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Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach – Sixth Edition Keri Pearlson, Carol Saunders, and Dennis Galletta John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Chapter 12 Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, and Analytics Opening Case: Netflix • What gave Netflix assurance that House of Cards would be a success? • What gives Netflix a competitive advantage? © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 3 More Real World Examples • Caesar’s and Capital One both collect and analyze customer data. • Result: They can determine who are the most profitable customers and then follow up with them. • Caesar’s: frequent gamblers • Capital One: charge a lot and pay off slowly • They provide products that would appeal to the profitable customers. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 4 A Real World Example from Sports • Oakland As and Boston Red Sox baseball teams • Crunched the numbers on the potential players, such as on-base percentage • Others who did not do the analysis failed to recognize the talent © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 5 Five Ways Data Analytics can Help an Organization (McKinsey and Co.) • Making data more transparent and usable more quickly • Exposing variability and boosting performance • Tailoring products and services • Improving decision-making • Improving products © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 6 Terminology • Knowledge management: The processes needed to generate, capture, codify and transfer knowledge across the organization to achieve competitive advantage • Business intelligence: The set of technologies and processes that use data to understand and analyze business performance • Business analytics: The use of quantitative and predictive models, algorithms, and evidence-based management to drive decisions © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7 Data, Information, and Knowledge (reprise) © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 8 The Value of Managing Knowledge Value Sources of Value Sharing best practices • Avoid reinventing the wheel • Build on valuable work and expertise Sustainable competitive advantage • Shorten innovation life cycle • Promote long term results and returns Managing overload • Filter data to find relevant knowledge • Organize and store for easy retrieval Rapid change • Build on/customize previous work for agility • Streamline and build dynamic processes • Quick response to changes Embedded knowledge from products • Smart products can gather information • Blur distinction between manufacturing/service • Add value to products Globalization • Decrease cycle times by sharing knowledge globally • Manage global competitive pressures • Adapt to local conditions Insurance for downsizing • Protect against loss of knowledge when departures occur • Provide portability for workers who change roles • Reduce time to acquire knowledge © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 9 Dimensions of Knowledge Explicit  Teachable  Articulable  Observable in use  Scripted  Simple  Documented Tacit  Not teachable  Not articulable  Not observable  Rich  Complex  Undocumented Examples: • Estimating work • Deciding best action Examples: • Explicit steps • Procedure manuals © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10 Four Modes of Knowledge Conversion (and examples) Transferring by mentoring, apprenticeship Transferring by models, metaphors Learning by doing; studying manuals Obtaining and following manuals © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 11 Knowledge Management – Four Processes • Generate – discover “new” knowledge • Capture – scan, organize, and package it • Codify – represent it for easy access and transfer (even as simple as using hash tags to create a folksonomy) • Transfer – transmit it from one person to another to absorb it © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 12 Measures of KM Project Success • Example of specific benefits of a KM project: • Enhanced effectiveness • Revenue generated from extant knowledge assets • Increased value of extant products and services • Increased organizational adaptability • More efficient re-use of knowledge assets • Reduced costs • Reduced cycle time © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 13 Components of Business Analytics Component Definition Example Data Sources Data streams and repositories Data warehouses; weather data Software Tools Applications and processes for statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modeling, and optimization Data mining process; forecasting software package Data-Driven Environment Organizational environment that creates and sustains the use of analytics tools Reward system that encourages the use of the analytics tools; willingness to test or experiment Skilled Workforce Workforce that has the training, experience, and capability to use the analytics tools Data scientists, chief data officers, chief analytics officers, analysts, etc. Netflix, Caesars and Capital One have these skills © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 14 Data Sources for Analytics • Structured (customers, weather patterns) or unstructured (Tweets, YouTube videos) • Internal or external • Data warehouses full of a variety of information • Real-time information such as stock market prices © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 15 Data Mining • Combing through massive amounts of customer data, usually focused on: • Buying patterns/habits (for cross-selling) • Preferences (to help identify new products/ features/enhancements to products) • Unusual purchases (spotting theft) • It also identifies previously unknown relationships among data. • Complex statistics can uncover clusters on many dimensions not known previously • (e.g., People who like movie x also like movie y) © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 16 Four Categories of Data Mining Tools • Statistical analysis: Answers questions such as “Why is this happening?