Prediction is a part of our planning strategy and data is always the most important component of analytics. The role of data is evolving and it is now being used for defining more insights or predictions about different business decision-making skills. The analytics of data analysis for future prediction with the aid of artificial intelligence is termed as predictive analysis and it is one of the most emergency technologies enterprises are planning to use to enhance ROI.
Now the prime question is where to use predictive analytics in an enterprise?
Commonly predictive analysis is used for creating predicting modeling, scoring data, and for forecasting. Here historical data and related analytics are used for prediction of future results. In recent years, Predictive analysis is being used as a supportive tool for big data management and machine learning. As a result, enterprises are trying to use this emergent learning mode in various business niches.
Predictive analytics now is being used in multiple verticals for exploring new opportunities to boost organizational development and incomes. Some of the areas where enterprises are using predictive analytics are:
Marketing campaigns
Predictive analytics is commonly used in the process of data-based custom-made marketing campaigns to understand mostly customer behavior, verge consumer approach, planning strategy for future campaigning, optimization of ROI and for measuring and observing the key performance indicators.
Boosting operational efficiency
Enterprises are using predictive analysis to streamline and improve varieties of business operations. For example, it is used for managing logistics, resource planning, inventory management, coordination of supply chain, and managing cross-selling, etc.
Risk management process
The application of predictive analysis is being used for risk management by understanding consumer reaction for a buying decision with the existing data. The process of predictive analytics helps to guess the probable factors that are influencing a buyer’s buying decision. This application is getting helpful also for determining the risk of buying decisions of consumers hence it is helping in effective risk management.
CRM optimization
Retaining customers is a challenge for every business. CRM analysis is now integrated with the clustering technique and regression analysis, which are related to predictive analytics. These two services help business analytics specialists to create customer groups based on their procurement pattern, demographics, age, gender, etc. factors. Furthermore, predictive analytics can help in optimizing the customer life cycle, which is a definite aid for launching more targeted & result in giving marketing efforts.
Improving employee retention has become more feasible
Some Fortune 500 companies are using predictive analytics to progress and upgrade their HR and employee management strategies. Data from the HR database can be utilized optimizing the hiring process and recognize the best talent of the trending industry. Performance data, as well as employee personality, can be assessed to detect when an employee is expected to leave so that preemptive effort can be applied to retain the best talent pools in an organization.
These are some of the business areas in an enterprise where predictive analysis is gaining its applied popularity. However, there is more potential to explore in the coming days.
About The Author
Yatin is a Principal Consultant at Jivaso, bringing over 15 years of expertise in implementing ERP solutions for businesses across Canada and USA. As a technology evangelist, Yatin is driven by the mission to democratize access to advanced tools once reserved for large enterprises, empowering small-medium businesses to thrive. He is an avid writer on strategies to streamline operations, boost productivity, and accelerate growth for small-medium businesses and startups. Yatin is also dedicated to mentoring young entrepreneurs, offering guidance on product development, community building, strategic partnerships, marketing, and securing funding.