The need for a macro-architectural pattern for analytics
Organizations are complex and need to evolve in their analytics journey, especially when they become too big to be managed centrally. Typically, a complex organization has two groups, the central unit and the sub-units.
- Central unit: This is the unit that is at the organizational level. It may prescribe guidances that are expected to be followed by the sub-units. It may hold budgets that are distributed for various initiatives across the sub-units. It may also have platforms that fulfill group-level requirements.
- Sub-units: It is not uncommon for organizations to have many sub-units. The sub-units may have differing levels of independence from the central unit. This degree of autonomy is based on the organizational structure and its culture. Typically, these sub-units can belong to mainly three categories:
- The first category comprises a different organization (entity) within a group organization in the same or another...
