Occam's Razor

JULY 23, 2012

and in this post I want to share a really, really simple framework for structuring web analytics consulting contracts. The Web Analytics Consultant Quandary. BB sent this query: If I take on a consulting project then what could be expectations out of me? The Optimal Web Analytics Consulting Framework: DC – DR – DA.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 15, 2022

Those include AI, data-centric design, systems that can be used off the shelf, functions that augment decisions, developer enablement, and customer-facing technology. On-premises ERP is seen as “not as scalable as people thought,” says Sharon Bhalaru, partner at accounting and technology consulting firm Armanino LLP.

Key Performance Indicator 142

Key Performance Indicator Consulting KPI Sales 142

datapine

MARCH 8, 2021

Rapid technological evolution means it’s now possible to use accessible and intuitive data-driven tools to our advantage. We’ve delved into the impact of big data in healthcare. Without healthcare data reporting, it’s unlikely healthcare institutions will ever reduce these figures to an acceptable level on a sustainable basis.

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datapine

MARCH 31, 2022

Does data excite, inspire, or even amaze you? Despite these findings, the undeniable value of intelligence for business, and the incredible demand for BI skills, there is a severe shortage of BI-based data professionals – with a shortfall of 1.5 2) Top 10 Necessary BI Skills. 3) What Are the First Steps To Getting Started?

Business Intelligence 239

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datapine

MAY 2, 2023

Table of Contents 1) Benefits Of Big Data In Logistics 2) 10 Big Data In Logistics Use Cases Big data is revolutionizing many fields of business, and logistics analytics is no exception. The complex and ever-evolving nature of logistics makes it an essential use case for big data applications. Did you know?

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 25, 2022

It helps to turn your data or objectives into something meaningful. Business intelligence software can integrate information and present it in dashboards, reports, or graphs. It is also essential for a business to have a bi consultant who helps the business enhance its data strategy and processes.

Business Intelligence 132

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datapine

MAY 9, 2019

“Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway.” – Geoffrey Moore, management consultant, and author. In a world dominated by data, it’s more important than ever for businesses to understand how to extract every drop of value from the raft of digital insights available at their fingertips.

Business Intelligence 270

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datapine

MAY 21, 2019

“BI is about providing the right data at the right time to the right people so that they can take the right decisions” – Nic Smith. Data analytics isn’t just for the Big Guys anymore; it’s accessible to ventures, organizations, and businesses of all shapes, sizes, and sectors. And the success stories are seemingly endless.

Business Intelligence 183

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 27, 2022

“Too often, technology companies pay consulting or analyst firms to create metrics based on the best characteristics of their offerings,” says Judith Hurwitz, CEO of Hurwitz Strategies, an emerging technology consulting firm. When studying a metric, it’s important to know who created it and the data source.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2023

According to the MIT Technology Review Insights Survey, an enterprise data strategy supports vital business objectives including expanding sales, improving operational efficiency, and reducing time to market. The problem is today, just 13% of organizations excel at delivering on their data strategy.

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DataKitchen

JANUARY 3, 2022

Data tables from IT and other data sources require a large amount of repetitive, manual work to be used in analytics. The data analytics function in large enterprises is generally distributed across departments and roles. Figure 1: Data analytics challenge – distributed teams must deliver value in collaboration.

Business Analytics 245

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DataKitchen

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Data organizations often have a mix of centralized and decentralized activity. DataOps concerns itself with the complex flow of data across teams, data centers and organizational boundaries. It expands beyond tools and data architecture and views the data organization from the perspective of its processes and workflows.

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DataKitchen

AUGUST 27, 2021

DataOps has become an essential methodology in pharmaceutical enterprise data organizations, especially for commercial operations. Companies that implement it well derive significant competitive advantage from their superior ability to manage and create value from data.

Analytics 246

Analytics Sales Testing Cost-Benefit 246

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Enterprises should create personalized experiences for SMBs based on qualitative and quantitative data As SMBs become more cautious about their spending, the enterprises that serve them must drive value through increased personalization. Data-driven personalization is essential in today’s business environment.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 30, 2008

One is in the business of providing data. This one of the core reasons why most dashboards are "crappy", i.e. they are data pukes that provide little in terms of context and even less in terms of actionable value. Here are some examples of sub optimal dashboards, sub optimal in my mind from a actionable perspective.

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Sisense

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Is your business data-driven? According to Forrester, 74% of businesses say they want to be data-driven, but only 29% report that they’re effectively connecting insights and actions. That’s the whole point of using analytics in the first place — helping people take the right action based on what the data tells them. .

Customer Analytics 87

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FineReport

JUNE 19, 2023

Operational reports have the potential to greatly enhance business performance through the utilization of data-driven insights. These reports offer a structured and comprehensible representation of data, enabling a clearer understanding of complex issues that might otherwise remain elusive. Why Are Operational Reports Important?

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Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Business intelligence software will be more geared towards working with Big Data. Data Governance. One issue that many people don’t understand is data governance. It is evident that challenges of data handling will be present in the future too. Below we break down the latest trends in business intelligence.

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AWS Big Data

APRIL 26, 2023

Business intelligence tools by their nature use a paradigm of UI driven development with code-first practices being secondary or nonexistent. Use Case Overview Huron’s Business Intelligence use case represents visualizations as a service, where Huron has core set of visualizations and dashboards available as products for its customers.

