Collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making. 

Includes processes beyond analysis, including data science (using data to theorize and forecast) and data engineering (building data systems).

Data analytics is a multidisciplinary field that employs a wide range of analysis techniques, including math, statistics, and computer science, to draw insights from data sets. Data analytics is a broad term that includes everything from simply analyzing data to theorizing ways of collecting data and creating the frameworks needed to store it.

Set of goals and tactics that can utilise to improve its performance. A company may choose to implement a business strategy that helps it achieve its objectives, and every company's business strategy may be unique. Understanding what a business strategy is and how to develop one can allow you to create specific and targeted goals to help you achieve your goals at work. Creating and implementing a new business strategy for a company may sometimes also include updating an existing business strategy to align with a company's latest business objectives. A business strategy typically refers to a long-term plan that business executives within a company devise to help it achieve its goals. For example, if a company's goal is to increase its market share, a possible business strategy may be to increase the number of company stores in the region.

Describe the thinking process of abstract separation of a whole entity into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.

Identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the problems in order to test and verify the cause of the problem and then develop solutions to resolve them.

Involves using data to understand problems, identify potential solutions, and suggest the solution that’s most likely to have the desired impact. It’s similar to critical thinking skills, which are the skills you use to interpret information and make decisions.

Strategies and technologies enterprises used to analyze business information and transform it into actionable insights that inform strategic and tactical business decisions. BI tools access and analyze data sets and present analytical findings in reports, summaries, dashboards, graphs, charts, and maps to provide users with detailed intelligence about the state of the business.

Range of tools that provide quick, easy-to-digest access to insights about an organization’s current state, based on available data.

Systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals, processes or technologies. The purpose of change management is to implement strategies for effecting change, controlling change and helping people to adapt to change.

the methods and manners in which a company describes and implements change within both its internal and external processes. 

This includes preparing and supporting employees, establishing the necessary steps for change, and monitoring pre- and post-change activities to ensure successful implementation.

Team management and team leadership have some similarities, but there are also major differences. Both approaches work toward a common goal, team management controls the team to accomplish the goal while team leadership motivates and influences the team to accomplish goals. 

Team leaders may not necessarily have the manager title but their responsibility is to focus on the company vision and how to inspire team members to create and execute that vision. Goals are still a part of team leadership, but in a more “big picture” way. Team management can be more granular, focused on completion of tasks and organizing the group in the most efficient and productive way. 

Processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.

Wide range of skills; often technical skills, and certainly people management skills and good business awareness.

Cross-functional collaboration is the process of running a project that spans various teams and functions within an organization. It draws on expertise across different departments and points all team members toward a common goal. 

It’s a method for reducing siloing and increasing collaboration within an organization. Implemented well, cross-functional collaboration can create greater camaraderie, a more enjoyable work environment, and what many businesses consider the holy grail: synergy.

Cross-functional collaboration can happen both organically and by design. 

Practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving organizational objectives. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultants for a number of reasons, including gaining external (and presumably objective) advice and accessing consultants' specialized expertise regarding concerns that call for additional oversight.

Management consulting is an additional service to internal management functions and, for various legal and practical reasons, may not be seen as a replacement for internal management. Unlike interim management, management consultants do not become part of the organization to which they provide services.

Administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization. It is concerned with converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible to maximize the profit of an organization, balance costs with revenue to achieve the highest net operating profit possible.

An ongoing, continuous process of communicating and clarifying job responsibilities, priorities, performance expectations, and development planning that optimize an individual’s performance and aligns with organizational strategic goals.

An effective performance management process involves much more than just the annual evaluation.

Traditionally, performance management has been a forward-looking solution based entirely on hindsight. But organizational culture is evolving to one of continuous feedback powered by technology, where managers can foresee problems based on current employee performance and initiate any form of course correction to bring the employee back on track.

Describe the systematic efforts taken to assure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design, reliability, and maintainability expectations of that customer. The core purpose of Quality Assurance is to prevent mistakes and defects in the development and production of both manufactured products, such as automobiles and shoes, and delivered services, such as automotive repair and athletic shoe design. Assuring quality and therefore avoiding problems and delays when delivering products or services to customers is what ISO 9000 defines as that "part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled".

Organize, monitor and improve your relationships with your stakeholders.

Systematically identifying stakeholders; analyzing their needs and expectations; and planning and implementing various tasks to engage with them. A good stakeholder management process will be the means through which you are able to coordinate your interactions and asses the status and quality of your relationship with various stakeholders.

Integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to customers. It's also a cultural change that requires organizations to continually challenge the status quo, experiment, and get comfortable with failure.

That message comes through loud and clear from seemingly every keynote, panel discussion, article, or study related to how businesses can remain competitive and relevant as the world becomes increasingly digital

complex process that requires coordination between multiple parties to ensure the successful delivery of a product or service. From supply chain management to contract negotiation, understanding procurement and vendor management can help organizations identify potential risks and maximize the value of their purchases. In this blog post, we will explore what procurement and vendor management is, discuss its importance, and provide tips for how to approach these processes. Whether you’re an experienced buyer or a business executive looking for an introduction to procurement strategies, this article has something for everyone.