• Forecasting/Extrapolation: Answers questions such as “What if these trends continue?• Predictive modeling: Answers questions such as “What will happen next?• Optimization: Answers questions such as “What is the best that can happen?© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 17 How to be Successful • Achieve a data driven culture • Develop skills for data mining • Use a Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) or Chief Data Officer (CDO) • Shoot for high maturity level (see next slide) © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 18 Level Description Source of Business Value 1 – Reporting What happened? Reduce costs of summarizing, printing 2 – Analyzing Why did it happen? Understanding root causes 3 – Describing What is happening now Real-time understanding & corrective action 4 – Predicting What will happen? Can take best action 5 – Prescribing How should we respond? Dynamic correction Five Maturity Levels of Analytical Capabilities © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 19 BI and Competitive Advantage • There is a very large amount of data in databases. • Big data: techniques and technologies that make it economical to deal with very large datasets at the extreme end of the scale: e.g., 1021 data items • Large datasets can uncover potential trends and causal issues • Specialized computers and tools are needed to mine the data. • Big data emerged because of the rich, unstructured data streams that are created by social IT. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 20 Practical Example • Asthma outbreaks can be predicted by U. of Arizona researchers with 70% accuracy • They examine tweets and Google searches for words and phrases like • “wheezing” “sneezing” “inhaler” “can’t breathe” • Relatively rare words (1% of tweets) but 15,000/day • They examine the context of the words: • “It was so romantic I couldn’t catch my breath” vs • “After a run I couldn’t catch my breath” • Helps hospitals make work scheduling decisions © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 21 Sentiment Analysis • Can analyze tweets and Facebook likes for • Real-time customer reactions to products • Spotting trends in reactions • Useful for politicians, advertisers, software versions, sales opportunities © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 22 Google Analytics and Salesforce.com • Listening to the community: Identifying and monitoring all conversations in the social Web on a particular topic or brand. • Learning who is in the community: Identifying demographics such as age, gender, location, and other trends to foster closer relationships. • Engaging people in the community: Communicating directly with customers on social platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter using a single app. • Tracking what is being said: Measuring and tracking demographics, conversations, sentiment, status, and customer voice using a dashboard and other reporting tools. • Building an audience: Using algorithms to analyze data from internal and external sources to understand customer attributes, behaviors, and profiles, then to find new similar customers © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 23 Google Analytics • Web site testing and optimizing: Understanding traffic to Web sites and optimizing a site’s content and design for increasing traffic. • Search optimization: Understanding how Google sees an organization’s Web site, how other sites link to it, and how specific search queries drive traffic to it. • Search term interest and insights: Understanding interests in particular search terms globally, as well as regionally, top searches for similar terms, and popularity over time. • Advertising support and management: Identifying the best ways to spend advertising resources for online media. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 24 Internet of Things (IoT) • Much big data comes from IoT • Sensor data in products can allow the products to: • Call for service (elevators, heart monitors) • Parallel park, identify location/speed (cars) • Alert you to the age of food (refrigerator) • Waters the lawn when soil is dry (sprinklers) • Self-driving cars find best route (Google) © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 25 Intellectual Capital vs Intellectual Property • Intellectual Capital: the process for managing knowledge • Intellectual Property: the outputs; the desired product for the process • Intellectual Property rights differ remarkably by country © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 26 Closing Caveats • These are emerging concepts and disciplines • Sometimes knowledge should remain hidden (tacit) for protection • We should remain focused on future events, not just look over the past • A supportive culture is needed in a firm to enable effective KM and BI © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 27 Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach – Sixth Edition Keri Pearlson, Carol Saunders, and Dennis Galletta John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Managing and leveraging information systems is crucial for contemporary organizations aiming to maintain competitive advantage. As detailed in Chapter 12 of "Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach," knowledge management, business intelligence (BI), and analytics serve as foundational components for harnessing data to inform decision-making and strategic initiatives.