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FineReport

MARCH 24, 2024

Rapid technological advancements and extensive networking have propelled the evolution of data analytics, fundamentally reshaping decision-making practices across various sectors. In this landscape, data analysts assume a pivotal role, tasked with interpreting data to drive informed decision-making.

Statistics 52

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datapine

JANUARY 24, 2021

In our cutthroat digital age, the importance of setting the right data analysis questions can define the overall success of a business. That being said, it seems like we’re in the midst of a data analysis crisis. Your Chance: Want to perform advanced data analysis with a few clicks? Data Is Only As Good As The Questions You Ask.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 17, 2023

IT operations managers have a real challenge in gathering and analyzing data from different systems or users, and Process Applications can help overcome these challenges by providing prebuilt assets that allow users to quickly dive into their analysis and start improvement initiatives immediately.

Management 73

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 4, 2022

Two of the biggest advances in technology that are influencing the direction of business are social media and data analytics. Smart businesses will need to know how to leverage data analytics to make the most of their social media strategies. Data Analytics and Social Media Are Collectively Shaping the Future of Business.

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InsightOut

MARCH 6, 2023

You’ve probably heard about ChatGPT’s AI chatbot and maybe you’ve even taken it for a spin, but have you discovered how incredibly useful it is for analyzing your organization’s data? You can actually copy and paste individual spreadsheets into ChatGPT and ask all sorts of questions to better understand what your data is actually showing you.

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Jet Global

JUNE 22, 2023

Blogs Podcasts Whitepapers and Guides Tools and Calculators Webinars Sample Reports The Evolution of the CFO into the Chief Data Storyteller View Insight Now Our Favorite CFO Blogs The Venture CFO Blog Link: [link] Are you looking for blog posts for CFOs by CFOs? Be armed with key insights to make data-driven decisions.

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KPI Finance Dashboards Digital Transformation 105

datapine

MARCH 22, 2019

Today’s tech-savvy customers are driven by experiences. Businesses need analytics-driven insights focused on their team’s performance as well as customer happiness levels to determine the strengths and weaknesses that affect their overall business objectives. Analyze gathered data: This step should be clear.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 29, 2020

As the world is gradually becoming more dependent on data, the services, tools and infrastructure are all the more important for businesses in every sector. Data management has become a fundamental business concern, and especially for businesses that are going through a digital transformation. What is data management?

Management 83

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Sisense

MARCH 23, 2020

Money never sleeps and neither does your data. In Monetizing Your Data , we look at digital transformation: the ways of turning data into new revenue streams and apps that boost income, increase stickiness, and help your company thrive in the world of Big Data.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 27, 2023

billion on AI in 2021 , but small businesses may spend even more on AI-driven financial management software. The dashboard streamlined their business trading and procurement process. Many small businesses are investing in AI-driven financial management software. Tools that don’t integrate can result in “data siloes.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Driven by accelerated hybrid cloud adoption and digital transformation efforts, the region is currently a beacon of innovation and a battleground for cyberthreats. “In addition to helping us set up the SOC, IBM also helped in building baselines, use cases and dashboards, which resulted in quicker go-to-market for us.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

To address these issues, J&J launched Advance Case Management (ACM), a digitally integrated system that simplifies pre-surgery processes by utilizing case schedules and patient data. The data includes patient biometric information such as height, weight, age, and gender. Models are retrained approximately once per business quarter.

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CDW Research Hub

APRIL 20, 2020

Many organizations move from a traditional data warehouse to a hybrid or cloud-based data warehouse to help alleviate their struggles with rapidly expanding data, new users and use cases, and a growing number of diverse tools and applications. Snowflake, a data warehouse built specifically for the cloud, is one popular option.

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Sisense

MAY 20, 2021

Data and analytics are proving more important to companies’ strategies than ever before, according to a survey by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. However, many organizations still fall short of achieving their analytics goals, owing to a skills gap and issues with data access and usage.

Analytics 98

Analytics Data-driven Strategy Measurement 98

FineReport

APRIL 9, 2024

Understanding Healthcare BI Tools The Role of Healthcare BI Tools Healthcare BI tools are instrumental in revolutionizing decision-making processes and patient care through the utilization of advanced data analysis and technology.

Digital Transformation 52

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Sisense

MARCH 14, 2019

The marketing field is ahead of the curve, having been a metrics-driven industry for decades, but which metrics a company decides to focus on, how they track and report (and analyze) those metrics, and what they do with that analysis makes all the difference. This dashboard fetishism that stymies action is an example of analysis paralysis. “I

Marketing 74

Marketing Data Analytics Analytics Metrics 74

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s no wonder then that Macmillan needs sophisticated business intelligence (BI) and data analytics. Users have become increasingly hungry for quicker access to trusted and timely data, and a way to access that data with less reliance on the busy Central Analytics Technology team.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

By having real-time data at their fingertips, decision-makers can adjust their strategies, allocate resources accordingly, and capitalize on the unexpected spike in demand, ensuring customer satisfaction while maximizing revenue. Data integration and analytics IBP relies on the integration of data from different sources and systems.

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