Exploiting Data: Don’t Forget To Ask ‘Should We?’
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...
Don’t Get Seduced by the BI Development Honeymoon Period
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...
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
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...
Using Goodhart’s Law to Ensure Your KPIs Are Not Misused
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...
Picking the Right Path to Real Business Intelligence Success
Picking the Right Path to Real Business Intelligence Success I recently had a fabulous conversation with David Norris from Bloor. We discussed the meaning of ‘real’ business intelligence and the fact that so many organisations are still failing to achieve it. David...Truly Intelligent Business is proudly supported by
