May Alumni Reading List

Here are three new books, by three authors that will be presenting at the July 9th CMIT program:

• Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results, by Tom Davenport, Jeanne Harris, and Robert Morison - http://www.amazon.com/Analytics-Work-Smarter-Decisions-Results/dp/1422177696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273508818&sr=1-1
• The New Know: Innovation Powered by Analytics, by Thornton May - http://www.amazon.com/New-Know-Innovation-Analytics-Business/dp/0470461713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273508760&sr=8-1
• Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications, by Robert Nisbet, John Elder IV, and Gary Miner

Other readings:

“Is the Rookie Ready: HBR Case Study and Commentary,” by Sarah Green, HBS # R0912B, (December 1, 2009).
“Managing Project Uncertainty: From Variation to Chaos,” by A. De Meyer et al., Sloan Management Review, (Winter 2002).
The Economist; A special report on managing information “Data, data everywhere” Feb 27th 2010
Johnson, M. W., et al. (2008, December). Reinventing your business model. Harvard Business Review.
Data Driven by Thomas Redman, Harvard Press

Article:

The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough?currentPage=all