Despite a growing push in business intelligence tools by software vendors, most companies are still lagging in the analytical skills that help drive better decision making.

That’s according to a recent survey of more than 1,900 technology executives and business professionals conducted by Deloitte during a recent Webcast poll. The findings revealed that approximately one-third of the participants either didn’t know if their company used business analytics or if they had business analytics capabilities at all.

John Lucker, a principal with Deloitte Consulting, and a leader of its Advanced Analytics and Modeling practice, called the findings “mind-boggling.”

Overall, the responses showed that ...