February 2023
Intermediate to advanced
46 pages
56m
English
Content preview from Democratizing Analytics
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Appendix A. Eight Steps to Getting Started with Analytics Democratization
Use the guidelines provided in this article to start your analytics democratization journey:
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Determine where your organization currently falls on the analytics maturity scale.1 Alteryx provides a free analytics maturity calculator developed in partnership with the International Institute of Analytics.
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Identify a set of candidate projects that are aligned to your strategic goals. Prioritize these projects with a cross-functional team. Select one to get started.
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Identify the project team who will work with you on democratizing analytics. Create a charter and define roles and responsibilities for the team.
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Obtain allies within your organization who will adopt and champion the analytics democratization process with you.
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Converse with leadership and your support teams to start the process and secure funding and resources for the project.
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Identify the obstacles that may stand in the way of analytics democratization, and address them with your analytics community and leadership.
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Share this article with others to help them understand the benefits that analytics democratization and analytics maturity will generate for your organization.
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Celebrate successes early and often at all levels across the organization.
1 Preethika Sainam et al., “How Well Does Your Company Use Analytics?”, Harvard Business Review, July 27, 2022.
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