Power more strategic decisions
with Tom Davenport
Available on demand
1-week sprint
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Welcome to the Data and Analytics Sprint
Data is everyone’s job now – even if the thought of math makes you queasy. We’ll teach you to use data to make strategic decisions, solve problems creatively, and measure your impact at work.
Module 1
Analytics holds the promise of transforming data into insights we may never have imagined. While this transformation can seem like magic, the process of analytics is more familiar than you might expect.
Lesson 1: The power and process of analytics
While analytics is all around us, its creation can feel more like magic than method. In reality, the analytical process is more familiar than you might expect. To better understand how data is transformed into insights, take a behind-the-scenes look at the end-to-end process of analytics, the analytics assembly line.
Lesson 1 case study: Stitch Fix
Just a decade into business, Stitch Fix has grown into one of the world’s largest e-commerce fashion companies. Central to the firm’s success is its analytical process which transforms data into personalized styling at scale.
Lesson 2: Framing the problem
It takes considerable effort to get the analytical assembly line started. To identify the strongest use cases for analytics, evaluate opportunities against 6 criteria common among successful analytical initiatives.
Lesson 2 case study: LexisNexis
After nearly a half-century in the IT business, LexisNexis continues to stay relevant. Today, 76% of the Fortune 500 and 95 of the 100 largest banks use its products. Pushing the firm into the future is its risk services portfolio, which fights the fastest growing crime in finance: synthetic identity.
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Module 2
First we explore and evaluate the quality and reliability of data at our disposal. Then, it’s time to put the data to work to find a solution. We can do so by designing a model, a statistical representation of your hypothesis of predictors for the problem.
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Module 3
Analytics is both an art and a science. This module provides you with a framework for objectively interpreting your model’s results with 3 concrete questions.
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Module 4
Compelling results alone won't inspire action, and running one investigation alone doesn’t guarantee future analytical excellence. In this module, we cover how to embed analytics into the fabric of your company by focusing on improvements in five capabilities.
Sample 1-week Sprint Calendar
Section courses are built around the tight schedules of busy, full-time professionals.
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs - Pre Sprint
Meet your TA and cohort
Fri - Pre Sprint
Watch a welcome video from your professor
Mon - Sprint week
Watch your day 1 lesson content
Tues - Sprint week
Watch your day 2 lesson content
Weds - Sprint week
Thurs - Sprint week
Attend a project workshop hosted by your TA
Fri - Sprint week
Mon - Post Sprint
Submit your project
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Professor and TA interaction. Our world-class professors and teaching staff are here to help you make the most of the experience.
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Lifetime network. Connect with professionals from 60+ countries and across industries to gain fresh perspective from like-minded leaders.
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High-impact project. Apply the frameworks and strategies from the sprint to a real problem at work.
