by James Taylor | Aug 18, 2014 | Decision Management, Decision Modeling, Predictive Analytics
Interview Wednesday: James Taylor on decision management, analytics, and evidence. Tracy Altman (@EvidenceSoup), who I interviewed here, interviewed me for her blog recently. We talked decisions, decision management and analytics. You can find the interview on...
by James Taylor | Aug 14, 2014 | Big Data, Decision Management
Check out this article –Â Business leaders need Rs not Vs: The 5 Rs of Big Data. I met Merritt,the author, at the TDWI Solution Summit on Advanced Analytics this spring. In the post, and in his subsequent work, he makes some great points. I really like his 5Rs...
by James Taylor | Aug 12, 2014 | Decision Management, Predictive Analytics
One of my students at UCI pointed me to this great Seth Godin post: Don’t measure anything unless the data helps you make a better decision or change your actions. If you’re not prepared to change your diet or your workouts, don’t get on the scale....
by James Taylor | Aug 12, 2014 | Decision Management, Predictive Analytics
One of the students on my UCI Class Business Goals for Predictive Analytics quoted his mentor in a discussion we were having about cross-referencing metrics or KPIs with the decisions that influence them. Only measure those things you are willing to change and be...
by James Taylor | Aug 5, 2014 | Decision Management
I am speaking on Industrializing Analytics for Better Decisions Everywhere at the Insurance Analytics Symposium in New Orleans, October 17. Insurers of all sizes know they must adopt analytics, especially predictive analytics, to maximize the value of their customers,...
