Question: An organization must be well developed on each of the following elements for data-driven decision making to take hold: Data must exist and be accessible The tools to analyze the data must be available The talent and training to use the tools must exist within the organization or the organization must be willing to bring in the expertise to run the analyses The organization must support a data-driven approach to solving problems and making decisions Ultimately, senior leadership must support analytics as a priority and as a way of doing business