The Agentic Governance Gap

As AI agents move from making recommendations to taking real-world action, old oversight models are falling behind. Without clear accountability, real-time visibility, and tested controls, autonomy can quickly become exposure.

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For decades, analytics has lived with an uncomfortable tradeoff. If you want state-of-the-art accuracy, you must accept complexity and opacity. If you want interpretability, you must settle for weaker performance. In her keynote at the 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference, Cynthia Rudin argued that this tradeoff is not only unnecessary - it is often simply wrong.

Data puns were flying during the first keynote address on the opening day of the 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, MD. Popularly known as the “Data Whisperer,” opening keynote speaker Scott Taylor took the stage early in the morning to deliver a lively talk about how today’s data analysts can best convey the importance of their work to members of their organizations’ C-suites.

Success in any field isn’t just about talent – it’s about adaptability. My journey into data analytics wasn’t straightforward, but each step, from journalism to IT, shaped my ability to analyze and communicate insights. Certifications, like the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), became a key part of that growth, not as a magic bullet but as a structured way to refine my skills and prove my expertise.

The Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) credential is about stepping into a role in which analytics serves as the bridge between decision-makers and data. In defense-focused operations research, where outcomes can shape missions and policy, this kind of expertise matters.

The INFORMS Analytics Society, in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Adelphi University, announced the winners of the 2025 Innovative Applications in Analytics Award (IAAA) at the 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference in Indianapolis. IAAA recognizes novel applications of analytics that have had a significant impact on organizations and society.

For analytics professionals, the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report revisions offer more than a headline. It serves as a valuable reminder of the responsibilities we carry when working with data in high-stakes environments – especially when our work becomes entangled with public narratives, political decisions or major economic consequences.

From Pipelines to Platforms

As agentic AI moves analytics beyond linear pipelines, organizations are rethinking how teams build, govern, and own end-to-end decision systems. The next era of enterprise analytics depends not only on smarter models, but also on reliable platforms, clear accountability, and trust at scale.

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The Future of Wearables Requires More Than Yesterday’s Data

Health analytics and wearables are moving beyond recovery scores and yesterday’s data. This article explains why predictive capability, better measurements, and new digital biomarkers may define the next generation of health analytics.

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The Decision Factory

The Decision Factory, a book by Adam DeJans Jr. and John Elam, is a business novel about a logistics company, Fulcrum Logistics, whose beautifully formulated optimization models keep collapsing under the weight of reality. The book’s central argument is simple, incisive, and more than a little uncomfortable for those in the optimization business. 

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Before the Model

Analytics teams do not usually fail because they lack methods. They fail when the business decision is unclear before the work begins.

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Why Data Science Projects Fail: Conclusion

The final installment of a 10-part series discusses human involvement in data science is substantial in every step of the process and materially significant, requiring the development and application of many “soft skills” that necessarily facilitate successful execution and completion of data science projects.

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Opening the Agentic AI Floodgates

Agentic AI is lowering the barrier to enterprise automation, but compute capacity, infrastructure control, proprietary data and governance will determine long-term success.

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