Over the last few decades, the growth of Business Intelligence has enabled companies to streamline many processes and expand into new markets on an unprecedented scale. New BI technologies are also enabling mass collaboration and innovation. However, implementation of these BI solutions often gives rise to new challenges. Business Intelligence Success Factors shows you how to turn those challenges into opportunities by mastering five key skills.
Olivia Parr Rud shares insights gained from her two decades of experience in Business Intelligence to offer the latest practices that are emerging in organizational development. Written to help enhance your understanding of the current business climate and to provide the tools necessary to thrive in this new global economy, Business Intelligence Success Factors examines the components of chaos theory, complex adaptive systems, quantum physics, and evolutionary biology. A scientific framework for these new corporate issues helps explain why developing these key competencies are critical, given the speed of change, globalization, as well as advancements in technology and Business Intelligence.
Divided into four cohesive parts, Business Intelligence Success Factors explores:
Move beyond mere survival to realize breakaway success in the global economy with the practical guidance found in Business Intelligence Success Factors.
Business Intelligence Success Factors: Tools for Aligning Your Business in the Global Economy| Olivia Parr Rud (Author) | Wiley
Table of Contents
Part One The Landscape
Chapter 1. The Evolving Business Landscape
Navigating Uncharted Waters, Shifting from Reactive to Proactive, Strategies for Capturing Value, Motivation for Change, The Evolving Organization.
chapter 2. Models from Science and Nature
Quantum Physics, Evolutionary Biology and Living Systems, Complexity Science and Chaos, Systems Theory and Systems Thinking.
Part Two The Success Factors
Chapter 3. Effective Communication
Benefits of Effective Communication, Principles of Communication, Communication in a High-Tech Economy, Nonverbal Communication, Theory of Relational Coordination, Principles of Dialogue, Art of Listening, Storytelling.
Chapter 4. Collaboration
Collaborating for the Future, Creating a Collaborative Culture, Building Collaborative Teams, Value of Trust, Collaborative Technologies, Collaboration in Action: A Case Study.
Chapter 5. Innovation
Creativity, Innovation in the Marketplace, Tips from the Field.
Chapter 6. Adaptability
The Shifting Paradigm, Traditional Methods, The New Paradigm, Models for Adaptive Organizations, Leveraging Chaos in Organizations, Conflict Resolution: A Living Systems Approach, The Learning Organization, A New Global Organization.
Chapter 7. Leadership
The Conscious Leader, Social Intelligence, Paradox of Empowerment,10 Principles for Leading a Dynamic Organization, Tapping Organizational Wisdom.
Part Three Models and Practices
Chapter 8. Systems Thinking
Basics of Systems Thinking, Systems View of Business Analytics.
Chapter 9. Holacracy
Evolving the Organization, Introducing Holacracy, Organizational Structure, Organizational Control, Core Practices, Shared Language and Meaning.
Part Four Beyond Our Corporate Borders
Chapter 10. Possibilities Holacracy in the World, Edgewalkers, Organizations on Purpose, Bottom Line.
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Suggested Reading
About the Author
Index
LINK FOR THE BOOK