In the 30th episode of IIA’s Leading Analytics podcast, IIA CEO Jack Phillips chats with Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer for IBM, a company deeply rooted in the data, analytics, and technology world. When Bhandari started at IBM six years ago, the role of AI from an enterprise standpoint was not clear to many B2B companies. IBM set out to infuse AI into its own business processes and then use what they learned to showcase to customers, be a voice of experience, and help customers avoid pitfalls. Bhandari observes that to infuse AI into an enterprise, it requires a holistic transformation that involves technology, data, IT, and business processes.

What could be at all analytical about an elegant kitchen or bathroom faucet?  Actually lots.  As the name suggests, the Delta Faucet Company is synonymous with products for showering, bathing, sinks, toilets, and steam showers.  In this episode I visit with Liz Kershner who recently joined the company as Senior Director for Strategy, Insights and Advanced Analytics.  We cover the hybrid organizing model that Liz has implemented, and the various roles that analytics plays including market forecasting and monitoring of consumer behavior and trends.  We finish up with a few book recommendations that you won’t want to miss.

The power of a healthy smile defines Colgate’s global mission.  In this episode, you’ll hear about the central role that data, insights and analytics play in driving that mission forward.  Diana Schildhouse joins the Leading Analytics Podcast for an episode filled with wisdom based on her experience leading analytics and insights efforts at Colgate.  You’ll hear a clear and consistent description of how value is generated through the use of data and advanced analytics at Colgate, and some timely advice for what makes an analytics professional successful these days.  And if you listen carefully, you’ll be the proud owner of a new book from the IIA library.