Alan Jacobson: How to Deliver Business Value from Advanced Analytics

Many companies want to do advanced analytics but don't know where to start. They lack data science teams, skills, and often struggle to find the right projects. In this episode, Wayne Eckerson and Alan Jacobson discuss the path companies need to follow to deliver consistent value from advanced analytics. Alan Jacobson is the chief data and analytics officer (CDAO) of Alteryx, driving key data initiatives and accelerating digital business transformation for the Alteryx global customer base. As CDAO, Jacobson leads the company’s data science practice as a best-in-class example of how a company can get maximum leverage out of its data and the insights it contains, responsible for data management and governance, product and internal data, and use of the Alteryx Platform to drive continued growth. Alan was recognized as a top leader in the global automotive industry as an Automotive Hall of Fame Leadership & Excellence award winner and an Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Engineering Society of Detroit, and works with the National Academy of Engineering and other organizations as an advisor on data science topics.