Predictive Analytics World

Dealing with the age old barrier to analytics – business understanding

February 7, 2012

Patrick over at Figurs sent out a newsletter that highlighted an article from 2010 Biggest Barriers to Business Analytics Adoption: People. The article highlighted the people and organizational issues in adopting business analytics and #1 was “Lack of understanding of how to use analytics to improve the business”. While it’s been a while since this was [...]

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Discount for Predictive Analytics World San Francisco 2012

January 9, 2012

Predictive Analytics World San Francisco 2012 is coming at the beginning of March and as a speaker (I am presenting Five Growth Scenarios for Predictive Analytics in the Cloud on the 5th), a workshop host (Business-friendly Data Mining with Decision Management on the 8th) and a blog partner I have  a discount code for you all. Use DMSBP12 to [...]

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Workshop: Business-friendly Data Mining with Decision Management

December 19, 2011

[ March 8, 2012; ] I am running a workshop on Business-Friendly Data Mining with Decision Management at Predictive Analytics World in San Francisco March 8, 2012. Aimed at analytic, business and IT professionals interested in improving their business with advanced analytics, this one day workshop on business friendly data mining with Decision Management will show you how to:

Improve business/analytics/IT collaboration [...]

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Predictive Analytics World Session: Five Growth Scenarios for Predictive Analytics in the Cloud

November 18, 2011

[ March 5, 2012; 10:40 am to 11:00 am. ] I am speaking at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco,  March 5th on Five Growth Scenarios for Predictive Analytics in the Cloud.
Predictive analytics and cloud technologies are hot topics individually, but how can you use them together? In this session industry expert James Taylor will discuss the use cases for predictive analytics in the cloud. He [...]

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First results from the Predictive Analytics in the Cloud survey

October 6, 2011

We have had great response to our Predictive Analytics in the Cloud survey – thanks to KD Nuggets for their support in particular this last week – and I have recorded a podcast with some of the initial highlights. We are leaving the survey open through the end of Predictive Analytics World so you can [...]

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Decision Management related events Fall 2011

August 23, 2011

This is an update of an earlier post on Decision Technology Events for October 2011
There are a number of great events related to Decision Management themes and technology platforms this Fall.  Here’s my list so far:

Computerworld BI & Analytics Perspectives 2011, 18-20 September, Phoenix, AZ @BIAPCW
I am giving the opening keynote “From Business Intelligence to Predictive [...]

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New white paper on uplift modeling with predictive analytics

June 30, 2011

My buddy Eric Siegel has just released a new white paper on Uplift Modeling: Predictive Analytics Can’t Optimize Marketing Decisions Without It. Here’s what he says about it:
To drive business decisions for maximal impact, analytical models must predict the marketing influence of each decision on customer buying behavior. Uplift modeling provides the means [...]

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Decision technology events for October 2011

May 23, 2011

There are a number of great events related to Decision Management themes and technology platforms this October. Here’s my list so far for October 2011

Teradata Partners Conference and Expo 2-6 October, San Diego, CA
This is a great conference for anyone using or considering Teradata. I assume that this year there will be a solid set [...]

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First Look – Yottamine

May 18, 2011

I met the folks from Yottamine at Predictive Analytics World and got a chance to get a demo and an update recently. Yottamine is focused on helping companies build predictive models and see three main challenges for building good predictive models:

An ever increasing amount of data makes building models harder and requires more storage and [...]

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Predictive Analytics World Workshop: Driving Enterprise Decisions with Business Analytics

May 17, 2011

[ October 18, 2011; 6:00 am to 1:30 pm. ] I am giving a workshop on Driving Enterprise Decisions with Business Analytics at Predictive Analytics World in New York all day on Tuesday October 18th.

Putting business analytics to work is top of mind for organizations like yours. Business agility and operational responsiveness are more important than ever. There is a real opportunity to use analytics [...]

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Predictive Analytics World Presentation: Next Generation Claims Systems

May 17, 2011

[ October 19, 2011; 7:45 am to 8:05 am. ] I am giving a presentation on “Next Generation Claims Systems” at Predictive Analytics World in New York on Wednesday October 19 at 10:45am Eastern.

Today’s insurance claims systems deliver value by increasing efficiency through process automation and workflow. The use of manual decision points within these processes and systems, however, creates bottlenecks and under-utilizes company expertise. [...]

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Newly updated white paper – Putting Predictive Analytics to work in Operations

May 15, 2011

As part of our ongoing efforts at Decision Management Solutions to promote the discipline of Decision Management we have been updating our white papers. I already blogged about a new white paper focused on Business Process Management – The Decisions at the heart of your process – and our update of Maximizing the value of [...]

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The New Quantitative Era: Creating Successful Business Change with Analytics

March 15, 2011

Tom Davenport kicked off the second day of Predictive Analytics World with a keynote on the new era of quantitative, or data-driven business. Various analytic threads – web analytics, HR analytics, actuarial, predictive marketing and supply chain – are coming together in really what is best described as Enterprise analytics. The world is changing and [...]

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5 ways predictive analytics cuts enterprise risk

March 14, 2011

Eric Siegel opened Predictive Analytics World with a view of using predictive analytics in enterprise risk management. Eric began by giving some examples of “macro” risk – single, catastrophic risk events. But his focus, and the focus of predictive analytics, is on “micro” risk – risk-based micro decisions in my terminology. These are risk decisions [...]

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Last chance for an early bird rate to hear me speak at Predictive Analytics World

January 26, 2011

The early bird rate for Predictive Analytics World expires on Monday so now is a great time to register for the event. I am giving my popular workshop – Driving Enterprise Decisions with Business Analytics – on the Sunday and speaking on the Tuesday on “Deploying Analytics with a Rules-Based Infrastructure“. I am also participating [...]

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Deploying Analytics with a Rules-Based Infrastructure at Predictive Analytis World San Francisco 2011

November 19, 2010

[ March 15, 2011; 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm. ]

I am speaking on Deploying Analytics with a Rules-Based Infrastructure at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco 2011.

An analytic model that is not in use has no value to an organization so analytic deployment is critical. And when analytic models must be applied to operational decisions – micro decisions about a single customer, a single claim [...]

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Super-early bird price for Predictive Analytics World San Francisco

November 19, 2010

The next Predictive Analytics World is going to be in San Francisco in March next year (March 14-15 at the Marriott Marquis). This is one of my favorite events and I will be giving a workshop and speaking. You can take advantage of the super early bird rate and save $200. This low rate [...]

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Workshop at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco 2011

November 19, 2010

[ March 13, 2011; ] ??I am giving my workshop “Driving Enterprise Decisions with Business Analytics” at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco. This workshop covers the principles of Decision Management, its application to critical business processes, and the appropriate use of available technology. We show you how to identify and prioritize the operational decisions that drive your organization’s success, introduce [...]

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PARC Research – Exploiting unstructured data for predictive applications #pawcon

October 20, 2010

Bo and Lawrence from PARC presented some work on contextual intelligence research designed to exploit unstructured data for novel predictive applications. PARC is now an independent business unit focused on the Business of Breakthroughs, working with Xerox and with other companies. The new focus means they work on a wide range of problems and aim [...]

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Fighting fraud at MetLife Auto and Home #pawcon

October 20, 2010

David McMichael of MetLife came next. MetLife Auto and Home is a mid size P&C insurance arm within the overall MetLife group. David runs the Quantitative Research and Modeling team within the actuarial department. Team has grown over the last few years with a diverse set of people, something they find very valuable and expanded [...]

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