by Jon Stafford | Jan 24, 2019 | Strategy, Culture
Exploiting data: Don’t forget to ask ‘should we?’ If you’re an organisation that sells products or services, you’ve probably already looked at exploiting your data in some way. Maybe you’re analysing customer demographics to better inform your...
by Jon Stafford | Sep 28, 2018 | Methods, Strategy
Don’t Get Seduced by the BI Development Honeymoon Period We all know about ‘honeymoon periods’ – those times when everything is going wonderfully and we don’t have a care or worry in the world. They happen at the start of something new, whilst the novelty is still...
by Jon Stafford | May 24, 2018 | Methods, Strategy
In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, a new book published this month, author Daniel Pink shows how timing is everything, and how it’s a science, not an art. The Daily ‘When’ The first part of the book looks at the best times of the day...
by Jon Stafford | Apr 11, 2018 | Methods, Strategy
Back in the 1970s, economist Charles Goodhart popularised a saying which has become known as Goodhart’s Law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” * The law warns against the natural human tendency to ‘game the...
by Jon Stafford | Oct 4, 2017 | Culture, Methods
Realising Value from Data: Three Key Factors for Your Business Data doesn’t hang around for any organisation and, when it comes to getting the value you need from it, sooner is always better. As smart organisations rely on data to make informed decisions that improve...