Analytics at Google: Great Example of Data-Driven Decision-Making
Google is a company in which fact-based decision-making is part of the DNA and where Googlers (that is what Google…
A Decade of Research at Ventana Research
I’m happy to say that Ventana Research celebrated its tenth anniversary at our recent Business Technology Innovation Summit in San Jose…
The Big Data Myth
Focus group moderators have a tough job. After each focus group with 6 to 10 people, they have reams of…
What’s Wrong with Today’s Planning and Budgeting
People have been complaining about the budgeting and planning processes in their organizations for decades. If you’re old enough, you…
Big Data Conundrum: Show Me the Money!
Inventory levels. Sales results. Negative comments on Facebook. Positive comments on Twitter. Shopping on Amazon. Listening to Pandora. Online search…
What Qualities are Needed to Be a Web Analyst?
The number of web analyst positions has rapidly increased over the past few years particularly accelerated by the launch of…
Keeping Singapore Green with Data and Design
This post is also available in: Chinese (Traditional) City Dwelling in Singapore It is not simply a matter of city…
The Formula for Analytics Success: Data Knowledge
Companies spend a small fortune continually investing and reinvesting in making their business analysts self-sufficient with the latest and greatest…
How To Lose Credibility When Using Data
I have been saying for a while that data is the next big thing.No, not data by itself (which we have…
Fantasy Analytics
Sometimes it just amazes me what people think is computable given their actual observation space. At times you have to…
