We are working to develop tools and talent that manage and use data to understand a business context, create new and innovative business models, and influence sound decision-making. Growth in the volume and variety of data is truly changing the world in which we live,...
Tim Vines is president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. He graduated from the Harbert College of Business in 1988 with a degree in finance, and delivered the university’s commencement address in August 2018. Vines recently answered a series of...
At its core, all business is about making calculated projections on human behavior—attempting to anticipate the future. Companies that make the most accurate projections and operate on these projections in the most efficient manner, excel; the others, not so much....
Data analytics can provide enormous benefit to a business that uses it properly, but it can’t do everything and should not be seen as the magic bullet for every business challenge. Although it can inform and influence human insight and judgment, it can’t replace those...
Next to the F-22 fighter plane and the Space Shuttle, a Formula 1 car may well be the most sophisticated piece of high-performance machinery humans make. Although its performance has actually been limited by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the sport’s...
A famed cruise ship corporation seeking a dramatic competitive edge after years of PR setbacks. A wildly popular entertainment streaming service in search of an innate connection to individual viewers. A major agricultural distributor facing a cadre of frustrated...
