In Praise of Industry Models
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.—Carl Sagan
Best Practices for Successful Workforce Analytics
Complexity in today’s workforce, new technology investments, economic pressures, talent as a competitive edge, aligning the people strategy with the…
Workforce Analytics: Where To Begin – The Key Three
The obvious questions are, “What metrics should I be tracking?” and “Which KPI’s will provide me and my organization with…
From Transaction to Customer Engagement with Business Analytics
Much of the promise of big data lies not in the ever-increasing volume of information available to organizations, but in…
Facebook’s IPO and the Laws of Big Data
Without using any predictive analytics tools, I confidently predict that Facebook’s IPO will give rise to more vocal demands for…
Outlier Analysis: Chebyschev Criteria vs Approach Based on Mutual Information
As often happens, I usually do many thing in the same time, so during a break while I was working…
More Questioning Minds Needed (And Don’t Forget the Analytics)
Business schools are often criticized for teaching aspiring executives what to think, rather than how to think. That’s why some…
6 Questions to Ask for Real Insight From Big Data
Big data is a big deal.The volume of data from social media, consumer online behavior and the cloud is streaming…
TechAmerica and Big Data in the Public Sector
TechAmerica is a great association of companies driving innovation worldwide. They are a leading voice of the US technology industry…
More or Less? Monetization Based on Facebook’s Business Model
Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation. Google is unusual in that they succeeded because…
