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- Title
ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: A Comparison of Technical and Soft Skill Requirements for Analytics and OR Professionals.
- Authors
Liberatore, Matthew; Wenhong Luo
- Abstract
Analytics is having an increasing impact on decision making and performance within many organizations. To effectively compete in the analytics movement, operations research (OR) professionals need to understand the differences and similarities between analytics and OR. In this paper, we explore these differences and commonalities in terms of quantitative and soft skills. We support this discussion with the results of a survey of INFORMS members and readers of Analytics magazine. We find that the top five quantitative skills required for analytics are quite different from those required for OR professionals. However, the same set of soft skills is ranked within the top five for both fields. To better participate in the analytics revolution, OR professionals need to place added emphasis on data management and analysis skills, and strengthen their business-oriented skills in process and change management. Implications for OR professionals, academic institutions, and INFORMS are offered.
- Subjects
OPERATIONS research; ANALYTICAL entry (Cataloging); PROFESSIONAL employees; DECISION making; SOFT skills; INFORMATION resources management
- Publication
Interfaces, 2013, Vol 43, Issue 2, p194
- ISSN
0092-2102
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1287/inte.1120.0647