The first article I chose to review is Keep Up With Your Quants by Thomas H. Davenport. Davenport specializes in business process analysis and innovation. Davenport has published over 100 articles in respected journals such as The Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management review. Davenport has published many books and his opinion in the area of data analytics is highly regarded. Keep Up With Your Quants examines how we live in the age of big data. Davenport suggests that as the data becomes larger, analysis of the data provided will also be done. At the beginning of the article the author suggests that people who come from a high-end management background will find the quantities easy to read and digest. Recognizing that we live in an era where big data prevails and where analytics is a source of competitive advantage, he suggests that companies need chief executives who can collaborate effectively with the “quants” to ensure their work really translates into better strategic and tactical decisions. . That's right, we ourselves might be totally innumerable, but it's time we showed our true worth...
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