Building Analytics Teams: Harnessing analytics and artificial intelligence for business improvement

Building an analytics team that can actually deliver

Building Analytics Teams: Harnessing analytics and artificial intelligence for business improvement is a leadership-focused guide for organizations that want more from analytics than dashboards and slogans. John K. Thompson concentrates on the real work behind a successful analytics function: defining the team, choosing the right operating model, finding and retaining talent, and aligning the work with business goals.

Rather than dwelling on technical implementation alone, the book looks at the organizational conditions that help advanced analytics and AI create value. That includes leadership, stakeholder relationships, executive sponsorship, project selection, and the cultural shifts required when analytics moves from isolated effort to a production capability.

What this book emphasizes

• How to build and manage a high-performing analytics team
• Why analytics work needs clear leadership and strong collaboration
• How to evaluate projects with a better chance of real business impact
• How analytics teams connect with executives, managers, and subject-matter experts
• How organizational structure, governance, and culture shape success

For readers working at the organizational level

This title is especially relevant for senior executives, managers, and practitioners responsible for creating or improving an analytics capability. If you are thinking about team structure, hiring, internal alignment, or the path from experimentation to sustained delivery, Thompson’s experience-driven approach offers a grounded view of what to expect.

The result is a practical, business-minded ebook for readers who want to understand not just what analytics can do, but how an organization can build the team needed to make it work.