The Importance of Data Analytics in the Commercial World

In Episode 15 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Paul Evangelista, Chief Data Officer at United States Military Academy at West Point, where they discuss how the armed forces are using Data & Analytics to drive innovation, which includes; 

• The role of Data in the current US Military Academy
• How Data has played a role in the military since the early 1900’s
• The maturity journey of Data and Analytics in the US military
• The trackers used to measure adoption and usage of Data & Systems
• What the success metrics look like in that environment
• The importance of empowering leaders at all levels
• The importance of culture and executive support
• Why becoming 'data-centric' is second on the priority list of the US Army
• How the armed forces innovate
• Examples of how Data was used in the World Wars
• Why the US Government is hiring leaders from the world’s biggest tech players
• How the US military has a culture of innovation of change
• The role of data on the war in Ukraine
• How they calculate ROI in their field
• Why we need to focus on decision literacy not data literacy
• The gap that exists in the D&A industry