If your business is struggling to forecast and predict outcomes and results, your management team is probably considering predictive analytics. The technology research firm Gartner states that “by 2025, 50% of data scientist activities will be automated by artificial intelligence, easing the acute talent shortage.” For the average team member, the concept of predictive analytics may seem daunting, and if you are a business user whose management team has asked you to embrace and participate in analytics, the addition of predictive analytics to your day-to-day business processes may seem irrelevant, or it may seem to mean you will be expected to work harder or produce more output. But don’t be too quick to assume the worst. Let’s take a look at predictive analytics, the benefits of assisted predictive modeling and its importance in the organization, and how intuitive augmented analytics can help business users achieve their goals without requiring advanced training or additional wor...