by Phil Husbands | Jul 4, 2022 | Culture
Which Came First? Business Intelligence? Or Intelligent Businesses? Businesses have been around for a long time. Japanese construction firm Kongō Gumi was founded in 578 AD and operated for over 1400 years until it was absorbed as a subsidiary in 2006. For a...
by Phil Husbands | Mar 23, 2022 | Culture
Data Excellence is a lifestyle not a diet! When we talk about data excellence and strength, we’re looking at how effectively a business uses data to achieve its goals. And just like physical strength, it comes from a combination of different things… Think...
by Phil Husbands | Sep 25, 2019 | Strategy, Culture
Is your business data-driven, or just data-busy? Businesses are understandably taking strides to become ‘data-driven’ in today’s digital world. Some businesses unwillingly end up being ‘data-busy’. Quite simply, a data-driven business is one that uses data...
by Phil Husbands | Feb 19, 2019 | Strategy, Culture
This is the first in a series of four articles about how to ensure that your BI efforts don’t just create reports and dashboards, but generate truly beneficial outcomes for your business. Part 1: Results Before Reports There’s an art to implementing business...
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 Phil Husbands | Aug 20, 2018 | Culture, Methods
Single Version of Truth? A ‘single version of truth’ is a scenario where conflicting data from multiple disparate sources, is consolidated into one single source that conforms to agreed data standards. It’s a long-standing business intelligence goal which...