Analytics<br />
Driving Betteer Business Decisions July/August 2010<br />
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ALSO INSIDE::<br />
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• Predictive Analytics: Practical ways to drive customer service<br />
• Enterprise-Wide Analytics: How HP delivers business value<br />
• Corporate Profile: It’s all about the math at Wagner Associates<br />
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Focus on Forecasting<br />
• Overcoming obstacles to reach software’s full potential<br />
• The eight worst practices in business forecasting<br />
• Survey: how to find the product that’s right for you<br />
Edelman<br />
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