Appendix

 

THE DELTA TRANSITIONS

IN CHAPTERS 2-6 we discussed what the analytical journey looks like for each of the DELTA elements—data, enterprise, leadership, targets, and analysts. Here, for your convenience, we put that information together into a complete picture. In table A-1, we outline what conditions are typically in place at each stage of progress in deploying analytical business applications with impact. Its two dimensions are the DELTA success factors and the five-stage journey to being an analytical competitor. The combination is a kind of map, a high-level assessment tool for analytical capability. Take a few minutes to study it, and notice how the DELTA elements align with any given stage, and how each element evolves across ...

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