Whether you work with IT, compliance or at C-level, you would have heard of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation by now. With the compliance deadline of May 2018 fast approaching, hopefully, you have already started taking necessary steps to prevent your company from incurring massive fines. How do
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Let’s start with a question. Do you see risk management as: The responsibility of the Chief Risk Officer, involving a lot of paperwork, and largely a tickbox exercise with no real benefits, but something we have to do; or Everyone’s responsibility, and a chance to have some difficult conversations in
Governments are already using data and analytics in a number of ways to help them become better informed and provide superior services for their citizens. For both central and local governments, an increasing number of back end processing and citizen engagement opportunities are emerging for smart use of artificial intelligence
The unfolding digital economy is delivering on its promises, from deliveries by drones within the hour to selective monitoring of the elderly to provide professional care in the comfort of their home. With these higher service levels come the associated trauma of disruption for those in the delivery process. The
In fast growth markets like the Middle East, supply chain stakeholders are moving quickly to deploy instrumentation for greater visibility and better tracking. The move towards supply chain transparency is a big issue. But how will it be helped or hindered by the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Look forward to what might happen during the year these days includes scanning an ever-growing list of predictions. For a few weeks, every platform and portal has been full of forecasts for 2017, including on trends in the Internet of Things (IoT). I usually take these forecasts with a pinch
Project management, the uninitiated tend to assume, is project management. You draw up the plan, assess the risks, and then deliver. A project manager can shift from project to project without any difficulty. But that’s not quite true, especially in business analytics. Managing business analytics projects is not quite like
We move closer to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. SAS colleagues have been writing about its effects, and what actions companies can take to address these issues. Looking at these articles, I found myself reading a story behind these articles. Kicking off the
To make faster and more accurate decisions for better results is an everyday battle to management in organizations. Those who use data wisely will be the winners. Becoming a data driven organization is the key, but it often requires a change of mindset and stepping out of the old habits.
Digitalization is supposed to change everything, or perhaps even revolutionize everything, in both our private and professional lives. The way we live and work will change to match a digital society, whether we like it or not. Structures and organizational forms in companies will also change. And these changes will