{"product_id":"the-sentient-enterprise-9781119438861","title":"The Sentient Enterprise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohan and Oliver have been very fortunate to have intimate views into the data challenges that face the largest organizations and institutions across every possible industryand what they have been hearing about for some time is how the business needs to use data and analytics to their advantage. They continually hear the same issues, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe''re spending valuable meeting time wondering why everyone''s data doesn''t match up.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe can''t leverage our economies of scale while remaining agile with data.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe need self-serve apps that let the enterprise experiment with data and accelerate the development process.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe need to get on a more predictive curve to ensure long-term success.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo really address the data concerns of today''s enterprise, they wanted to find a way to help enterprises achieve the success they seek. Not as a prescriptive processbut a methodology to become agile and leverage data and analytics to drive a competitive \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Reimagining the Enterprise 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruption and Decision Making 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Disruption at Cisco: On Purpose and at Scale 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Disrupt in Sustainable Ways 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytic Pain Points and a Self-Service Revolution 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccess and Control 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Necessary Evolution 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It All Together 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Leveraging an Expanding Universe of Data 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Universe of Data: Expanding Exponentially with New Sources 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGame-Changing Capabilities 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell-Intentioned Anarchy 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Marts and Their Discontents 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Solution? “LinkedIn for Analytics” 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Back to eBay: Fulfilling the Analytics Mandate 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Agile Data Platform 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetaining Agility at Scale 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking Waterfall Methodologies 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgile Analytics 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpreading Agility Company-Wide with the Virtual Data Mart 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Virtual Data Mart (by Any Other Name) in Action 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime Boxing 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFewer Requirements, More Prototypes 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics on Analytics 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking It Real with the Layered Data Architecture 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving Change in the Auto Industry 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemembering the Big Picture 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Behavioral Data Platform 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonalized—If Not Personal—Interaction 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Measures for Success, Built on Behavioral Data 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Behavioral Data for Real-World Business Challenges 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehavioral Data Is Everywhere 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgile Systems for Behavioral Data 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack Inside the Layered Data Architecture 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaping Value and Insight 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProactive Data Standards and Designing for the Unknown 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Collaborative Ideation Platform 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding “Anti-Social” Analytics 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Metadata at Scale 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration and Context at Scale 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMerchandising Analytic Insights 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying on the Path to Value through Analytics on Analytics 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption Takes Time 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperationalizing Insights 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Analytical Application Platform 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning Analytic Insight into Action Across the Organization 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons from the Cloud 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an App Economy for the Enterprise 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevOps to Make It Real 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLess ETL . . . 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e. . . More “Data Listening” 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetup for Sentience 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Autonomous Decisioning Platform 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast-Changing Capabilities 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Driving Cars … and Companies 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“System of Systems” Building Blocks for Sentience 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgorithms: A Must-Have for Autonomous Decisioning 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategically Applying Algorithmic Intelligence in the Enterprise 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgorithmic “Magic” 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics on Algorithms to Improve Decision Making 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Algorithms on the Home Stretch to Sentience 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgility as the Ultimate Litmus Test 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Implementing Your Course to Sentience 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsk the Right Questions, Warts and All 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgile Strategic Planning Is Not an Oxymoron 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdopt a Start-Up Mind-Set and Don’t Boil the Ocean 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePick the Right Internal Partners to Demonstrate Value 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbrace Agile Project Management Strategies 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbrace Concurrency, Ensure Scalability 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign in Governance That’s Seamless and Repeatable 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimize a Workforce to Act Fast, Fail Fast, and Scale Fast 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It’s the Culture, Stupid” 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407056970071,"sku":"9781119438861","price":19.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119438861.jpg?v=1730498021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sentient-enterprise-9781119438861","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}