More C-Suite Support Needed for Analytics

Key Consideration
One-half of IT execs base the majority of their strategic decisions upon data and analytics.

Early Returns
Nearly 40% are seeing rapid ROI on their analytics investment within the first six months of adoption.

Vote of Confidence
66% think highly of the quality of data and analytics in their organization.

Holistic Effort
56% say their analytics strategy is determined by the enterprise as a whole, as opposed to only IT or only business.

Cross-Department Collaboration
53% think highly of what business and IT are doing together in pursuing analytic projects.

Roadblock
Nearly two-thirds say some form of political and executive resistance is the primary barrier in realizing the full value of their analytics investments.

Value Driver
75% say analytics primarily generates revenue and innovation, as opposed to controlling costs and risks.

Mixed Data
One-third use tangible and intangible metrics to measure the impact of analytics investments.

Existing Analytics Capabilities of Organizations
Query and reporting: 73%, Data visualization: 58%, Data mining: 57%

Open Book
52% say their organizations can analyze free-form text, and 29% are planning to.

Vocalized Initiative
42% say their organization can conduct voice analytics, and 38% are planning to.

Cloudy Future
More than one-third can conduct analytics in the cloud, and more than one-quarter are planning to.

Mobile Migration
35% can perform mobile analytics, and 33% are planning to.