📊 Data Strategy

Books that move beyond buzzwords to explore how organizations can collect, govern, and leverage data as a genuine strategic asset. Essential reading for leaders navigating the gap between data ambition and data reality.

Rewired

by Eric Lamarre • 2023

Digital transformation never ends. The six organizational rewires that make it a competitive weapon.

3.92

434

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🏃 Organizational Agility 👥 Talent Strategy 🔄 Change Management 🏗️ Technology Architecture

Rewired

Digital transformation never ends. The six organizational rewires that make it a competitive weapon.

by Eric Lamarre 2023

3.92

434 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🏃 Organizational Agility 👥 Talent Strategy 🔄 Change Management 🏗️ Technology Architecture

Artificial Intelligence Basics

by Tom Taulli • 2019

AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.

3.50

210

🧠 Ai Fundamentals 🏭 Ai Adoption 🔄 Digital Transformation ⚖️ Technology Ethics 💡 Corporate Innovation

Artificial Intelligence Basics

AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.

by Tom Taulli 2019

3.50

210 ratings

🧠 Ai Fundamentals 🏭 Ai Adoption 🔄 Digital Transformation ⚖️ Technology Ethics 💡 Corporate Innovation

Prediction Machines

by Ajay Agrawal • 2018

AI is cheaper prediction. Treat it as a collapsing input cost and watch strategies tip.

3.86

4k+

📉 Ai Economics 📋 Technology Strategy 🤝 Human-Machine Collaboration 🔄 Workflow Design 📚 Information Economics

Prediction Machines

AI is cheaper prediction. Treat it as a collapsing input cost and watch strategies tip.

by Ajay Agrawal 2018

3.86

4k+ ratings

📉 Ai Economics 📋 Technology Strategy 🤝 Human-Machine Collaboration 🔄 Workflow Design 📚 Information Economics

The Digital Transformation Playbook

by David L. Rogers • 2016

Five outdated assumptions that derail digital transformation before any technology gets installed.

4.09

898

🖥️ Digital Strategy 🔄 Business Transformation 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔬 Lean Methodology ⚡ Disruption Theory

The Digital Transformation Playbook

Five outdated assumptions that derail digital transformation before any technology gets installed.

by David L. Rogers 2016

4.09

898 ratings

🖥️ Digital Strategy 🔄 Business Transformation 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔬 Lean Methodology ⚡ Disruption Theory

Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded

by Ajay Agrawal • 2022

AI is prediction that gets less costly. When it does, the structure of business shifts.

3.86

4k+

📉 Ai Economics 🎯 Ai Strategy 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🏛️ Technology Policy

Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded

AI is prediction that gets less costly. When it does, the structure of business shifts.

by Ajay Agrawal 2022

3.86

4k+ ratings

📉 Ai Economics 🎯 Ai Strategy 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🏛️ Technology Policy

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

📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance 💰 Data Monetization

Data Strategy

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

by Bernard Marr 2017

3.77

418 ratings

📈 Business Intelligence 💾 Big Data 🧮 Analytics 🔒 Data Governance 💰 Data Monetization

Data Science

by John D. Kelleher • 2018

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

3.90

876

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling 🧩 Unsupervised Learning ⚖️ Data Ethics

Data Science

Turning raw data into decisions requires a defined process, not just algorithms and statistics.

by John D. Kelleher 2018

3.90

876 ratings

🔎 Data Mining 🧭 Data Science Methodology 📈 Predictive Modeling 🧩 Unsupervised Learning ⚖️ Data Ethics

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 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition 💬 Employee Engagement

Data-Driven HR

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 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition 💬 Employee Engagement

Applied Artificial Intelligence

by Mariya Yao • 2018

AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.

3.57

410

🧠 Ai Strategy 🏢 Enterprise Ai ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🤖 Machine Learning For Business 🔄 Organizational Change

Applied Artificial Intelligence

AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.

by Mariya Yao 2018

3.57

410 ratings

🧠 Ai Strategy 🏢 Enterprise Ai ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🤖 Machine Learning For Business 🔄 Organizational Change

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

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

3.59

416

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics ⚖️ Data Ethics

Big Data

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

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics ⚖️ Data Ethics

Converted

by Neil Hoyne • 2022

Your best customers are hiding in your data. How to find them before your competitors do.

3.88

335

📊 Customer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Customer Retention 🧪 Iterative Testing 🎯 Customer Segmentation

Converted

Your best customers are hiding in your data. How to find them before your competitors do.

by Neil Hoyne 2022

3.88

335 ratings

📊 Customer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Customer Retention 🧪 Iterative Testing 🎯 Customer Segmentation

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

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

AI Value Creators

by Paul Zikopoulos • 2025

Most AI adopters stay users. Value creators build on proprietary data and governed models instead.

3.66

🏢 Enterprise AI 🔄 Digital Transformation 🛡️ AI Governance 🤝 Trustworthy AI 🧱 Platform Strategy

AI Value Creators

Most AI adopters stay users. Value creators build on proprietary data and governed models instead.

by Paul Zikopoulos 2025

3.66

44 ratings

🏢 Enterprise AI 🔄 Digital Transformation 🛡️ AI Governance 🤝 Trustworthy AI 🧱 Platform Strategy

Digital to the Core

by Mark Raskino • 2015

Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.

3.81

242

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Digital Leadership ⚡ Disruptive Technology 🏭 Industry 4.0

Digital to the Core

Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.

by Mark Raskino 2015

3.81

242 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Digital Leadership ⚡ Disruptive Technology 🏭 Industry 4.0

How to AI

by Christopher Mims • 2026

How to delegate the boring parts to AI without ever trusting the output.

3.76

145

📖 Ai Literacy 🤝 Ai Augmentation 🤖 Generative Ai 🏭 Ai Adoption 🧠 Human Centered Ai

How to AI

How to delegate the boring parts to AI without ever trusting the output.

by Christopher Mims 2026

3.76

145 ratings

📖 Ai Literacy 🤝 Ai Augmentation 🤖 Generative Ai 🏭 Ai Adoption 🧠 Human Centered Ai

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 ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks 🌱 Data-Driven Culture

Information Asset Management

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

by Nina Evans 2024

🏛️ Information Governance ✅ Data Quality 🏷️ Metadata Management ⚖️ Compliance Frameworks 🌱 Data-Driven Culture

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