Accenture-Analytics-Operating-Model Ref PDF
Accenture-Analytics-Operating-Model Ref PDF
Driven Transformation
Building and Sustaining Analytics
Capabilities across the Enterprise
2 ACCENTURE ANALYTICS OPERATING MODEL BENCHMARKING STUDY, NOVEMBER 2015
Analytics, as a business discipline, We see many companies accelerating performers.2 This is creating a competitive
has been on many corporate agendas their investments in analytics capabilities landscape of “haves” and “have nots” in
for a number of years now. Leaders and strategies. We found that companies which many companies are undertaking
are establishing a center of gravity for major transformational initiatives to catch
across industries recognize that, in
analytics led by a Chief Data and Analytics up with the high performers who have been
today’s competitive landscape, Officer (CDAO). Companies are also creating building their capabilities for years. In order
insight-driven decisions are the agile analytics governance and value to drill down on these findings in Winning
key to developing a competitive realization offices to help ensure that in Analytics research, we conducted a
advantage. However, we believe that they are getting an appropriate return on deep-dive benchmarking study on analytics
the use of analytics to create a analytics investments. In addition, they are operating models in order to better
competitive advantage is about to paying close attention to talent sourcing understand how high performing companies
become even more widespread. The and planning as talent is in short supply. are organizing their capabilities.
increased growth in data sources They are focusing on faster deployment
of new analytics capabilities and tools by
and the ubiquitous nature of
piloting with the intent to scale. Finally,
analytics is creating an environment
they are focused on raising the analytics IQ
where robust analytics capabilities of the entire organization through training
are needed just to keep pace. To programs and new ways of working, such as
prepare for this environment and try using immersive analytics environments.
to attain the most value from their ANALYTICS OPERATING
data, many companies are evolving We believe that this focus on building MODEL BENCHMARKING
analytics capabilities can increase as
beyond just using analytics and are
companies come under pressure to
STUDY—METHODOLOGY
transforming themselves to build an demonstrate the value from analytics.
insight-powered enterprise. Our recent Winning in Analytics research To better understand how companies
study supported this notion by showing are structuring their analytics
To help gain a greater understanding of organizations and incorporating
these transformations, we studied what the that high performing companies are
embedding predictive analytics insights analytics into decision-making
most analytically mature companies are processes, Accenture conducted an
doing differently to understand the tangible into key business processes twice as much
as low performers, they are winning the analytics benchmarking study based
value from analytics, and how their on detailed online interviews with
practices might be adopted by companies competition for analytics talent through
multi-pronged talent sourcing strategies, more than 100 companies around
less far along the maturity curve. We also the world.
drew upon our own insights, taken from they are leveraging more advanced
working with companies in varied industries tools and techniques, and investing at Respondents held titles of director
and geographies, to look at ways in which a much higher rate.1 In fact, we found and higher and 75 percent were
companies can improve their analytics that 53 percent of high performers plan from C-suite roles. Companies
operating models to better leverage their to significantly increase their analytics included a range of industries and
analytics investments. investment over the next three years, geographies and were selected
compared to only nine percent of low on the basis of their analytical
sophistication.
Just a few years ago, companies were still mature companies well along the path to
in exploration mode, trying to balance the an agile, integrated analytics operating
benefits of centralized analytics resources model (as seen in Figure 1 below) with
against their business units’ demands for representation at the most senior levels of
ready access to analytics expertise.3 the organization. Accenture has worked
on defining an operating model framework
The Analytics Operating Model
to account for activities supporting
Benchmarking Study suggests that
performance and applying analytics within
companies are looking to more aggressively
the organization.
transform their analytics operating
model and drive change, with the most
Insight-Driven Decisions*
Outcome Measurement*
6 Capability Development
The industrialization of functional and
technical analytics capabilities and skills to
move up the analytics maturity scale
*Process-centric components
Business
Data
Domain
Scientist
Expert
Data Visualization
Engineer Expert
Creativity
Data Integration
Data Visualization
Software Development
Systems Administration
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4 They deploy new
capabilities faster.
One of the biggest challenges for analytics
Using Analytics to
Re-think and Revamp
for the real-time scoring of
credit line increases for customers.
