Frictionless Data - by Zane Hall

Book Synopsis

You've heard the promises of data: if you just unlock the hidden insights, you can win an unfair game. But for people at most companies, friction prevents data from flowing effortlessly into decisions. Technology alone won't make the connection for you. Neither will finding more data; you've already got plenty. To connect data with decisions, you'll need to reverse the way data flows through all your systems and decisions.

If you're a business decision-maker - a CEO, CIO, or CxO - you'll see the connection between a data strategy and the thousands of decisions people in your company make every day. If you're a data worker, you'll see how your work changes the direction of a company. And if you're an analyst - someone who bridges the gap between top-level decision makers and what's really happening in the business - you'll find a new vision of how to use data to transform your job and your company.

Instead of new technology offering tired promises to make your job easier, you'll find management solutions for better, faster decisions. Unified data flowing through your company, to everyone at the same time, improving business decisions through alignment and visibility, trust and scale.

That's Frictionless Decision Data.

Review Quotes

"Zane Hall addresses one of the most important business problems of our modern age: effectively using data. Unlike many books in this field, he doesn't provide theoretical methodologies and offer them as solutions. Instead, he presents his lived experiences as a data strategist for startup and established companies and provides real examples of how his framework delivered results. Whether you are just getting started or already know you need help, this book will get you on the road to establishing and implementing a data strategy that will bring immediate returns." -David T. Bourgeois, PhD, Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab, Professor, Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Associate Dean, Crowell School of Business, Biola University