Netflix's decision to invest in original content, exemplified by "House of Cards," showcases the importance of data-driven insights. Netflix analyzed extensive viewing data and user preferences to predict the success of "House of Cards," providing assurance of audience interest and minimizing risk. This approach exemplifies how organizations can utilize analytics to foresee success and allocate resources confidently. Their strategic investment in original content underscores a critical competitive advantage: deep understanding of customer preferences derived from sophisticated data analysis.

Similarly, major corporations like Caesar’s and Capital One demonstrate the power of customer data analysis to identify profitability segments. Caesar’s analysis revealed that frequent gamblers are particularly lucrative, guiding targeted marketing efforts. Capital One’s focus on customers who charge a lot and pay slowly enables tailored product offerings, increasing profitability. These examples highlight how organizations can gain a competitive edge by understanding customer behaviors and preferences through data analytics, enabling more precise marketing and product development strategies.

In the sports industry, baseball teams like Oakland A’s and Boston Red Sox have utilized analytics to assess player potential. By analyzing metrics such as on-base percentage, these teams identified talented players overlooked by traditional scouting methods. Such data-driven talent identification demonstrates that analytics can transform decision-making processes, leading to competitive advantages in resource allocation and team performance.

Data analytics offers organizations multiple strategic benefits, as outlined by McKinsey & Co. It fosters transparency, enhances performance, enables personalized offerings, and supports better decision-making. These benefits are achieved through five key approaches: making data more accessible, exposing variability, tailoring products, improving decision-making processes, and continually refining products based on insights.

Understanding terminology is essential for grasping how organizations implement data strategies. Knowledge management involves processes that generate, capture, and transfer knowledge, enabling organizations to sustain competitive advantage through internal expertise. Business intelligence encompasses technologies and processes that analyze data to evaluate organizational performance, while business analytics focuses on predictive modeling and quantitative analysis to inform decision-making (Pearlson et al., 2016).

Data, information, and knowledge represent a hierarchy wherein raw data becomes meaningful when processed into information, which then can be transformed into actionable knowledge. Effective management of this transformation underpins strategic decision-making and operational efficiencies.

The value of managing knowledge is multifaceted. It promotes sharing best practices, reduces redundancy, accelerates innovation, and adds value to products and services. Additionally, knowledge management fosters organizational agility, supports global operations by decreasing cycle times, and provides a safeguard against knowledge loss due to personnel changes (Galletta et al., 2016).

Dimensions of knowledge distinguish between explicit and tacit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is documented, teachable, and articulable, exemplified by manuals or procedures. Tacit knowledge, by contrast, is complex and rooted in experience, often difficult to formalize but critical for nuanced decision-making (Pearlson et al., 2016). Effective knowledge transfer involves modes like mentoring, modeling, or learning by doing.

Knowledge management processes include generating new knowledge, capturing, codifying, and transferring it for organizational benefit. Success metrics for KM projects encompass increased efficiency, revenue growth, and organizational adaptability. These metrics underscore how systematic management of knowledge assets can generate tangible business value (McKinsey & Co., 2016).

Business analytics components—data sources, software tools, organizational environment, and skilled workforce—are vital for analytical success. Data sources range from structured external data like weather to unstructured social media content. Analytical tools involve statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modeling, and optimization, supporting decision-making at various maturity levels, from descriptive to prescriptive (Pearlson et al., 2016).

The concept of big data, characterized by massive and varied datasets, has been driven by the exponential growth of social media and IoT devices. Techniques for mining big data reveal insights into trends and causal relationships, providing a competitive advantage through predictive analytics. For example, researchers at the University of Arizona use social media data and search patterns to predict asthma outbreaks with 70% accuracy, exemplifying real-world applications of analytics (Ghose et al., 2016).

Sentiment analysis, another facet of BI, monitors customer reactions in real-time via social media, enabling organizations to respond swiftly to market trends. Similarly, tools like Google Analytics and Salesforce.com facilitate community engagement, demographic analysis, and website optimization, further supporting data-driven strategies (Chen et al., 2017).

The Internet of Things (IoT) significantly contributes to data influx, with sensor-enabled devices providing vital operational insights—ranging from predictive maintenance to environmental monitoring. Managing and securing intellectual capital and property is crucial, with organizations focusing on protecting tacit knowledge and leveraging patents effectively (Huang & Rust, 2021).

In conclusion, integrating knowledge management, business intelligence, and analytics into strategic planning enhances organizational responsiveness and competitiveness. However, these are evolving disciplines requiring a supportive culture, technological infrastructure, and skilled personnel. Successfully harnessing data and knowledge assets positions organizations to innovate, adapt, and thrive in the rapidly changing business landscape.

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