Organizational dynamics

Executives and senior managers will span the range of behaviors, from exuberant and public support to actively attempting to block projects and progress.

Building the AA&AI function and capability in an organization will be seen by some as an opportunity to grab more budget or funding and to create a larger organization or empire. You, as the executive sponsoring or building this new capability, need to be aware of this dynamic and ready to evaluate the motivations and abilities of these managers. It is entirely possible that these existing managers may understand data and analytics and have the experience, expertise, and knowledge of how to be successful in the macro and micro processes described earlier in this introduction. If that is the case and you believe in them, then the organization has a head start in the process, but if they do not have the requisite experience and knowledge, and they think that the success that they have had in other, possibly...