Data gone awry, Part 1: Will your business data deceive you?
.@philsimon on whether big data and analytics offer true guarantees.
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Author, Speaker, and Professor
Author, Speaker, and Professor
Phil Simon is a keynote speaker and recognized technology expert. He is the award-winning author of eight management books, most recently Analytics: The Agile Way. His ninth will be Slack For Dummies (April, 2020, Wiley) He consults organizations on matters related to strategy, data, analytics, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, CNN, Wired, The New York Times, and many other sites. He teaches information systems and analytics at Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business.
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