Business Driven vs Data-Driven Data Model Design

Jan 24, 2015 by Steve Dine in Enterprise Data Warehousing

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Many people look to agile development methodologies as a structural way to involve the business in the design and development of business intelligence (BI) solutions. However, many times the design practices employed within the iterations aren’t actually business driven at all. We see this most...

The Importance of Data Management for Business People

Jan 24, 2015 by Lyndsay Wise in Midmarket Analytics

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In the quest for successful business intelligence, many organizations look at how they can access information through dashboards and scorecards, or interactive analysis and reporting. Self-service models and the increasing ability to interact with information more easily let more people access...

Risk Series: IT Factors of Competitive Advantage in Uncertainty Part 1

Jan 24, 2015 by Michael Gonzales, Ph.D and And Maria Barulina, Ph.D in Data Science

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Part 1 in the series "IT Factors of Competitive Advantage in Uncertainty". The three IT factors often studied with varying results include: Leadership, Skill, and Infrastructure. While these constructs are critical to establishing and measuring competitive advantage, by themselves, they fall...

Analytics ROI - How to Measure and Maximize the Value of Analytics?

Jan 24, 2015 by Art McDonald in Banking Analytics

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Analytics ROI is directly related to how an organization perceives their Business Analytics program.  This article illustrates how an investment in an Analytics initiative that directly supports strategic objectives and provides a measurable return on investment will generate a high return on...

Business Intelligence Success: Perception and Reality

Jan 24, 2015 by Steve Dine in Enterprise Data Warehousing

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How many times have you heard a statistic such as “42% of respondents rate their Business Intelligence (BI) program as moderately successful” or “more than 50% of all Business Intelligence projects fail”? When I read these types of statistics I often wonder what’s behind these numbers. I’d love...