Giving Thanks as an Information Scientist
As a first-generation American who is married to a card-carrying Native American, I celebrate Thanksgiving the traditional way: a day…
Agile BI (What it is, Why it is)
“I told the project development team what I wanted and all they ever do is hiding for 6 months, never…
“We have lots of information technology…We just do not have any information.”
a common problem in many organizations, but a solvable one:-)
Building an Effective Data Warehouse
Within the past 20 years, companies have accumulated multitudes of data from their operations- data that gives them insight into…
Analytics and the art of selling
I saw this interesting McKinsey piece recently – Rediscovering the art of selling – McKinsey Quarterly – Retail & Consumer…
From MIT/Sloan Analytics: The New Path To Value
In 2009 alone, the Earth’s inhabitants created more digital data than it previously had up to that point.
Overcoming Tradition with Analytics – Baseball’s Mindshift
Tradition is always a challenge to overcome. It reminds me of the definition of stupidity as “repeating the same mistakes…
Smart Grid Business Analytics: Adding Value to the Smart Grid
Most of the electric utilities companies are investing in deploying smart meters to replace their aging infrastructure. Recently, I finished…