Reference Domains Part III: Collecting Classifications
This is part three in the series about reference domains (a.k.a. classifications). In the first part we looked at the…
Executives Don’t Like Analytics: Why Business Isn’t Data-Driven
The business bestseller lists have showcased several high-profile books featuring case studies of companies enjoying competitive advantage from their cutting-edge…
The Three C’s of Social Business
Einstein said "everything must be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler". That concept, often tied to…
Visualizations as Vocabulary…or Know the Big Words, Use the Small Ones
Telling stories with data. It is an increasingly common business intelligence refrain–and it may well be part of your job…
Three Golden Rules for Digital Messaging
Too often we get caught up in the cycle of messaging only to realize that we are slowly alienating some…
Really Simple Statistics: What is Ordinal Data?
Welcome to Really Simple Statistics (RSS). There are lots of places online where you can ponder over the minute details…
Was Edison “Agile”? Extracting New Value from Old Techniques
“Agile” is a hot concept in product development and project management these days, especially in software development. Use of the…
To Be Social in the Moment or To Automate?
To be successful in social media and to create quality content takes effort and work. Don’t be fooled into thinking…
Don’t Let IT Projects Get Out of Control
Like most parents, I try to be a good role model. Often, though, my advice to my son falls under…
