Baseball + Analytics = Improved Performance
A culture of metrics. How does an organization create a culture of metrics? One example is the community of baseball,…
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Yesterday’s Gala Dinner took place at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), a magnificient building overlooking the city and…
Predictive Models are not Statistical Models — JT on EDM
My friend and colleague James Taylor asked me last week to comment on a question regarding statistics vs. predictive analytics.…
Data Governance Capabilities
Been following (and finally participating in) an interesting, thoughtful, thought-provoking online discussion about the similarities / differences of BA and BI.…
At Zynga, Analytics is About Impact
Anyone can play Zynga’s FarmVille and other games, but very few get to analyze the data that runs off. Ken…
Chatting with Albert Einstein about Business Intelligence
Albert Einstein is arguably one of the most intelligent people who have ever lived. Have you ever wondered what it…
Google’s Think Quarterly – An Issue for Data Junkies
Like data? Like to analyze data? Overwhelmed by data? So is Google.
Training Tips for Cloud ERP Deployments
One of the most important stages of implementing any new ERP software is the training of the end user –…