Your data is your business. Is it supporting your strategy?

Algorithms, machine learning, generative AI. With the latest advancements in technology, data is taking center stage in organizations. But without a clear plan for how you're storing, integrating, and gaining value from that information, your company will be at risk―and fall behind.

If you read nothing else on setting a data strategy in your organization, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you improve your analytic and algorithmic capabilities, navigate digital transformation, and achieve competitive advantage in our hyperconnected world.

This book will inspire you to:

• Quantify the benefits of a digital transformation

• Discover opportunities for innovative, data-backed products and services

• Better understand and improve your customer experience

• Break down silos and share higher-quality information across your organization

• Identify areas susceptible to cyberattacks and data breaches

• Ensure metrics aren’t overshadowing strategic objectives

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About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 9 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.