BA Learnings

DECEMBER 30, 2017

If you are meeting or contacting stakeholders for the first time and trying to understand their world, you need structure. By structure, I mean a framework of questions to channel the direction of the conversation or requirements elicitation. I was invited to prepare a business process documentation for a client who was based in another country. Traveling to meet the client was not an option.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Ever wished you could jet set around the world fast enough to ring in the New Year at a party in every timezone? Well that might not be quite possible, but VRChat is offering something close. VRChat , a social VR experience supporting major PC VR headsets via Steam , is celebrating New Year’s Eve virtually in every timezone, every hour, on the hour.

Recreation/Entertainment 108

Recreation/Entertainment 108

Jim Harris

JANUARY 1, 2018

“The sky is falling!” exclaimed Chicken Little after an acorn fell on his head, causing him to undertake a journey to tell the King that the world is coming to an end. So says the folk tale that became an allegory for people accused of being unreasonably afraid, or people trying to incite an unreasonable fear in those around them, sometimes referred to as Chicken Little Syndrome.

Data Quality 77

Data Quality Cost-Benefit Consulting Dashboards 77

Bruno Aziza

JANUARY 2, 2018

Whether it is data-driven marketing, sports analytics, political campaigns, or national security threats, data has become central to any type of informed analysis and plan of action.

Big Data 75

Big Data Data-driven Marketing Analytics 75

Speaker: John Mansour

If you're looking to advance your career in product management, there are more options than just climbing the management ladder. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about highly rewarding career paths that don't involve management responsibilities. We'll cover both career tracks and provide tips on how to position yourself for success in the one that's right for you.

Management

BA Learnings

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Dear BAL readers, Welcome to another exciting and promising year! 2017 flew by so fast but not without leaving its mark and some interesting ideas for us to remember as business analysts. Here is a list of the most popular 2017 posts, as determined by BAL readers. This list is based on the number of page views recorded for each post. Here it goes: VRIN Framework/VRIO Analysis A List Of Free Business Intelligence (BI) Training Courses For Business Analysts A List Of Free Business Analysis Trainin

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Business Analysis Business Intelligence IT 172

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 4, 2018

Unlock the trusted information about your customers with MDM and empower your business analysts to search, explore and match with other data collections with governed freedom.

Analytics 87

Analytics Data Collection 87

Bruno Aziza

JANUARY 4, 2018

There’s so much risky and objectionable content on the internet—fake news, hate speech, incendiary articles and representations of violence.

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BA Learnings

JANUARY 3, 2018

When we have a strong belief about something or a bias towards a particular opinion, we consciously or unconsciously seek out evidence that validates what we already believe. When we come across contrary evidence, our default behaviour is to ignore it, diminish it or in some cases, conclude that it’s wrong prematurely without exploring its merits. This behaviour is due to a cognitive bias known as confirmation bias.

Cost-Benefit 167

Cost-Benefit Software Testing Interactive 167

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 2, 2018

Whether you want to build a bridge, explore the sea, or simply try to identify new markets, you will only be as good as the data you use. This means it must be complete, in context, trusted and easily accessible to drive insights.

Data Governance 78

Data Governance Marketing IT 78

Cloudera

JANUARY 3, 2018

Building the right team is as important as assembling the right IT infrastructure – and the needs differ just as dramatically. A traditional BI and analytics organization consists of three main groups: Analysts that develop reports often using sample data. The data management team – modelers that take requests, find data, and develop models to answer the questions.

Big Data 40

Big Data Data Science Statistics Modeling 40

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Analytics

Smarten

JANUARY 4, 2018

Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) refers to a process of connecting to data sources, integrating data from various data sources, improving data quality, aggregating it and then storing it in staging data source or data marts or data warehouses for consumption of various business applications including BI, Analytics and Reporting. It offers high quality data, which otherwise resides in poorly structured heterogeneous, complicated data sources.

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Data Warehouse OLAP Data Governance Optimization 40

BA Learnings

JANUARY 3, 2018

When we have a strong belief about something or a bias towards a particular opinion, we consciously or unconsciously seek out evidence that validates what we already believe. When we come across contrary evidence, our default behaviour is to ignore it, diminish it or in some cases, conclude that it’s wrong prematurely without exploring its merits. This behaviour is due to a cognitive bias known as confirmation bias.

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Cost-Benefit Software Testing Interactive 100