Thought Leadership
Six Themes in Analytics Adoption
Is your company striving to improve performance through more data-driven decision-making? Maybe you’re hiring data scientists, building data platforms, and deploying analytics programs, but have you thought about how to make sure that these investments pay off? You’re not alone if you’re finding it challenging to get stakeholders to consistently use the insights from your investments.
The Pacific Northwest Data & AI Leadership Board explored this question together. We reflected on our own experiences as leaders in data and analytics and wrote fourteen case studies so that others can benefit from both successes and lessons learned. Through collegial conversation, six themes were crystalized as important analytics adoption best practices.
Our board members, who are data and AI leaders in enterprises in the Greater Seattle Area, worked together with support from Unify Consulting to write articles for each of the six themes, highlighting real world applications from the case studies. It is our hope that you can benefit by applying these best practices to achieve greater value from your analytics investments.


#5 Curate Data and Make It Accessible for Self-Service
Enable non-data experts to leverage data sources

#4 Drive Stakeholder & Analytics Team Collaboration And Engagement Early & Often
Improve adoption and deliver more business value

#3 Establish Your Analytic Team’s Organizational Structure And Team Composition
Drive analytics adoption within your company


#1 Engage Stakeholders and Align Analytics to Business Value
Gain stakeholder buy-in and align analytics to business value