LeBow Precisely Partnership

L to R: Kevin Ruane, Chief Marketing Officer, Precisely; Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, Professor and Academic Director, Center for Business Analytics; Diana Jones, Executive Director, Center for Business Analytics; Josh Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Precisely

Partnering to Impact Current and Future Data Leaders

Combining the collective expertise of researchers and practitioners, Drexel LeBow’s ongoing collaboration with Precisely exemplifies the College’s emphasis on academic-industry partnerships.

Drexel LeBow’s Center for Business Analytics, a hub for data-focused initiatives that drive outcomes for students and companies, and Precisely, a global leader in data integrity, both recognize the value of understanding data practices and priorities across industries. With a shared interest in providing insights to help companies benchmark and work toward their data objectives, the Center for Business Analytics and Precisely formed a partnership that benefits students and organizations alike.

The first two years of the partnership have yielded applied research output, with comprehensive findings and insights from two different surveys of data and analytics professionals.

Research Reports

Results from Surveys of Data and Analytics Professionals

2021: Trends in Data Governance and Data Quality

Key findings:

• The top three obstacles inhibiting the success of organizations’ data governance programs are cultural awareness and adoption, cost, and understanding the right organizational approach.
• Data governance programs deliver the most added value when they are jointly led within organizations.
• Leadership and data professionals have different views of data governance software tools and shortcomings.

Learn more about this collaboration on data governance and data quality

2023: Data Integrity Trends and Insights

Key findings:

• Data-driven decision-making is the top goal for organizations’ data programs.
• Driven by the economic downturn, organizations are investing in cloud technology, advanced analytics, automation, and digital transformation to increase flexibility and efficiency while decreasing operating costs.
• Poor data quality reduces trust in data used for decision-making and challenges organizations’ ability to succeed in their data programs.

Watch the “State of the Industry” panel discussion of key findings at Trust ‘23, Precisely’s data integrity summit.

Learn more about this collaboration on data integrity