Is Analytics-Based Performance Management Art, Craft or Science?
When visiting Rome as a tourist how can anyone not admire the incredible structural achievements of Italian sculptors, artists and…
Want to Get Certified in Data Mining?
Options for formal Data Mining training in university settings are exploding. Just during the week that I have been collecting…
A Small Idea with Big Implications
In the 1990s Philippe Kahn, a founder of Borland (a big name in programming languages), left and began a new…
The Roots of the Word ‘Numerati’
It was long my goal to make "numerati" a common word. Most of us don't get too many chances in…
Meet the New BI. Not the Same as the Old BI.
GoodData announced earlier today a $15M B-round of financing led by Andreessen Horowitz. Mark, Ben and the rest of the…
Adding Social Elements to Intranet? Don’t Forget Change Management
Several months ago I wrote a post on making the intranet the hub of social activity for an enterprise. While social tools…
How Are Business Analysts Like Teenagers on the Internet?
Business analysts are in some ways similar to teenagers and college students in how they go about exploring to learn…
Executive Involvement Helps Ensure Intranet Success
A staple question in most of my interviews about enterprise initiatives involving technology is to ask folks if they can…
Want to Disprove a CEO’s Wishful Thinking? Use Analytics.
How often have you heard executives proclaim that next year the target for financial results will be a substantial lift…
