive analytics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze the operational area, the processes, the data, and the organizational resistance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is for senior executives, senior and junior managers, and those who are working as part of a team that is accountable for designing, building, delivering and ensuring business success through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence systems and applications. At least 5 to 10 years of experience in driving your organization to a higher level of efficiency will be helpful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13668416\"\u003eJohn K. 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