Many companies in diverse industries are struggling to design perfect cross-channel experiences for their customers – solutions that incorporate the advantages of digital technology to provide their customers with invaluable …
BA Conference Europe 2018 — See You There?
As many of you know, I enthusiastically believe in the value that good quality Business Analysis can bring, and I love speaking, writing and presenting on this and many other …
Data Changemakers 7: Vanessa Eriksson, CDO Advisor Sweden, PwC
The Data Changemakers series is a set of interviews and interactions with people who have spent their careers working in or around data and data management initiatives. They have a …
Life With GDPR
For several years, companies and regulators have been planning for the beginning of enforcement around the GDPR. Now, after much anticipation, May 25 has arrived – already challenging its first …
Re-Framing Teamwork
As the shape of teamwork shifts and changes, so is the way we’re thinking about it. More of us are working in and across teams and remote working is on …
The Importance of Problem Analysis
In a fast moving business environment, organisations need the ability to respond quickly to changes in their business environment. Many industries are facing ‘disruption’ from emerging business models, new ways …
2018 is Big on Organizing Data with AI
With the first quarter of 2018 behind us, we now have a taste of the top trends in data management. And by all accounts, the predictions are spot on! The …
Data Governance: A New Hope
Struggling to implement an effective data governance strategy? Stuart Squires, Comma’s Managing Director – EMEA, tells us how we can learn from the mistakes of the Galactic Empire to avoid …
Five Ways to Transform Business Processes with MDM
Change is a critical factor in MDM implementations, because business processes can and do change as a result of more mature data management practices within the enterprise. Change management must …
Developing And Institutionalising The Western Cape Government Of South Africa’s Master Plan For Province-Wide Data Governance: First Lessons Learned.
The Master Plan for Province-wide Data Governance for the Western Cape Government of South Africa is a strategic response to the complexity in which Government operates within the area of …
Business Glossary or Glossary for Business?
Playing with Numbers As you will see from my signature at the end of this note (provided you have enough patience to finish it), I am a business analyst in …
How To Get Business Change Right. Minus The Complexity.
Change can’t be an afterthought. Nor can it solely rely on communication and training. Change must be plugged into the heart of an organisation’s delivery approach. It must reflect in …
MDM & Data Governance Market 2018-19: Facts vs. Beliefs
As the “godfather of the MDM market”, and a regular sanguine commentator on the market’s solutions providers, my analyst career has often had to “call out” the hypsters on numerous …
The Role Of Mobile BPM In An Effective Digital Transformation
A growing number of organizations are striving to achieve optimal business performance through digital transformation initiatives. The term “digital transformation” refers to the adoption of digital technologies and the resulting …
When Is A Failure Not A Failure? Why We Need To Stop Using The F-word
I’ve just come back from the IRM UK Innovation, Business Change and Transformation Conference, where Solverboard was exhibiting, and I am a broken woman. Three days of workshops, presentations, conversations, and …
The Praetorian Business Analyst
The Prologue The Emperors of ancient Rome lived a life defined by power and authority, but also with the corresponding risk of betrayal and death, so it had its ups …
Rolling Out A Sustained Data Governance Culture
Did you know that more data has been created in the last two years than in the entire history of the human race and that over 60% of the human …
The Low-Code Recipe for Digital Transformation
There are many facets to digital transformation, but according to a recent study, a low-code development platform can help you accelerate your efforts. Digital transformation is a complex topic. It is …
Why And How Is EA Relevant To The Top Team?
It’s a recurrent theme – how can EA leaders engage with the top team – particularly business executives. This article includes supportive findings from the McKinsey & Henley Business School …
Teamwork: The Whole Is Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
A murder mystery in a laboratory in Miami. CSI Miami. Horatio Cain, the Venetian blond man with sunglasses and a Hummer, leads a particularly successful team that solves murders in …