26 Books like HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data 98%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Keeping Up with the Quants

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2013

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

3.57

585

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Keeping Up with the Quants 97%

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2013

3.57

585 ratings

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Behind Every Good Decision

by Piyanka Jain • 2014

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

3.60

144

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

Behind Every Good Decision 96%

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

by Piyanka Jain 2014

3.60

144 ratings

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

Effective Data Storytelling

by Brent Dykes • 2019

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

4.20

305

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

Effective Data Storytelling 95%

Your data is sound and nobody acts. What the spreadsheet is missing.

by Brent Dykes 2019

4.20

305 ratings

🎯 Data Storytelling 📊 Data Visualization 📖 Narrative Design 💼 Business Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills

Competing on Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2007

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

3.69

2k+

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Competing on Analytics 95%

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2007

3.69

2k+ ratings

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Data Strategy

by Bernard Marr • 2017

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

3.77

418

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance

Data Strategy 95%

Profit from the data firehose: pick the right data, build a company that acts on it.

by Bernard Marr 2017

3.77

418 ratings

📊 Data Strategy 📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance

Becoming a Data Head

by Alex J. Gutman • 2021

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

4.18

480

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Becoming a Data Head 95%

The critical thinking toolkit for anyone who works with data but never plans to code.

by Alex J. Gutman 2021

4.18

480 ratings

📊 Data Literacy 📈 Business Analytics 🧠 Statistical Thinking 🔍 Data Skepticism 🤖 Machine Learning Basics

Sexy Little Numbers

by Dimitri Maex • 2012

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

3.80

235

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Sexy Little Numbers 95%

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

by Dimitri Maex 2012

3.80

235 ratings

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Information Asset Management

by Nina Evans • 2024

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management 🎯 Data Strategy ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks

Information Asset Management 94%

Information is the strategic asset your balance sheet ignores. Governing it changes everything.

by Nina Evans 2024

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management 🎯 Data Strategy ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks

Web Analytics 2.0

by Avinash Kaushik • 2009

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

4.13

2k+

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

Web Analytics 2.0 94%

Your web data is lying to you. The framework that turns page views into decisions.

by Avinash Kaushik 2009

4.13

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Analytics 🎯 Performance Indicators 🧪 Online Experimentation 👥 Customer Intelligence 📈 Conversion Optimization

Why Data Science Projects Fail

by Douglas Gray • 2024

Eighty percent of AI projects fail. The models work fine; the people, data, and expectations don't.

5.00

📊 Data Science Management 🤖 Ai Implementation ⚙️ Mlops 🧹 Data Quality 🔧 Data Engineering

Why Data Science Projects Fail 94%

Eighty percent of AI projects fail. The models work fine; the people, data, and expectations don't.

by Douglas Gray 2024

5.00

19 ratings

📊 Data Science Management 🤖 Ai Implementation ⚙️ Mlops 🧹 Data Quality 🔧 Data Engineering

Lean Analytics

by Alistair Croll • 2013

Pick the right metric, ignore the rest: a stage-by-stage field guide to startup analytics.

4.11

8k+

🚀 Startup Strategy 📊 Business Metrics 🔄 Lean Methodology 📈 Product Analytics 🎯 Data-Driven Decisions

Lean Analytics 94%

Pick the right metric, ignore the rest: a stage-by-stage field guide to startup analytics.

by Alistair Croll 2013

4.11

8k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Strategy 📊 Business Metrics 🔄 Lean Methodology 📈 Product Analytics 🎯 Data-Driven Decisions

Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards

by Harold R. Kerzner • 2011

Dashboards that stop projects from flying blind: the value metrics your Gantt chart leaves out.

4.01

109

📋 Project Management 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Dashboard Design 💎 Value Delivery 🎯 Strategic Alignment

Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards Summary

Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards 94%

Dashboards that stop projects from flying blind: the value metrics your Gantt chart leaves out.

by Harold R. Kerzner 2011

4.01

109 ratings

📋 Project Management 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Dashboard Design 💎 Value Delivery 🎯 Strategic Alignment

Big Data

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger • 2013

The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.

