Here’s one real-life example of the limits in quantitative thinking observed in an average company, shared with me by Michael…
Often I think about challenges that organizations face with “Big Data”. While Big Data is a generic and over-used term,…
The ongoing saga of smart meters in California and a recent opt-out ruling once again highlight the existence of a…
It’s time for my annual predictions list for 2011—which esteemed TDWI members can find in this month’s edition of Flashpoint, coming…
These last few years I have been mystified as to why the adoption rate of proven and valuable managerial methods…
Here’s a dirty little about data management: It’s about art as well as science. In this post, I discuss how…
Since the 1890s there have arguably been only a few major management breakthroughs with several minor ones. What will be…
Self-help books and newspaper advice columns, such as the famous Ann Landers column, are prevalent for issues involving relationships, money…
Some time ago I was at a warranty conference and there was an interesting discussion about registration cards. You know,…
The Royal Society of Art (RSA) in London collaborated with illustrator Andrew Park to animate talks given at RSA.…
At a time in our history when there is more data than ever before, the overwhelming majority of companies ...
The above diagram was compiled by Florence Nightingale, who was – according to The Font – “a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of…
Money Out the Window It’s scary to think about the dollars involved, but with over 70% of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects failing it is surprising…
I always make the point that data is everywhere – and that a lot of it is free.
The internet and ecommerce world offers endless possibilities to use customer analytics and big data ..
