A sophisticated strategic, financial, and operational planning analytics function is a must-have to keep pace in today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment. Healthcare organizations are moving toward an integrated planning approach that enables leaders to easily mix, slice, and discuss data from up, down, and across the enterprise, as well as gain an informed perspective on the best paths forward. However, many healthcare leaders are still frustrated with their organization’s planning capabilities.
While there are many vital components to a comprehensive, effective planning approach, the following three concepts establish an essential foundation for high-performing organizations:
- Integrated planning
- Scenario-based analysis
- Comprehensive analytics
One aspect of data management that has gotten only rare attention in even our recent past is the need to develop leadership in the millennials who have been brought on the team early in their careers with special skillsets to meet the immediate needs of your IT and planning analytics team. There’s work to do and most of the time the recruitment process focuses on matching the position requirements with the known abilities this generation of employees bring to the table.
But the importance of succession planning, using planning analytics, and staffing projections, has quickly risen in the daily concerns of corporate leaders. Each C-level leadership team has a unique and experienced outlook for what mix of talent and skills will shape their future success.
The development programs for upwardly mobile employees will be tailored to their culture and marketplace strengths. At the same time, they are recognizing that using good, relevant data about their human assets is crucial to their momentum. And that’s where predictive data analytics gives you an edge.
So, where do you find the proven help and talent you need to get leadership development to the front of the bus? You can get your organization healthier and more confident with a process for improvements based upon the data analytics processes that support savvy, cost-effective decisions. That’s where and how you will see not only a greater adoption of planning analytics, but far greater measurable and sustainable results.
Do your research. Ask a lot of questions. Engage a successful, seasoned team of data integration and planning analysts. We cost less and deliver more. Our Austin, Texas location keeps us at the epicenter of planning analytics and data-driven healthcare innovation and keeps our global capabilities and services at the forefront of our industry.
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