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IDC Retail Insights Unveils New IDC Maturity Model for Big Data and Analytics in RetailFRAMINGHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- IDC Retail Insights today announced a new report, Business Strategy: IDC Maturity Model Benchmark - Big Data and Analytics in Retail in North America (Doc #RI246594), which presents the results of the first IDC (News - Alert) Retail Insights big data and analytics (BDA) Maturity Benchmark based on a study of 701 organizations including 100 non-food retailers and 100 food retailers and CPG companies. The new report is a companion to IDC Maturity Model: Big Data and Analytics - A Guide to Unlocking Information Assets (Doc #239771), and a complement to IDC Maturity Model Benchmark: Big Data and Analytics in North America (Doc #245197), which presents an overall analysis of the survey results for seven industry verticals taken together.
Big data and analytics have become top agenda items for a growing number of retail executives. Yet many retailers do not yet have mature BDA competencies across five critical dimensions - intent, people, process, technology, and data. This study presents benchmark data on the maturity of BDA capabilities of North American retailers, identifies the key capabilities that characterize retailers whose BDA programs have met or exceeded their expectations, and offers detailed guidance for achieving BDA success. In paticular:
Today's hype around big data ignores real challenges retailers face. IT and LOB managers in many retailers - some mistakenly - believe they have what it takes to harness the power of big data for improving data-driven decision making. However, the plethora of technology choices; the range of analytics, technology, and management skills; and the amount of hype make it difficult for retailers to prioritize resource allocations toward BDA projects and coordinate all the moving parts to successfully implement a cohesive BDA strategy. Retailers lacking mature BDA capabilities or well-conceived plans for acquiring these capabilities stand to lose ground to competitors with more mature capabilities able to deploy analytics pervasively to optimize operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. "Many retailers today do not yet have the big data and analytics maturity to address the range of technology, staffing, data, process, and strategic intent requirements needed to capitalize on their data assets. IDC developed a BDA maturity framework to assist retailers in assessing their current capabilities and to evaluate gaps in reaching higher levels of BDA maturity," said Greg Girard, Program Director, IDC Retail Insights Worldwide Omni-Channel Retail Analytics. For additional information about this report or to arrange a one-on-one briefing with Greg Girard, please contact Sarah Murray at 781-378-2674 or [email protected]. Reports are available to qualified members of the media. For information on purchasing reports, contact [email protected]; reporters should email [email protected]. About IDC Retail Insights IDC Retail Insights assists retail businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them, in making more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the retail industry. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visit www.idc-ri.com, email [email protected], or call 508-935-4490. Visit the IDC Retail Insights Community at http://idc-community.com/retail.
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