3.69

9k+

💰 Data As Asset 📈 Predictive Analytics 🧹 Imperfect Data 🌐 Quantified World 🔗 Correlation Analysis

Big Data 94%

The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger 2013

3.69

9k+ ratings

💰 Data As Asset 📈 Predictive Analytics 🧹 Imperfect Data 🌐 Quantified World 🔗 Correlation Analysis

The Halo Effect

by Philip M. Rosenzweig • 2007

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

3.89

6k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

The Halo Effect 94%

Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.

by Philip M. Rosenzweig 2007

3.89

6k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎲 Survivorship Bias 📊 Evidence-Based Management ♟️ Business Strategy 🔍 Causal Inference

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

3.91

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators Summary

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators 93%

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

35 ratings

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

Making Numbers Count

by Chip Heath • 2022

Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.

3.87

3k+

📊 Business Communication 📈 Data Storytelling 🔬 Science Communication 🔢 Numeracy 🧩 Analogies And Metaphors

Making Numbers Count 93%

Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.

by Chip Heath 2022

3.87

3k+ ratings

📊 Business Communication 📈 Data Storytelling 🔬 Science Communication 🔢 Numeracy 🧩 Analogies And Metaphors

Storytelling with Data

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic • 2015

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

4.38

8k+

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Storytelling with Data 93%

A repeatable process for turning messy spreadsheets into clear charts that drive action.

by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic 2015

4.38

8k+ ratings

🖥️ Data Visualization 💼 Business Communication 📊 Data Storytelling 👁️ Visual Perception 🎤 Presentation Skills

Data-Driven HR

by Bernard Marr • 2018

How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.

3.51

📊 People Analytics 🎯 Strategic Hr 🗺️ Data Strategy 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition

Data-Driven HR 93%

How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.

by Bernard Marr 2018

3.51

45 ratings

📊 People Analytics 🎯 Strategic Hr 🗺️ Data Strategy 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition

Confident Data Skills

by Kirill Eremenko • 2018

From messy data to clean insights to persuasive presentations: the process that lands the promotion.

4.12

211

📊 Data Science 📖 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Data Visualization 🧹 Data Preparation

Confident Data Skills 93%

From messy data to clean insights to persuasive presentations: the process that lands the promotion.

by Kirill Eremenko 2018

4.12

211 ratings

📊 Data Science 📖 Data Literacy 🤖 Machine Learning Basics 📈 Data Visualization 🧹 Data Preparation

Sports Analytics

by Benjamin C. Alamar • 2013

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

3.51

130

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

Sports Analytics 93%

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

by Benjamin C. Alamar 2013

3.51

130 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

The Tiger That Isn't

by Michael Blastland • 2007

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

3.91

670

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Tiger That Isn't 93%

A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.

by Michael Blastland 2007

3.91

670 ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🔍 Data Skepticism ⚠️ Risk Assessment 📏 Metric Fixation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Never Go With Your Gut

by Gleb Tsipursky • 2019

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

4.12

259

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 📋 Evidence-Based Management 🔧 Decision Frameworks

Never Go With Your Gut 93%

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

by Gleb Tsipursky 2019

4.12

259 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 📋 Evidence-Based Management 🔧 Decision Frameworks

The AI Playbook

by Eric Siegel • 2024

How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.

3.98

127

🏢 Enterprise Technology 🤖 Applied Ai 🔄 Change Management 📊 Data Quality 📏 Model Evaluation

The AI Playbook 93%

How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.

by Eric Siegel 2024

3.98

127 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Technology 🤖 Applied Ai 🔄 Change Management 📊 Data Quality 📏 Model Evaluation

How to Make the World Add Up

by Tim Harford • 2020

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

4.12

8k+

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

How to Make the World Add Up 93%

Bad statistics weaponize your feelings. Ten rules for seeing what the numbers actually say.

by Tim Harford 2020

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧮 Statistical Literacy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Data Skepticism 💡 Behavioral Economics 💰 Economic Thinking

The Geek Way

by Andrew McAfee • 2023

Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.

3.89

914

💻 Tech Company Culture 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🪟 Workplace Transparency

The Geek Way 93%

Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.

by Andrew McAfee 2023

3.89

914 ratings

💻 Tech Company Culture 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🪟 Workplace Transparency

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