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This article was originally written by Bob Laurent, Senior Director of Product Marketing
“The big value we see with Alteryx is the ability to prototype something out quickly and deliver something quickly to our customers; getting the velocity there from the time the question is asked to the time you deliver something to them has been reduced tremendously.”
- Chip Duden, VP of Business Analytics, Werner Enterprises
One of the more popular sessions at our recent Inspire 2014 conference was an executive panel about what it takes to create a data-driven analytics culture. Chip Duden, VP of Business Analytics at Werner Enterprises, was one of the three customers on that panel, and he provided some great insight into how Werner encourages data-driven thinking and has expanded the use of analytics across their enterprise.
In this new video, Chip discusses their analytics journey with Alteryx and how they have been able to use data to make better, more informed decisions versus operating with “gut feel” as they traditionally did. The two use cases he describes in the video highlight how tools like Alteryx and Tableau have made it easy for their analysts to get the business answers they need without writing code, or performing time consuming and repetitive analytic steps.
- Analysts used Alteryx to blend disparate datasets to identify the make and model of truck responsible for some violations they were receiving, as well as the part that was the root cause. This initial win was the “A-ha moment” when they realized they were onto something that could have a significant impact to their operations.
- They were using Microsoft Access to deliver data to a customer, but over time these files had become large and fragile. An analyst was able to convert the suite of Access databases into an intuitive Alteryx workflow in just six hours. This was a huge win for them because it significantly improved their service to their customer, but also demonstrated the value of Alteryx internally.
Watch this video and see the results Werner Enterprises is experiencing after empowering their analysts with access to better analytics.
