Stop running your business on yesterday’s data. Real-time data, empowered employees, and agile systems can lead to higher margins.
Peter Weill and Elizabeth van den Berg
January 27, 2026
The Research
The authors conducted a survey of 259 global companies from 2022 to 2023 and interviewed CxOs at four large enterprises. A second survey of 152 companies was conducted in 2025.
Respondents assessed their company’s capability for “real-time-ness” overall in 2022 and 2023 and on 13 different aspects in 2025. The authors identified five areas where the top-quartile real-time companies were more effective: easy access to key data, real-time decision-making, business agility, empowered employees, ...
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