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What Does it Mean to be Data Driven?

When organizations and decision-makers use data to drive decisions – rather than anecdotes, “their gut,” or inertia – they are being data driven.  Masquerading as other monikers, such as evidence-based decision making, being data driven requires organizational commitment to follow the lead of data towards greater efficiency, increased profits, and providing clients with a value …

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Why is it so Hard to Use Data Analytics? (And are Data Scientists Really as Elusive as Unicorns?)

A new report shows that “only 4% of businesses can extract full value from the information they hold.”  Yes, that’s a single-digit percentage of companies who have the capacity to take full advantage of the data and information at their fingertips.  Even for the big guys this is tough – only 15% of Fortune 500 …

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Who Needs BI? Lawyers, Realtors, and Cupcake Bakers!

Business intelligence (“BI”) can help businesses find meaning in their customer and client data.  Simply stated, BI is the analysis of your business’s data to see patterns and trends among customers, clients, accounts, financials, and your market.  BI involves applying these analytic findings to guide business decisions.  Numerous BI tools exist to help you better …

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Why Should Attorneys and Data Scientists be Friends?

Here’s what happens when data scientists and attorneys hang out together – data scientists help attorneys do their jobs better.  Law firm analytics can help guide practices towards better legal outcomes and better bottom lines.  Data mining can assist with big e-discovery data.  And, statisticians can provide important expert opinions to interpret and use DNA …

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