I’m not really a big fan of online or remote interaction – frequently exacerbated by my failure to properly harness new technology. But needs must and, for me at least, …
Integrated Data or Integrateable Data?
In different contexts, I am more and more confronted with an architectural discussion about whether data should be delivered in an integrated way or whether the data should be integrateable? In …
Data Modelling For Analytics Using Timeless Techniques
Data wrangling is the process of gathering, selecting, and transforming data to answer an analytical question. Also known as data cleaning or “munging”, legend has it that this wrangling costs …
How Does Good Data Impact Our Life?
A leading office products manufacturer had data on thousands of unique products which were scattered across multiple European siloed systems equating tens of thousands of duplicated products. Every new product …
Is Data An Afterthought?
Does your business consider data an afterthought? This was the question posed to the CDO of Dyson, Mridul Mathur, during a recent podcast. Michael Lonnon, MDM Marketing Manager, Stibo SystemsStibo …
Interactive And Innovative Dashboards – Extending The Frontiers Of Business Intelligence
How is our current recruitment strategy? What is the % of visitors that converted to leads compared with the last quarter? What is the current financial situation of our largest …
Why Can’t We Just Have One Data Team?
Learnings from more than a decade of experience in this realm by Michiel van Staden, Data Analytics Leader/Speaker/Listener & currently Data Analytics Lead @ Absa banking group in South Africa …
Business Intelligence and Analytics in a UK Major Infrastructure Case Study
In the mid-1800s, the stench emanating from River Thames was so foul that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert cancelled a boat trip within minutes of taking to the water. Londoners …
Data Lake Librarians
Enterprises need to become more lean and efficient to stay in business. As a result, Enterprise Data Management is gaining more attention. In my position, I promote treating data as …
Exploring The Bond Between Business Analysis & UX At The Business Analysis Conference Europe 2019
I recently presented a workshop at the Business Analysis Conference Europe 2019 by the industry group International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) where an illustrator created this image summarizing the …
Developing a Digital Strategy – What are the Pitfalls?
Where are you with digitization in your organisation?A surprisingly large number underestimate the increasing momentum of digitization, the behavioural changes and technology driving it, and, perhaps most of all, the scale …
Data Security Policies for Modern Enterprises
I. Data in Modern Day Enterprises Enterprises today rely on data to execute daily operations, conduct efficiency analyses, gauge market trends, and obtain insights to gain a competitive advantage. As …
Data Governance & Data Quality – An Architecture for Success
I started working in data management in the dim and distant days of the mid 1990s when I was part of a small team in the Business Strategy function of …
MDM – Don’t Miss Out Just Because It’s “Out”
In Gartner’s latest “Hype Cycle for Data Management”, MDM is positioned in “the trough of disillusionment” phase, the phase that follows the initial positive hype and the following “peak of …
Let’s Get Clear About Algorithmic Bias
What would it be like to use an unbiased algorithm?An insurance scoring application could assign coverage and costs quite randomly, having no bias towards good drivers with clean records. Or …
Three Career Tips for Data Professionals
Are you as excited as I am to be a data professional? Are you one of the next generation of data professionals? Are you exploring the possibility of having data …
Lessons From The Cyber Frontline: Addressing Critical Cyber Threats
Cybersecurity is currently dominating the news agenda for all the wrong reasons. The threat from cyber criminals is growing every day, whilst many firms are still struggling to implement effective …
Enterprise Data, Business Intelligence & Analytics Conference Europe 2018
The UK might be leaving the European Union, but there is a corner of London near Marble Arch where data professionals from across Europe will gather to share ideas and …
GDPR: Beyond Compliance
Ask any business leader, anywhere, and they will proudly declare their organisation is compliant with the GDPR privacy regime which came into force on 25 May 2018. They will tell …
What Your Change Portfolio Says About Your Enterprise
For Portfolio Managers, one of the many skills that come with experience is the ability to read an enterprise’s Change Portfolio. Aside from the individual projects, the portfolio reveals – …
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