The advent of Big Data and the emergence of analytics ? and all its iterations like data science, business analytics, business intelligence ? has altered the way companies and universities work together. Historically, universities and companies rarely intersected beyond the occasional career fair; today, there is an increasingly permeable membrane with more collaboration occurring between the academic sector and the private sector than at any other time in history ? and its being driven by the analytics talent gap. Closing the Analytics Talent Gap: An Executive's Guide to Working with Universities provides guidance and insights for senior managers and their organizations on the most, as well as least, effective ways to engage universities to help mitigate and alleviate some of the pain points related to improving an organization?s analytics maturity. Analytics program directors from Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State University, University of New Hampshire and Kennesaw State University have contributed their perspectives of universities? perspectives on working with companies. The book also presents insight from senior analytics leaders from Equifax, GE Power, Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Home Depot, The Southern Company, and HealthGrades.com on how they work with universities. The book explains to organizational leaders what they need to consider for a university to deem a collaboration successful, as well what universities need to know about what businesses require from a university partnership. It discusses common types of student engagements and how they support the objectives of both corporations and universities. Companies are facing previously unforeseen challenges related to the translation of massive amounts of data into information to solve current challenges and anticipate new ones. The perspectives, case studies, tips, and tools in this book will become a "secret weapon" for business leaders who are responsible for improving their organization?s analytical maturity. |