Companies increasingly rely on a relatively scarce resource to maintain their competitive edge: the people who are able to use statistics; rigorous quantitative or qualitative analysis; and information-modeling techniques to make business decisions. Or, in shorthand, “analytical talent.”
For business leaders, the importance of such people poses several challenges, but in our experience one question stands out: What’s the best way to organize analysts? Executives have to decide whether they should be centralized or decentralized; “charged out” to the rest of the business as consultants or be made available as a free resource; and where and to whom they should report. New Accenture research helps companies determine the optimal way to organize and retain their increasingly valuable analytical talent.
Authors: Elizabeth Craig, Henry Egan, Jeanne G. Harris
Source: “Accenture”
Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
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