by Phil Husbands | Jun 23, 2017 | Strategy, Technology
Business Intelligence should not be defined by technology alone. I’ve written a piece for Information Age. I describe how there is much more to high-value BI than just deploying BI technology. Organisations must have a rounded and in-depth understanding of...
by Phil Husbands | May 23, 2017 | Culture, Methods
Pre-Mortem KPIs: Understanding What Could Go Wrong, Before It Does. Hindsight, what a wonderful thing. Reflecting on lessons learnt from a situation, after it has happened. Useful, right? Well, we’re challenging that idea with our concept of ‘pre-mortem KPIs’....
by Phil Husbands | Nov 23, 2016 | Culture, Methods, Strategy
Natural Selection Isn’t Just for Nature; It Can Be How BI Value Evolves, Too. Evolving the values of business intelligence solutions (like reporting and analyses) is often difficult because human factors get in the way and this, in turn, can be an obstacle when it...
by Phil Husbands | Jun 20, 2016 | Methods, Strategy
Businesses have been around for a long time. The Japanese construction firm Kongō Gumi was founded in 578 AD and operated successfully for over 1400 years, until it was absorbed as a subsidiary of Takamatsu in 2006. Kongō Gumi operated robustly for more than a...