“Analytics centers of excellence serve as the nucleus of an organization’s data transformation efforts,” says Mike Chapple, adjunct analyst with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP). “The center brings together talented staff organized around the common purpose of unlocking the value hidden in business data. Using a centralized approach helps analytics efforts gain the resources they need and develop traction within existing organizational structures that might be otherwise resistant to change.”

IDC Research Report published June 2019.

Read the full report: IDC PlanScape: Building an Analytics Center of Excellence