PN.Admission.QS.H

“What do you believe are the greatest challenges facing

the sector or industry you would like to specialize in at IE?

What role do you hope to be able to play in this sector or

industry in the medium term?”

What are the

greatest

challenges that Big

Data industry has

to face?

?

Challenges…

Identifying the real

value of data 1

Looking for the right talent able to

interpret data and to find

meaningful business insight

2

Creating

a new platform capable to

aggregate and manage data

3

Where is the value?

Companies need to identify the right data sets and to determine how

best to use them.

Creating useful data-related business cases requires an innovative

way of thinking that is different from the traditional business

V

a

l

u

e

Companies are

struggling to link

together new

technologies and the

fine art of

interpreting data to

find meaningful

business insights.

Find the meaning!

Creating the right platform…

Multiple data-

sets are often

found within

organizational

silos (e.g.

different line

of business,

different

companies in

an industry…)

A new

platform aims

to link

together data

sets

previously

separated

Playing a new role…

> An analyst able to

spot new patterns

and forms of

meaning among

different data

sources

> An innovator able to

think outside the box

and to use data to

create value in

different fields (e.g.

health, city planning)

> An excellent

communicator able

to explain the

importance of data-

driven insights in the

business

environment

…Able to see

commonalities

across different

problems and

able to create

predictive

models

A

“Pathfinder”...

An Innovator……Able to think

more strategically

about how

companies can use

information to

better enhance

their business and

reduce their risks

A

Communicator...

…Able to ignite

a shift in the

business

organizational

culture toward a

data-driven

decision

practice

The End (?)