Business Analytics helps organizations achieve their core business goals by providing insights into key performance drivers and factors. Analytics can help maximize revenue by understanding revenue growth, customer acquisition/retention, and pricing strategies. It helps minimize operating expenses by optimizing supply chain, inventory, and staffing costs. Analytics maximizes returns on long term assets by evaluating strategic investments, productivity, and technology spend. It also helps manage risks through monitoring strategic, operational, and compliance risks. In this way, business analytics delivers value across an organization's financial, operational and strategic objectives.