This helped produce an increase
organizations is to establish an operating Consumer Engagement in annual operating income.
model with a view to scaling priority
capabilities, especially in light of the The consumer banking operation With the data and rules engine,
roadblocks posed by existing analytics skills of a major multinational bank was the bank was able to identify the
and in-place data architectures. Leading suffering drop-offs in their net cause of the drop-off in customer
analytics organizations deploy new, agile promoter scores and wanted to satisfaction—and it was not what
technologies, as well as hybrid architectures understand why. They had a very they had thought. The most affluent
and specifically designed toolsets, to help complex and convoluted technology customer segments were the most
achieve speed to capability and desired environment with a slow, costly and digitally savvy, and they were
outcomes. One distinguishing characteristic inflexible legacy infrastructure. It dissatisfied with their experience
of fast-moving companies is that they took on average 9-12 months to on the Web and on mobile devices.
pilot with the intent to scale; that is, they develop and deploy new models (for The bank had thought that service
establish the right mindset, processes example, credit risk scoring for loans fees were the issue, and while
and accountability in advance, then move or credit line increases). service fees were an issue across all
quickly to test, learn, refine and implement. segments, the key issue for the most
The bank had a vision of leveraging
We believe that scaling priority capabilities analytics to improve their overall profitable customers was the online
requires new approaches and mindsets for customer experience yet they and mobile experience.
many organizations. These organizations needed the technical capability The bank is now moving towards an
may need to “unlearn” what has already to enable this strategy. They also “always on” capability to improve
been learned; for example, they may need to wanted to leverage big data the customer experience and
bring the data to the analytics, rather than technologies as an alternative to thereby improve customer retention
the other way around. There may also be traditional approaches for both speed and profitability. By leveraging an
differences in the way teams with statistical to capability and cost benefits. inter-disciplinary blend of skills—
backgrounds tackle scaling problems, using a
Accenture worked with the bank data scientists, visualization experts,
hypothesis/test/verify framework.
on a data and analytics strategy data architects, and business
Many organizations have already begun evaluation leading to a roadmap domain experts—the bank was able
addressing these issues. Within the for them to become more dynamic to understand the insights and act
Analytics Operating Model Benchmarking and more real-time, and to improve quicker to design and implement
Study, 68 percent of respondents said that the customer experience. The first solutions. This innovative project at
the need for a relentless focus on scaling area of focus was to revamp the the core of the bank’s operating
key, priority capabilities was a top learning technology infrastructure so that system helped the bank realize a
gained from designing and implementing the bank could achieve desired faster return on its technology and
their analytics organization. By prioritizing outcomes. The next step was to analytics investments.
the scaling of capabilities, companies develop a data library using open
stated that they were able to optimize source technology rules engines
analytics investments, rationalize vendors
and suppliers, improve talent acquisition,
and rationalize data and tools.
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commands a greater share of enterprise Start by aligning on the North Star for analytics by
resources, companies will need to transform determining where your company is in its journey and what it
their analytics operating models, or, where needs to do to develop sustainable capabilities to reach its goals.
transformation has been completed, to refine SELECT This is often driven by an understanding of the organization’s
those models to reflect changing realities. AN AGILE existing talent, tools, and investments so that gaps, redundancies
These include vast new quantities of data APPROACH. and opportunities can be identified. Knowing the current
(from the Internet of Things and elsewhere) landscape will also help to prioritize investments in capabilities
needing organization and analysis, as well as and will serve as an input to the analytics operating model,
new technologies and competition for scarce governance structure and ways of working between the
resources in talent and other areas. functions. It is also important to identify a Chief Data and
Analytics Officer or equivalent individual with the authority
Many of the companies we studied, and
and accountability to initiate and manage the journey.
many of the companies we work with, have
extracted enormous value from analytics
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and are significantly increasing their
investments in hope of accelerating new Experiment with team structures and other approaches to
product development, opening new markets, ensure that talent from all required disciplines is identified,
enhancing their customers’ experience organized effectively, and retained. Companies should explore
and ultimately becoming an insight-driven
DEVELOP non-traditional ways of identifying “diamonds in the rough”
enterprise.
INDUSTRIALIZED or untapped analytical talent such as innovative marketing or
EXECUTION partnerships with academia. Once the talent has been hired,
There is, however, much more to be done. CAPABILITIES. analytics pods often serve as a means to effectively deploy
Functional business leaders recognize the analytics resources. Further, look at governance as a way to
promise of analytics and will continue quickly empower and drive programs, rather than as a control
to apply pressure to increase returns on function that only slows things down. Lastly, identify the top
investment and to develop and employ priority capabilities to invest in, relentlessly concentrate on
accurate metrics that reflect the value proving the value in days and weeks (not months), and identify
added through greater insights and faster, a path to scale once the value has been proven.
more informed decisions. We believe that
organizational considerations—including an
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operating model that centralizes expertise
Make a candid assessment of the company’s analytics IQ
while building stronger connections with
and undertake programs, such as implementing an Analytics
business and IT (bridge roles)—can support
Academy, to raise the business acumen for analytics
an insights-driven cultural transformation
SUSTAIN THE resources and the analytics acumen of business resources.
as the competition for better and more
CHANGE. This also includes implementing interactive learning plans
powerful analytics accelerates.
and innovative technologies such as advanced visualization,
immersive environments and collaboration tools.