Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. Most organizations have invested heavily in using data to enhance ...

Decisions are the lifeblood of business. From the c-suite to frontline employees, decisions are constantly being made at all levels within organizations. Some are consequential and irreversible, but ...

Last month, Results for America released the 2022 Invest in What Works State Standard of Excellence, an analysis that highlighted the work of eight states around data-driven decision-making. This year ...

The Army’s investment in technical capabilities in collecting, storing, and disseminating data has dramatically increased. Advancements in the volume (size and scope), velocity (speed of data ...

In an era where artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of our lives, education stands at a pivotal crossroads. With increasing access to data and powerful analytic ...

Tactical Air Control Party specialists at the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct reconnaissance training, Aug. 03, 2021, at Fort Carson Army Base. The training provided instruction and ...

The U.S. Army must exceed the pace of our adversaries at our ability to exploit and process data to drive decision-making; decision-making then becomes the focal point for why data is critical. The ...

A new commentary in the journal Nature by UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of Economics Peter Christensen and co-authors recommends how to collect and apply evidence in order to achieve the greatest ...

We live in a data-centric world, with artificial intelligence (AI) as the engine that increasingly drives decision-making. Companies and government agencies all seek to make smarter decisions, often ...

For as long as there have been decisions, people have used facts (lately known as data) to make them, along with reason and intuition. Nowadays, though, data often seems to be making decisions for us.

In today’s fast-paced and information-driven world, making well-informed decisions requires more than just intuition. It demands access to reliable data, efficient analysis, and clear visualization.

You often hear entrepreneurs say, “We don’t know what we don’t know,” when talking about deficiencies in data gathering. But when you have data in silos, it’s more a case of “We don’t know what we DO ...