Contributor: Jill Dyché
Jill Dyché is an acknowledged speaker, author, and blogger on the topic of aligning IT with business solutions. As the Vice President of SAS Best Practices, she speaks, writes, and blogs about the business value of analytics and information.
Prior to being acquired by SAS in 2011, Jill was a partner and co-founder of Baseline Consulting, where she combined the roles of best-practice expert, industry gadfly, key client advisor, and all-around thought leader. At both firms, she has led client strategies and market analysis in the areas of data governance, business intelligence, master data management, CRM, and big data.
Jill has counseled executive teams and boards of directors on the strategic importance of their information investments. Executives from companies including Charles Schwab, Verizon, and Microsoft have relied Jill’s counsel for data strategy planning and execution.
Jill’s first book, e-Data (Addison Wesley), has been published in eight languages. Her book, The CRM Handbook (Addison Wesley), is the bestseller on the topic. With Evan Levy, Customer Data Integration (John Wiley and Sons) was the first book on the topic of master data management and discussed managing data as a strategic asset. Jill has contributed to a range of other books and her work has been featured in leading publications including Computerworld, CIO Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Harvard Business Review blog, Forbes.com, and Newsweek.com.
Her latest book, The New IT: How Technology Leaders Enable Business Strategy in the Digital Age, profiles executives from companies including Comerica, Brooks Brothers, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Canadian Tire, Union Bank, Mandalay Resort Group, Men’s Wearhouse, and Toyota Financial Services, highlighting the roles they played in transforming IT and driving strategy.
Jill is a featured speaker at industry conferences, university programs, and vendor events. She judges several best practices awards, is a member of the Society of Information Management, and is on the faculty of TDWI.
All articles by Jill Dyché
Keep your BICC vibrant and important by coaching your "power users."
- By Jill Dyché
- April 6, 2016
The prevailing phenomenon that seems to be the source for all of IT's problems can be boiled down into a single, simple sentence.
- By Jill Dyché
- March 11, 2016
Is acting as a liaison between IT and business users a good idea? Jill offers three conditions before you agree to serve in such a position
- By Jill Dyché
- February 18, 2016
What's the best way to take analytics to your entire enterprise? We offer an expert's advice about scaling your analytics.
- By Jill Dyché
- February 1, 2016
How are enterprises adopting big data and what challenges do they face?
- By Jill Dyché
- July 30, 2013
Blogger's Bits
MDM’s promise is in addressing poor data quality
Data quality is as important as ever; how MDM's promise can turn into benefits for your organization
- By Jill Dyché
- June 2, 2009
Blogger's Bits
What IT can provide stakeholders
IT can provide lines of a variety of stakeholders with original ideas and fresh thinking -- a possibility rarely acknowledged by those outside of IT, who don’t engage often enough.
- By Jill Dyché
- May 19, 2009
Blogger's Bits
Big data is a big deal
Data management ensures the right people get the right data, yet there is so much data we've had to invent the word "infoglut."
- By Jill Dyché
- April 21, 2009